Ena Shibahara vs Kimberly BirrellAustin Round of 16

Austin · WTA · Round of 16
#404WTA
1464ELO
1438Hard ELO
28 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWWWLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 24 February 2025
hard
#72WTA
1754ELO
1752Hard ELO
28 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLLWL
Shibahara E.
6-3 4-6 6-4
Birrell K.
Shibahara E.
6462
Birrell K.
3641

Ena Shibahara defeated Kimberly Birrell 6-3 4-6 6-4 in the Austin round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kimberly Birrell came in ranked #72. Ena Shibahara extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Ena Shibahara closed it out in three sets, 6–3 4–6 6–4.

Head to head

10
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-09-09GuadalajaraR32hardEna Shibahara6-4 7-6(4)

Serve vs return

This season
Shibahara E.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Birrell K.

Birrell K.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Shibahara E.

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

Shibahara E.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
59%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
65%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
49%
44%
Service points won·Even
59%
57%
Return points won·Even
41%
44%
Break points saved·Even
56%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.0
2.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.5
5.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (60 vs 88). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
47
65
Break points saved·Even
74
77
Break points won·Clear edge
65
83
Deciding sets·Dominant
36
65
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
91
77

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
5.1
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
7.8
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
0.9Hard Elo 1438
Surface ELO
9.1+313 Hard Elo edge
1.1Overall Elo 1464
ELO gap
8.9Overall Elo 1754
10.0
H2H
0.0
4.3
Surface form
9.1
0.0
Win streak
9.05-match win streak
Fatigue & Travel
7.0
3-set count
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·
94

Birrell K.: 10 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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