Yue Yuan vs Kimberly Birrells Hertogenbosch Round of 16

s Hertogenbosch · WTA · Round of 16
#121WTA
1629ELO
1495Grass ELO
27 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWLWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 June 2025
grass
#72WTA
1754ELO
1602Grass ELO
28 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLLWL
Yuan Y.
6-4 6-3
Birrell K.
Yuan Y.
662
Birrell K.
430

Yue Yuan defeated Kimberly Birrell 6-4 6-3 in the s Hertogenbosch round of 16 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Kimberly Birrell came in ranked #72, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Yue Yuan claimed a first win over Kimberly Birrell in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Yue Yuan closed it out in two sets, 6–4 6–3.

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-02-24AustinR32hardKimberly Birrell7-6(5) 7-6(5)

Serve vs return

This season
Yuan Y.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Birrell K.

Birrell K.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Yuan Y.

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
65%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
44%
Service points won·Even
57%
57%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
54%
Aces / match·Even
2.2
2.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.4
5.9

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

Clutch

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

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
4.3
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Surface jump clay↔grass (−0.8)
6.5
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
3.8Grass Elo 1495
Surface ELO
6.2+107 Grass Elo edge
3.7Overall Elo 1629
ELO gap
6.3Overall Elo 1754
5.0
H2H
5.0
2.3
Surface form
6.7
0.0Lost last 3
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
7.0
3-set count
7.0
3.0
Surface transition
Context
6.0
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·
93

Birrell K.: 9 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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