Eugenie Bouchard vs Kimberly Birrell — Berlin Qualifying Round 1

Berlin · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
CAN
Eugenie Bouchard
#834WTA
32 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLWLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 19 June 2023
grass
Kimberly Birrell
AUS
Kimberly Birrell
#72WTA
1754ELO
1602Grass ELO
28 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLLWL
Bouchard E.
7-5 3-6 6-4
Birrell K.
Bouchard E.
7362
Birrell K.
5641

Eugenie Bouchard defeated Kimberly Birrell 7-5 3-6 6-4 in the Berlin qualifying round 1 on grass. 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
Bouchard E.serving65% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Birrell K.

Birrell K.serving68% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Bouchard E.

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

Statistics

This season
Bouchard E.Birrell K.
1st serve in·Even
65%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
65%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
51%
45%
Service points won·Even
58%
58%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Even
53%
54%
Aces / match·Even
1.9
2.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.9
5.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (23 vs 174). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Bouchard E.Birrell K.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
20
65
Break points saved·Dominant
47
77
Break points won·Clear edge
65
83
Deciding sets·Dominant
7
65
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
83
77

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

Freshness

Recent load
Bouchard E.Birrell K.
Freshness·
—
93

Birrell K.: 9 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Fourlis J.
Stearns P.
6-42-66-4
Wang X.
Vandeweghe C.
6-46-4
Siegemund L.
Avanesyan E.
7-56-2
Kudermetova P.
Bandecchi S.
5-76-26-4
Zvonareva V.
Bouchard E.
6-35-76-3
Niemeier J.
Minnen G.
7-623-66-2
Q1
Stearns P.
Timofeeva M.
7-651-66-3
Fourlis J.
Guth M.
6-26-4
Wang X.
Preston T.
6-16-2
Vandeweghe C.
Zhao C.
6-36-1
Avanesyan E.
Karatantcheva S.
6-16-3
Siegemund L.
Seidel E.
6-46-3
Bandecchi S.
Volynets K.
6-36-4
Kudermetova P.
Rueffer L.
6-46-0
Bouchard E.
Birrell K.
7-53-66-4
Zvonareva V.
Abduraimova N.
6-21-66-2
Niemeier J.
Noha Akugue N.
4-66-26-3
Minnen G.
Melnikova M.
6-46-2