Cristina Bucsa vs Kimberly BirrellWashington Qualifying Round 1

Washington · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
#41WTA
1722ELO
1710Hard ELO
$900kYTD
$5.0MCAREER
28 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWWWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 1 August 2022
hard
#65WTA
1754ELO
1752Hard ELO
28 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLLWL
Bucsa C.
6-3 3-6 7-5
Birrell K.
Bucsa C.
6372
Birrell K.
3651

Cristina Bucsa defeated Kimberly Birrell 6-3 3-6 7-5 in the Washington qualifying round 1 on hard. The result followed the form book — Cristina Bucsa came in ranked #41.

Key context

  • Match story: Cristina Bucsa closed it out in three sets, 6–3 3–6 7–5.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Bucsa C.serving54% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Birrell K.

Birrell K.serving54% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Bucsa C.

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

Bucsa C.Birrell K.
22
Serve
22
52
Return
43

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
65%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
61%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
45%
Service points won·Even
56%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.1
2.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.1
5.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 188). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
60
65
Break points saved·Even
79
77
Break points won·Slight edge
93
83
Deciding sets·Even
68
65
Tiebreaks·Dominant
27
77

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
95

Birrell K.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast