Kimberly Birrell vs Rebecca SramkovaBrisbane Round of 64

Brisbane · WTA · Round of 64
#72WTA
1754ELO
1752Hard ELO
28 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 4 January 2026
hard
#139WTA
1654ELO
1629Hard ELO
29 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWWWLL
Birrell K.
6-4 3-6 6-3
Sramkova R.
Birrell K.
6362
Sramkova R.
4631

Kimberly Birrell defeated Rebecca Sramkova 6-4 3-6 6-3 in the Brisbane round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Kimberly Birrell came in ranked #72.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Birrell K.serving66% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Sramkova R.

Sramkova R.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Birrell K.

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

Birrell K.Sramkova R.
22
Serve
17
43
Return
33

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
64%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
42%
46%
Service points won·Even
55%
55%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
52%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.6
4.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.4
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (26 vs 22). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
65
73
Break points saved·Slight edge
77
87
Break points won·Even
83
84
Deciding sets·Clear edge
65
86
Tiebreaks·Dominant
77
51

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.1
Even matchUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 48 days (−0.7)
4.5
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Injury return: 76 days (−1.2)
Form & Matchup
6.5+123 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.5Hard Elo 1629
6.1Overall Elo 1754
ELO gap
3.9Overall Elo 1654
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
7.6
Surface form
5.4
7.03-match win streak
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
6.7
Country comfort
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·Slight edge
94
100

Birrell K.: 10 days rest · 2 matches (14d) · Sramkova R.: 18 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
29°COvercast
Wind 1 km/hHumidity 56%

Draw