Kimberly Birrell vs Anastasia Potapova — Miami Round of 128
Kimberly Birrell defeated Anastasia Potapova 3-6 6-3 7-6 in the Miami round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Anastasia Potapova came in ranked #25, defending last year's round of 64, but Kimberly Birrell had been the form player, winning 7 of their last 10 on hard. Kimberly Birrell extended the head-to-head to 2–0.
Key context
- Match story: Kimberly Birrell dropped the opening set before beating Anastasia Potapova 3–6 6–3 7–6.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedBirrell K. came through in three sets.
Common opponents
6 shared · last 12 monthsBirrell K. and Potapova A. faced 6 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Birrell K. went 4–2 (67%) against them, Potapova A. 6–3 (67%). Results against comparable opponents are close (0 : 2 better-results split).
vs Fernandez L.#26L1-6 2-6Hong Kong · hardW2-6 6-4 7-5US Open · hard
vs Golubic V.#67W6-4 6-4Indian Wells · hardW6-4 7-5Cluj-Napoca · hard
vs Rakhimova K.#76L2-6 4-6Beijing · hardW6-2 6-3Roland Garros · clay
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vs Sasnovich A.#121W6-4 6-3Miami · hardW6-3 7-5Cluj-Napoca · hard
vs Bogdan A.#980W6-3 6-4Hong Kong · hardW2-6 6-4 2-0Brisbane · hard
vs Yuan Y.#135Hard to compareW7-6 7-6Austin · hardL3-6 6-6Eastbourne · grass
Head-to-head
2 meetings · Birrell K. leads 2–0- Birrell K.March 2025MiamiThis matchHard3-6 6-3 7-6(5)
- Birrell K.December 2024BrisbaneHard7-6 6-2
Draw
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Player context
Before the matchCite this
Kimberly Birrell beat Anastasia Potapova 3-6 6-3 7-6(5). Umpiry, "Kimberly Birrell vs Anastasia Potapova — Miami Round of 128", https://umpiry.com/match/2025-03-19/birrell-vs-potapova-miami-r128?utm_source=cite (as of 19 March 2025).