Nao Hibino vs Kimberly BirrellNanchang Round of 16

Nanchang · WTA · Round of 16
#235WTA
1560ELO
1523Hard ELO
31 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 October 2023
hard
#65WTA
1754ELO
1752Hard ELO
28 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Hibino N.
6-3 7-5
Birrell K.
Hibino N.
672
Birrell K.
350

Nao Hibino defeated Kimberly Birrell 6-3 7-5 in the Nanchang round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kimberly Birrell came in ranked #65.

Key context

  • Match story: Nao Hibino closed it out in two sets, 6–3 7–5.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Hibino N.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Birrell K.

Birrell K.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Hibino N.

Serve advantage — Birrell K.

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

Hibino N.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·Slight edge
67%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
61%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
45%
Service points won·Even
56%
58%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
54%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.9
2.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.7
5.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (187 vs 174). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
53
65
Break points saved·Dominant
39
77
Break points won·Slight edge
91
83
Deciding sets·Even
66
65
Tiebreaks·Even
81
77

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
5.0
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
7.0
Strong advantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
1.9Hard Elo 1523
Surface ELO
8.1+228 Hard Elo edge
2.0Overall Elo 1560
ELO gap
8.0Overall Elo 1754
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
1.9
Surface form
5.2
0.0Lost last 3
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
9.2
Minutes 14d
7.1
3-set count
7.0
9.0
Prev. match
9.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Slight edge
89
95

Hibino N.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 16 games (7d) · Birrell K.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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