Elvina Kalieva vs Talia Gibson — Birmingham 125 Round of 32
Birmingham 125 · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 1 June 2026
grass
Kalieva E.7-5 2-6 6-4
Gibson T.
Kalieva E.
7262
Gibson T.
5641
Elvina Kalieva defeated Talia Gibson 7-5 2-6 6-4 in the Birmingham 125 round of 32 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Talia Gibson came in ranked #66, defending last year's round of 32.
Key context
- Match story: Elvina Kalieva closed it out in three sets, 7–5 2–6 6–4.
Head to head
No previous meetings on record.
Serve vs return
This seasonServe advantage — Gibson T.
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 season1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
48%
Service points won·Even
60%
63%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
57%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.0
6.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.3
3.1
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (33 vs 32). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
14
75
Break points saved·Dominant
28
83
Break points won·Clear edge
87
70
Deciding sets·Dominant
30
87
Tiebreaks·Dominant
11
90
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Clear edge
99
75
Kalieva E.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Gibson T.: 3 days rest · 3 matches, 78 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Quarter-finals
Eala A.
Sawangkaew M.
6-36-2
Bartunkova N.
Stojsavljevic M.
6-46-787-64
Masarova R.
Stoiana M.
6-43-66-0
Krueger A.
Preston T.
2-66-36-4
R16
Sawangkaew M.
Day K.
6-46-1
Krueger A.
Tjen J.
6-16-3
Preston T.
Swan K.
6-46-2
Stojsavljevic M.
Kalieva E.
6-46-726-2
Bartunkova N.
Knutson G.
6-47-64
Stoiana M.
Naef C.
7-52-67-65
Masarova R.
Maria T.
6-46-3
Eala A.
Charaeva A.
6-27-5
R32
Knutson G.
Garland J.
7-666-3
Bartunkova N.
Dart H.
3-66-37-5
Stojsavljevic M.
Jones E.
3-66-17-5
Naef C.
Inglis M.
6-26-3
Masarova R.
Martincova T.
6-766-16-1
Maria T.
Fruhvirtova L.
6-06-1
Day K.
Vandewinkel H.
7-626-2
Sawangkaew M.
Klimovicova L.
6-47-5
Charaeva A.
Minnen G.
6-36-1
Eala A.
Hon P.
6-06-2
Stoiana M.
Sun L.
4-67-686-2
Tjen J.
Hibino N.
6-43-66-2
Krueger A.
Sakatsume H.
6-46-3
Preston T.
Dudeney A.
6-46-746-3
Kalieva E.
Gibson T.
7-52-66-4
Swan K.
Tomljanovic A.
7-643-2