Kimberly Birrell vs Yue YuanAustin Round of 32

Austin · WTA · Round of 32
#72WTA
1754ELO
1752Hard ELO
28 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 24 February 2025
hard
#121WTA
1629ELO
1610Hard ELO
27 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWLWWL
Birrell K.
7-6 7-6
Yuan Y.
Birrell K.
77772
Yuan Y.
65650

Kimberly Birrell defeated Yue Yuan 7-6 7-6 in the Austin round of 32 on hard. Kimberly Birrell claimed a first win over Yue Yuan in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-06-09s HertogenboschR16grassYue Yuan6-4 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Birrell K.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Yuan Y.

Yuan Y.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Birrell K.

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

Birrell K.Yuan Y.
22
Serve
30
43
Return
35

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
62%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
47%
Service points won·Even
57%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
43%
Break points saved·Even
54%
55%
Aces / match·Even
2.3
2.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.8
1.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (88 vs 73). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
65
64
Break points saved·Even
77
81
Break points won·Slight edge
83
77
Deciding sets·Slight edge
65
60
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
77
85

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
7.5
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
5.5
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
6.7+141 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.3Hard Elo 1610
6.3Overall Elo 1754
ELO gap
3.7Overall Elo 1629
5.0
H2H
5.0
9.1
Surface form
3.4
9.05-match win streak
Win streak
Context
5.0
Defending pts

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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