Elvina Kalieva vs Talia Gibson — Birmingham Round of 32
Birmingham · 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 round of 32 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Talia Gibson came in ranked #58.
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.
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
49%
Service points won·Even
60%
63%
Return points won·Even
44%
43%
Break points saved·Even
57%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.3
6.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.5
3.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (34 vs 33). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
18
74
Break points saved·Dominant
28
83
Break points won·Clear edge
87
70
Deciding sets·Dominant
36
83
Tiebreaks·Dominant
15
90
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast