Jessika Ponchet vs Mingge Xu — Birmingham 125 Quarter-final

Birmingham 125 · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
Jessika Ponchet
FRA
Jessika Ponchet
#193WTA
1579ELO
1483Grass ELO
29 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 2 June 2025
grass
GBR
Mingge Xu
1405ELO
1326Grass ELO
18 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Ponchet J.
6-2 6-4
Xu M.
Ponchet J.
662
Xu M.
24–

Jessika Ponchet defeated Mingge Xu 6-2 6-4 in the Birmingham 125 quarter-final on grass.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Ponchet J.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Xu M.

Xu M.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Ponchet J.

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

Statistics

This season
Ponchet J.Xu M.
1st serve in·Even
58%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
46%
Service points won·Even
59%
57%
Return points won·Even
42%
44%
Break points saved·Even
57%
53%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.9
3.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.6
4.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (86 vs 48). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Ponchet J.
5.6
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
  • Surface jump clay↔grass (−0.8)
Xu M.
4.4
Heavy underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Injury return: 35 days (−1.0)
Form & Matchup
6.4+157 Grass Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.6Grass Elo 1326
6.5Overall Elo 1579
ELO gap
3.5Overall Elo 1405
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
6.3
Surface form
0.0
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
3.0
Surface transition
7.0
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
Ponchet J.Xu M.
Freshness·Even
100
100

Ponchet J.: 21 days rest · Xu M.: 15 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Final
Minnen G.
Fruhvirtova L.
6-26-1
Semi-finals
Fruhvirtova L.
Ponchet J.
6-20-66-4
Minnen G.
Masarova R.
3-67-677-65
Quarter-finals
Ponchet J.
Xu M.
6-26-4
Fruhvirtova L.
Stefanini L.
6-46-3
Minnen G.
Birrell K.
6-35-76-3
Masarova R.
Montgomery R.
6-20-0
R16
Xu M.
Kawa K.
4-67-56-2
Ponchet J.
Watson H.
6-45-77-5
Fruhvirtova L.
Burrage J.
6-06-4
Masarova R.
Golubic V.
6-27-61
Montgomery R.
Sonmez Z.
7-664-66-4
Minnen G.
Martincova T.
3-67-656-3
Birrell K.
Wei S.
7-56-2
Stefanini L.
Ryser V.
6-37-64
R32
Montgomery R.
Gibson T.
6-42-67-61
Ryser V.
Maria T.
7-627-5
Kawa K.
Andreeva E.
7-56-4
Ponchet J.
Diatchenko V.
6-36-2
Watson H.
Gadecki O.
6-06-3
Fruhvirtova L.
Eala A.
7-56-756-1
Stefanini L.
Banks A.
6-26-4
Golubic V.
Tan H.
6-26-3
Masarova R.
Snigur D.
3-66-26-4
Minnen G.
Hartono A.
6-46-2
Martincova T.
Marino R.
3-66-46-1
Wei S.
Ishii S.
6-36-4
Birrell K.
Inglis M.
6-16-4
Xu M.
Parks A.
6-27-66
Burrage J.
Fett J.
6-36-4
Sonmez Z.
Cabrera L.
6-37-5