Kimberly Birrell vs Kaia Kanepi — Australian Open Round of 128
Australian Open · WTA · Round of 128
#69WTA
1754ELO
1752Hard ELO
28 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 16 January 2023 ·
hard
Birrell K.3-6 7-6 6-1
Kanepi K.
Birrell K.
3762
Kanepi K.
6611
Kimberly Birrell defeated Kaia Kanepi 3-6 7-6 6-1 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kaia Kanepi came in defending last year's quarter-final.
Key context
- Match story: Kimberly Birrell dropped the opening set before beating Kaia Kanepi 3–6 7–6 6–1.
Head to head
No previous meetings on record.
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
45%
Service points won·Even
58%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
42%
Break points saved·Even
56%
54%
Aces / match·Even
2.5
2.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.1
3.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 42). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
37
30
Break points saved·Clear edge
11
23
Break points won·Even
77
77
Deciding sets·Dominant
78
53
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
14
6
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
98
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Birrell K.: 10 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast