Anastasia Zakharova vs Kimberly BirrellCleveland Round of 32

Cleveland · WTA · Round of 32
#101WTA
1742ELO
1714Hard ELO
24 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 17 August 2025
hard
#65WTA
1754ELO
1752Hard ELO
28 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLLWL
Zakharova A.
5-7 6-4 6-3
Birrell K.
Zakharova A.
5662
Birrell K.
7431

Anastasia Zakharova defeated Kimberly Birrell 5-7 6-4 6-3 in the Cleveland round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kimberly Birrell came in ranked #65.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Zakharova A.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Birrell K.

Birrell K.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Zakharova A.

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

Serve & return on hard

Zakharova A.Birrell K.
19
Serve
22
48
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·Slight edge
67%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
44%
Service points won·Even
57%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Even
54%
54%
Aces / match·Even
1.8
2.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.0
5.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (98 vs 88). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
55
65
Break points saved·Dominant
47
77
Break points won·Even
87
83
Deciding sets·Even
67
65
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
84
77

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.2
Even matchUmpiry Score
6.0
Even matchUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
4.2Hard Elo 1714
Surface ELO
5.8+38 Hard Elo edge
4.3Overall Elo 1742
ELO gap
5.7Overall Elo 1754
10.0No prior meetings
H2H
0.0
4.3
Surface form
4.7
0.0
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
8.5
7.0
3-set count
Prev. match
9.0
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
Freshness·Even
99
95

Zakharova A.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Birrell K.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast