Kimberly Birrell vs Kristina MladenovicSydney Qualifying Round 1

Sydney · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
#65WTA
1754ELO
1752Hard ELO
28 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 7 January 2019
hard
#841WTA
1422ELO
1408Hard ELO
33 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLWL
Birrell K.
7-6 3-6 7-6
Mladenovic K.
Birrell K.
7737102
Mladenovic K.
656681

Kimberly Birrell defeated Kristina Mladenovic 7-6 3-6 7-6 in the Sydney qualifying round 1 on hard. The result followed the form book — Kimberly Birrell came in ranked #65.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Birrell K.serving56% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Mladenovic K.

Mladenovic K.serving46% hold

wins 48% of points on serve vs Birrell K.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Birrell K.Mladenovic K.
22
Serve
43
Return

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
62%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
62%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
45%
39%
Service points won·Even
57%
53%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
49%
Aces / match·Even
2.4
2.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.9
6.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
65
27
Break points saved·Dominant
77
26
Break points won·Clear edge
83
69
Deciding sets·Clear edge
65
48
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
77
65

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
96

Birrell K.: 12 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast