Donna Vekic vs Kimberly Birrell — US Open Round of 128

US Open · WTA · Round of 128
Donna Vekic
CRO
Donna Vekic
#34WTA
1807ELO
1736Hard ELO
$625kYTD
$11MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 26 August 2024
hard
Kimberly Birrell
AUS
Kimberly Birrell
#72WTA
1754ELO
1752Hard ELO
28 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLLWL
Vekic D.
6-4 6-4
Birrell K.
Vekic D.
662
Birrell K.
44–

Donna Vekic defeated Kimberly Birrell 6-4 6-4 in the US Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kimberly Birrell came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 128. Donna Vekic narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Donna Vekic edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-10-27ChennaiQFhardKimberly Birrell6-4 6-0
2025-06-30WimbledonR128grassDonna Vekic6-0 6-4
2019-01-14Australian OpenR64hardKimberly Birrell6-4 4-6 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Vekic D.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Birrell K.

Birrell K.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Vekic D.

Even serve battle

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

Vekic D.Birrell K.
6
Serve
22
36
Return
43

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Vekic D.Birrell K.
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
45%
Service points won·Even
58%
58%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Even
56%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.9
2.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.8
5.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (116 vs 133). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Vekic D.Birrell K.
Clutch Rating·Even
67
65
Break points saved·Slight edge
86
77
Break points won·Slight edge
91
83
Deciding sets·Clear edge
77
65
Tiebreaks·Dominant
33
77

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

Freshness

Recent load
Vekic D.Birrell K.
Freshness·Even
95
93

Vekic D.: 11 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Birrell K.: 9 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
28°CClear
Wind 2 km/hHumidity 57%

Draw

Final
Sabalenka A.
Pegula J.
7-57-5
Semi-finals
Sabalenka A.
Navarro E.
6-37-62
Pegula J.
Muchova K.
1-66-46-2
Quarter-finals
Pegula J.
Swiatek I.
6-26-4
Sabalenka A.
Zheng Q.
6-16-2
Navarro E.
Badosa P.
6-27-5
Muchova K.
Haddad Maia B.
6-16-4
R16
Pegula J.
Shnaider D.
6-46-2
Swiatek I.
Samsonova L.
6-46-1
Haddad Maia B.
Wozniacki C.
6-23-66-3
Muchova K.
Paolini J.
6-36-3
Navarro E.
Gauff C.
6-34-66-3
Sabalenka A.
Mertens E.
6-26-4
Zheng Q.
Vekic D.
7-624-66-2
Badosa P.
Wang Y.
6-16-2
R32
Wang Y.
Azarenka V.
6-43-66-1
Gauff C.
Svitolina E.
3-66-36-3
Navarro E.
Kostyuk M.
6-44-66-3
Shnaider D.
Errani S.
6-26-2
Haddad Maia B.
Kalinskaya A.
6-36-1
Muchova K.
Potapova A.
6-46-2
Paolini J.
Putintseva Y.
6-36-4
Badosa P.
Ruse E.
4-66-17-68
Swiatek I.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-46-2
Mertens E.
Keys M.
6-757-56-4
Vekic D.
Stearns P.
7-56-4
Zheng Q.
Niemeier J.
6-26-1
Pegula J.
Bouzas Maneiro J.
6-36-3
Wozniacki C.
Ponchet J.
6-36-2
Sabalenka A.
Alexandrova E.
2-66-16-2
Samsonova L.
Krueger A.
6-16-1
R64
Ponchet J.
Rybakina E.
W/O
Paolini J.
Pliskova K.
RET
Samsonova L.
Bouzkova M.
3-67-616-3
Swiatek I.
Shibahara E.
6-06-1
Mertens E.
Tomljanovic A.
6-36-2
Kostyuk M.
Dart H.
7-6106-1
Navarro E.
Rus A.
6-16-1
Putintseva Y.
Wang X.
6-17-64
Krueger A.
Andreeva M.
6-16-4
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Cocciaretto E.
5-76-16-2
Muchova K.
Osaka N.
6-37-65
Potapova A.
Lepchenko V.
6-36-4
Shnaider D.
Tauson C.
6-46-4
Badosa P.
Townsend T.
6-37-5
Gauff C.
Maria T.
6-46-0
Ruse E.
Krejcikova B.
6-47-5
Azarenka V.
Burel C.
6-16-4
Niemeier J.
Uchijima M.
6-46-0
Errani S.
Dolehide C.
7-57-5
Zheng Q.
Andreeva E.
6-736-16-2
Svitolina E.
Kalinina A.
6-16-2
Wozniacki C.
Zarazua R.
6-36-3
Stearns P.
Kasatkina D.
6-17-63
Sabalenka A.
Bronzetti L.
6-36-1
Vekic D.
Minnen G.
7-56-1
Pegula J.
Kenin S.
7-646-3
Bouzas Maneiro J.
Boulter K.
7-57-5
Alexandrova E.
Jovic I.
4-66-47-5
Wang Y.
Parry D.
6-06-4
Haddad Maia B.
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-26-1
Kalinskaya A.
Bondar A.
6-26-4
Keys M.
Joint M.
6-46-0
R128
Stearns P.
Tsurenko L.
6-17-5
Minnen G.
Frech M.
7-57-5
Vekic D.
Birrell K.
6-46-4
Bronzetti L.
Sun L.
6-3
Kasatkina D.
Cristian J.
6-26-4
Keys M.
Siniakova K.
6-46-1
Sabalenka A.
Hon P.
6-36-3
Lepchenko V.
Fruhvirtova B.
2-1
Parry D.
Wang X.
7-627-65
Wang Y.
Sakkari M.
6-2
Uchijima M.
Korpatsch T.
3-66-36-4
Dolehide C.
Collins D.
1-67-56-4
Sorribes Tormo S.
Noel A.
6-16-3
Samsonova L.
Wang Q.
6-27-5
Rus A.
Bogdan A.
6-47-65
Niemeier J.
Yastremska D.
6-46-736-4
Tauson C.
Schmiedlova A.
1-67-656-2
Shnaider D.
Podoroska N.
6-06-1
Boulter K.
Sasnovich A.
5-76-26-1
Bouzas Maneiro J.
Martic P.
6-36-0
Haddad Maia B.
Avanesyan E.
4-66-06-2
Badosa P.
Golubic V.
6-06-3
Kalinskaya A.
Davis L.
6-26-2
Navarro E.
Blinkova A.
6-16-1
Dart H.
Paquet C.
6-16-2
Bondar A.
Pera B.
6-33-66-3
Swiatek I.
Rakhimova K.
6-47-66
Wang X.
Rodionova A.
3-66-46-1
Pliskova K.
Sherif M.
6-30-67-5
Paolini J.
Andreescu B.
6-756-26-4
Krejcikova B.
Bassols Ribera M.
7-636-2
Ruse E.
Grabher J.
6-26-4
Tomljanovic A.
Li A.
6-46-4
Joint M.
Siegemund L.
6-47-5
Azarenka V.
Starodubtseva Y.
3-66-16-1
Jovic I.
Linette M.
6-46-3
Alexandrova E.
Tomova V.
6-746-07-5
Mertens E.
Kudermetova V.
3-66-46-3
Kenin S.
Raducanu E.
6-13-66-4
Putintseva Y.
Noskova L.
7-636-4
Andreeva E.
Yuan Y.
6-37-67
Zheng Q.
Anisimova A.
4-66-46-2
Gauff C.
Gracheva V.
6-26-0
Maria T.
Sierra S.
6-26-3
Kalinina A.
Dodin O.
6-13-66-1
Svitolina E.
Carle M.
3-66-36-4
Shibahara E.
Saville D.
6-34-67-66
Cocciaretto E.
Baindl K.
6-36-0
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Preston T.
6-26-0
Andreeva M.
Osorio C.
6-27-64
Krueger A.
Zhang S.
0-66-17-5
Bouzkova M.
Lys E.
6-21-67-5
Errani S.
Bucsa C.
3-66-06-4
Pegula J.
Rogers S.
6-46-3
Rybakina E.
Aiava D.
6-17-61
Ponchet J.
Zheng S.
6-46-1
Wozniacki C.
Hibino N.
6-06-1
Zarazua R.
Garcia C.
6-16-4
Osaka N.
Ostapenko J.
6-36-2
Muchova K.
Volynets K.
6-37-5
Potapova A.
Fernandez L.
2-66-47-5
Townsend T.
Trevisan M.
6-27-5
Burel C.
Stephens S.
0-67-57-5
Kostyuk M.
Kessler M.
6-26-3