Ye Xin Ma vs Kimberly Birrell | Ye Xin Ma Wins 7-6 6-4

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MemphisR32HardWed 29 Jul · 20:40Final

Ye Xin MaWTA #161 · CHN

Kimberly BirrellWTA #41 · AUS

SetsGames2

7⁷6

6²4

Ye Xin Ma defeated Kimberly Birrell in the Round of 32 of the Memphis tournament, winning 7-6, 6-4 on hard courts. Ye Xin Ma served 3 aces to Birrell's 1 and had a 64% first-serve win percentage, compared to Birrell's 55%. Ye Xin Ma converted 62% of break points and won 5 service breaks to Birrell's 4.

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Key context

Match story: Ye Xin Ma edged Kimberly Birrell in two tight sets (7–6 6–4).

How the match was decided

Auto-generated

Ma Y. took it in straight sets, with five breaks of serve.

Breaks of serveMa Y. 5 · Birrell K. 4
AcesMa Y. 3 · Birrell K. 1
Double faultsMa Y. 3 · Birrell K. 3

Turning points

When the match moved

Set 11–1Break backBirrell K. · Broke back
Set 13–3Break backBirrell K. · Broke back
Set 24–3Break backBirrell K. · Broke back
Set 25–4Break backBirrell K. · Broke back
Set 26–4SetMa Y. · Broke to take the set

Serve flowMa Y. broken 4 times · Birrell K. broken 5 times.

Hold to love/15
Hold to 30
Hold to 40 / deuce
Broken
Result unknown

Ma Y.

7/11Birrell K.

6/11

Set 1Set 2

Match momentum

Whole matchMa Y.Birrell K.

Late momentumMa Y.24

6Last 12 points6

9Last 3 games11

4/7Break points4/5

Break of serve

Match statistics

Ma Y.Birrell K.

Serve

3Aces1
3Double faults3
64% · 7/11Service games held55% · 6/11

Return

62%Break points won80%
5Breaks of serve4

Common opponents

1 shared · last 12 months

Ma Y. and Birrell K. faced 1 of the same opponent in the last 12 months. Ma Y. went 1–0 (100%) against them, Birrell K. 1–0 (100%).

1–0100%Ma Y.Record vs common opponents1–0100%Birrell K.

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

2–0Sets2–1

12–6Games12–11

0–0Deciding sets1–0

Only 1 common opponent — too few for any conclusion. Shown without assessment.

vs Korneeva A.#69Hard to compareW6-3 6-3Jinan 125 · hardW6-3 0-6 6-2Wimbledon · grass

Head-to-head

3 meetings · Ma Y. leads 2–1

Ma Y.July 2026MemphisThis matchHard7-6(2) 6-4
Birrell K.February 2025W75 Brisbane 2Hard6-1 6-3
Ma Y.February 2023W60 BurnieHard7-6(4) 7-6(3)

Draw

Closing odds

Next up

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Player context

Before the match

Ma Y.Birrell K.1 654ELO1 8461 626Hard ELO1 7555–5Last 107–327Age28Career $473K2026 $127KEarningsCareer $3.2M2026 $1.0M

Match info

Started20:40 local

Cite this

Ye Xin Ma beat Kimberly Birrell 7-6(2) 6-4. Umpiry, "Ye Xin Ma vs Kimberly Birrell — Memphis Round of 32", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-07-29/birrell-vs-ma-memphis-r32?utm_source=cite (as of 29 July 2026).