Kimberly Birrell vs Varvara Gracheva — Merida Qualifying Round 2
Merida · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
#65WTA
1754ELO
1752Hard ELO
28 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 20 February 2023
hard
Birrell K.6-3 6-3
Gracheva V.
Birrell K.
662
Gracheva V.
33–
Kimberly Birrell defeated Varvara Gracheva 6-3 6-3 in the Merida qualifying round 2 on hard. The result followed the form book — Kimberly Birrell came in ranked #65.
Key context
- Match story: Kimberly Birrell dropped just 6 games past Varvara Gracheva.
Head to head
No previous meetings on record.
Serve vs return
This seasonBaseline 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.Gracheva V.
22
Serve
3
43
Return
27
Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
62%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
47%
Service points won·Even
58%
56%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
53%
Aces / match·Even
2.5
2.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.0
3.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (174 vs 192). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
65
74
Break points saved·Even
77
76
Break points won·Even
83
87
Deciding sets·Dominant
65
90
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
77
65
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
96
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Birrell K.: 12 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Draw — qualifying
Q2
Birrell K.
Gracheva V.
6-36-3
Konjuh A.
Bolsova A.
6-26-3
Tsurenko L.
Stefanini L.
4-66-37-5
Avanesyan E.
Pigossi L.
2-66-16-3
Jeanjean L.
Andreeva E.
5-76-46-4
Peterson R.
Zhao C.
7-654-66-4
Q1
Gracheva V.
Arango E.
6-16-2
Birrell K.
Mandlik E.
6-46-3
Bolsova A.
Schmiedlova A.
6-16-2
Konjuh A.
Bassols Ribera M.
7-57-5
Tsurenko L.
Dolehide C.
6-26-4
Stefanini L.
Carle M.
6-07-61
Pigossi L.
Navarro Oliva M.
6-46-3
Avanesyan E.
Hibino N.
4-66-36-3
Jeanjean L.
Papamichail D.
7-51-66-3
Andreeva E.
Fernandez L.
6-16-0
Peterson R.
Parry D.
6-17-65
Zhao C.
Vandeweghe C.
7-663-0