Ann Li vs Kimberly BirrellNottingham Round of 32

Nottingham · WTA · Round of 32
#29WTA
1825ELO
1582Grass ELO
$534kYTD
$3.6MCAREER
25 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10
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Sets
Tuesday, 16 June 2026 ·
grass
#74WTA
1752ELO
1612Grass ELO
28 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10
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Li A.
vs
Birrell K.

Ann Li faces Kimberly Birrell in the Nottingham round of 32 on grass. Ann Li holds the paper edge — ranked #29, leading the head-to-head 2–0.

Win Probability

Pre-match · updated 19:20 UTC
Li A.57%
Birrell K.43%
Toss-up
50–58%
Slight edge
58–67%
Clear favourite
67–80%
Strong favourite
80%+

Toss-up · Too close to call

Calibrated model · 65% favourite accuracy (2025–26, out-of-sample). Probability is a statistical estimate, not a certainty. How it works.

Key context

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
5.2
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
  • Surface jump clay↔grass (−0.8)
5.8
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
4.6Grass Elo 1582
Surface ELO
5.4+30 Grass Elo edge
5.5Overall Elo 1825
ELO gap
4.5Overall Elo 1752
5.0First meeting on grass
H2H
5.0First meeting on grass
4.04 of last 10 on grass
Surface form
4.04 of last 10 on grass
0.0
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
3-set count
4.02 three-setters in 14 days
3.0Clay → Grass
Surface transition
Context
5.0Didn't play here last year
Defending pts
6.0Reached the R32 here last year

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.

Form trajectory

Li A.Stable
Birrell K.Sliding

Direction of recent form — results vs Elo expectation blended with serve/return vs each player's baseline, over the last few months. About

18 vs 27 matches

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
60%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
42%
Service points won·Even
58%
56%
Return points won·Even
42%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
58%
53%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.6
1.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.3
5.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (18 vs 27). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Serve vs return

This season
Li A.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Birrell K.

Birrell K.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Li A.

Even serve battle

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
73
67
Break points saved·Slight edge
82
77
Break points won·Even
87
83
Deciding sets·Clear edge
90
69
Tiebreaks·Dominant
49
77

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Clear edge
100
82

Li A.: 17 days rest · Birrell K.: 1 day rest · 2 matches, 40 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather forecast
17°CPartly cloudy
Wind 2 km/hHumidity 71%

Head to head

20
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-03-17MiamiR128hardAnn Li6-2 2-6 6-3
2025-01-27SingaporeQFhardAnn Li7-6(2) 7-6(4)