Yulia Putintseva vs Kimberly BirrellBJK Cup Finals Round Robin

BJK Cup Finals · WTA · Round Robin
#84WTA
1805ELO
1758Hard ELO
31 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Tuesday, 7 November 2023
hard
#72WTA
1754ELO
1752Hard ELO
28 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLLWL
Putintseva Y.
6-0 7-5
Birrell K.
Putintseva Y.
672
Birrell K.
050

Yulia Putintseva defeated Kimberly Birrell 6-0 7-5 in the BJK Cup Finals round robin on hard. 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
Putintseva Y.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Birrell K.

Birrell K.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Putintseva Y.

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

Putintseva Y.Birrell K.
18
Serve
22
29
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
72%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
61%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
45%
Service points won·Even
57%
58%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Even
57%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.3
2.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.8
5.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (184 vs 174). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
83
65
Break points saved·Slight edge
87
77
Break points won·Clear edge
98
83
Deciding sets·Clear edge
86
65
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
72
77

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
5.7
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
  • Injury return: 29 days (−0.3)
5.5
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 22 days (−0.3)
Form & Matchup
5.0+7 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
5.0Hard Elo 1752
5.5Overall Elo 1805
ELO gap
4.5Overall Elo 1754
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
5.4
Surface form
5.2
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
8.0
Prev. match
8.0
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·Clear edge
71
94

Putintseva Y.: 2 days rest · 4 matches, 74 games (7d) · Birrell K.: 10 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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