Kimberly Birrell vs Kamilla RakhimovaAustin 125 1 Round of 16

Austin 125 1 · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
#65WTA
1754ELO
1752Hard ELO
28 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 9 March 2026
hard
#78WTA
1693ELO
1671Hard ELO
24 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLWLWL
Birrell K.
6-2 1-6 6-2
Rakhimova K.
Birrell K.
6162
Rakhimova K.
2621

Kimberly Birrell defeated Kamilla Rakhimova 6-2 1-6 6-2 in the Austin 125 1 round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Kimberly Birrell came in ranked #65. Kimberly Birrell claimed a first win over Kamilla Rakhimova in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-09-25BeijingR128hardKamilla Rakhimova6-2 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Birrell K.serving51% hold

wins 50% of points on serve vs Rakhimova K.

Rakhimova K.serving53% hold

wins 51% 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.Rakhimova K.
22
Serve
4
43
Return
42

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
64%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
42%
45%
Service points won·Even
55%
56%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
52%
56%
Aces / match·Even
1.7
1.5
Double faults / match·Even
5.5
5.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (26 vs 23). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
65
47
Break points saved·Slight edge
77
67
Break points won·Slight edge
83
91
Deciding sets·Even
65
62
Tiebreaks·Dominant
77
11

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.8
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
4.3
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Recent retirement (−1.5)
Form & Matchup
6.0+80 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.0Hard Elo 1671
5.8Overall Elo 1754
ELO gap
4.2Overall Elo 1693
4.6
H2H
5.4
6.7
Surface form
5.3
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
4.0
Minutes 14d
5.5
4.0
3-set count
7.0
8.0
Prev. match
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
95
92

Birrell K.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d) · Rakhimova K.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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