Mai Hontama vs Kimberly BirrellStanford 125 Round of 32

Stanford 125 · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
#202WTA
1480ELO
1442Hard ELO
26 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWLLWLWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 14 August 2023
hard
#65WTA
1754ELO
1752Hard ELO
28 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLLWL
Hontama M.
3-6 6-2 6-2
Birrell K.
Hontama M.
3662
Birrell K.
6221

Mai Hontama defeated Kimberly Birrell 3-6 6-2 6-2 in the Stanford 125 round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kimberly Birrell came in ranked #65.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Hontama M.serving49% hold

wins 49% of points on serve vs Birrell K.

Birrell K.serving54% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Hontama M.

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

Hontama M.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
1st serve in·Even
66%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
59%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
45%
Service points won·Even
54%
58%
Return points won·Even
46%
44%
Break points saved·Even
53%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.1
2.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.2
5.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (154 vs 174). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
29
65
Break points saved·Dominant
27
77
Break points won·Clear edge
96
83
Deciding sets·Dominant
28
65
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
68
77

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Slight edge
86
96

Hontama M.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 22 games (7d) · Birrell K.: 12 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast