Katie Swan vs Taylah Preston — Birmingham Round of 16
Birmingham · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
GBRWC#204WTA
1554ELO
1498Grass ELO
27 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWWWWW
0 — 2
Sets
Thursday, 4 June 2026 ·
grass
Swan K.4-6 2-6
Preston T.
Swan K.
420
Preston T.
662
Taylah Preston defeated Katie Swan 6-4 6-2 in the Birmingham round of 16 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Katie Swan came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Taylah Preston narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Taylah Preston dropped just 6 games past Katie Swan.
Head to head
2–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-25 | W35 Brisbane 1 | SF | hard | Katie Swan | 0-6 6-4 6-2 |
| 2025-09-21 | W35 Wagga Wagga 2 | F | hard | Taylah Preston | 6-4 7-6(5) |
| 2025-09-14 | W35 Wagga Wagga 1 | F | hard | Katie Swan | 6-1 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
67%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
48%
Service points won·Slight edge
61%
56%
Return points won·Even
46%
47%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
53%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.7
1.8
Double faults / match·Even
3.6
3.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (26 vs 46). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
49
38
Break points saved·Even
56
54
Break points won·Even
95
96
Deciding sets·Clear edge
46
28
Tiebreaks·
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Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
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97
Preston T.: 8 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast