Yue Yuan vs Kimberly Birrell — Rome Qualifying Round 1

Rome · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
CHN
Yue Yuan
#121WTA
1629ELO
1546Clay ELO
27 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLWWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Tuesday, 5 May 2026 ·
clay
Kimberly Birrell
AUS
Kimberly Birrell
#64WTA
1754ELO
1536Clay ELO
28 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLLWL
Yuan Y.
6-3 6-2
Birrell K.
Yuan Y.
662
Birrell K.
320

Yue Yuan defeated Kimberly Birrell 6-3 6-2 in the Rome qualifying round 1 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Kimberly Birrell came in ranked #64. Yue Yuan extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-06-09s HertogenboschR16grassYue Yuan6-4 6-3
2025-02-24AustinR32hardKimberly Birrell7-6 7-6

Statistics

This season
Yuan Y.Birrell K.
1st serve in·Even
65%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
63%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
48%
43%
Service points won·Even
57%
56%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
54%
Aces / match·Even
2.4
1.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.3
5.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (32 vs 25). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Yuan Y.Birrell K.
Clutch Rating·Even
0
2
Break points saved·Slight edge
10
3
Break points won·Even
18
20
Deciding sets·Dominant
11
36
Tiebreaks·
53
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Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw