Petra Martic vs Kimberly Birrell — Phillip Island Trophy Round of 16

Phillip Island Trophy · WTA · Round of 16
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Petra Martic
#686WTA
1673ELO
1633Hard ELO
35 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLLWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Saturday, 13 February 2021
hard
Kimberly Birrell
AUS
Kimberly Birrell
#72WTA
1754ELO
1752Hard ELO
28 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLLWL
Martic P.
6-1 6-3
Birrell K.
Martic P.
662
Birrell K.
130

Petra Martic defeated Kimberly Birrell 6-1 6-3 in the Phillip Island Trophy round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kimberly Birrell came in ranked #72.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Martic P.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Birrell K.

Birrell K.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Martic P.

Even serve battle

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

Martic P.Birrell K.
—
Serve
22
—
Return
43

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

Statistics

This season
Martic P.Birrell K.
1st serve in·Even
60%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
45%
Service points won·Even
59%
57%
Return points won·Even
41%
44%
Break points saved·Even
56%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.4
2.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.5
4.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 194). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Martic P.Birrell K.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
74
65
Break points saved·Slight edge
85
77
Break points won·Clear edge
66
83
Deciding sets·Clear edge
88
65
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
86
77

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

Freshness

Recent load
Martic P.Birrell K.
Freshness·
—
94

Birrell K.: 10 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Kasatkina D.
Bouzkova M.[13]
4-66-26-2
Semi-finals
Kasatkina D.
Collins D.[8]
6-26-766-1
Bouzkova M.[13]
Andreescu B.[2]
6-796-27-5
Quarter-finals
Kasatkina D.
Martic P.[4]
6-06-4
Bouzkova M.[13]
Teichmann J.
6-34-66-2
Collins D.[8]
Peterson R.[16]
6-16-2
Andreescu B.[2]
Begu I.
6-34-67-65
R16
Andreescu B.[2]
Diyas Z.
6-1
Teichmann J.
Tig P.
6-33-3
Collins D.[8]
Doi M.
6-46-2
Kasatkina D.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[7]
2-66-16-4
Peterson R.[16]
Gadecki O.
7-56-3
Martic P.[4]
Birrell K.
6-16-3
Bouzkova M.[13]
Da Silva Fick G.
6-16-1
Begu I.
Wang Q.[5]
6-726-26-1
R32
Doi M.
Sorribes Tormo S.
W/O
Da Silva Fick G.
Sasnovich A.
6-32-67-66
Martic P.[4]
Marino R.
6-25-76-4
Gadecki O.
Kenin S.[1]
2-67-646-4
Peterson R.[16]
Minnen G.
7-56-3
Collins D.[8]
Lepchenko V.
6-736-16-3
Pavlyuchenkova A.[7]
Tomljanovic A.
5-76-46-2
Wang Q.[5]
Inglis M.
6-46-2
Diyas Z.
Bogdan A.
6-45-76-2
Birrell K.
Raina A.
6-33-66-4
Bouzkova M.[13]
Zhu L.
6-46-2
Kasatkina D.
Gracheva V.
6-46-3
Tig P.
Jones F.
6-16-4
Begu I.
Blinkova A.
6-36-2
Teichmann J.
Niculescu M.
6-26-2
Andreescu B.[2]
Brengle M.
7-644-66-3
R64
Lepchenko V.
Hibino N.
6-33-0
Bouzkova M.[13]
Kovinic D.
3-65-0
Blinkova A.
Petkovic A.
4-67-636-4
Raina A.
Cocciaretto E.
5-76-16-2
Jones F.
Zheng S.[11]
6-23-66-2
Tomljanovic A.
Cabrera L.
6-36-4
Inglis M.
Rakhimova K.
6-36-3
Begu I.
Podoroska N.[12]
6-36-3
Bogdan A.
Sevastova A.[14]
4-66-36-3
Diyas Z.
Mchale C.
3-66-36-1
Marino R.
Barthel M.
6-46-3
Gadecki O.
Aiava D.
6-46-4
Minnen G.
Babos T.
6-26-2
Peterson R.[16]
Potapova A.
6-44-66-3
Sorribes Tormo S.
Samsonova L.
6-766-17-64
Gracheva V.
Stephens S.[9]
6-26-2
Kasatkina D.
Boulter K.
6-46-2
Teichmann J.
Buzarnescu M.
6-756-36-3
Tig P.
Tsurenko L.
2-66-26-3
Brengle M.
Wang Y.
6-36-4
Zhu L.
Errani S.
6-26-3
Birrell K.
Cornet A.[15]
6-27-5
Sasnovich A.
Davis L.
6-36-2
Doi M.
Garcia C.[10]
7-56-3