Kimberly Birrell prevails over Saito in the quarter to play vs Ito. HIGHLIGHTS – OSAKA RESULTS

JAPAN OPEN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS - OSAKA DRAW AND RESULTS. Birrell defeats Saito to face Aoi Ito in the semifinal

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Luke Meyer
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Kimberly Birrell victorious over Sara Saito 7-5 6-4 in the quarter in Osaka on Friday. Birrell will fight against Aoi Ito in the semifinal. The match lasted 1 hour and 39 minutes.

Birrell
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Birrell's Record

Highlights Kimberly Birrell vs. Sara Saito Japan Open Tennis Championships – Osaka

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Birrell
Saito
Kimberly Birrell
7-5 6-4
1h:39
Sara Saito
74
74
Total points
61
61
30
30
Winners
28
28
41%
41%
Ratio Winners
46%
46%
-- Serve --
2
2
Aces
2
2
2
2
Double Faults
3
3
70%
70%
1st in
69%
69%
67%
67%
1st won
57%
57%
30/45
30/45
1st won
28/49
28/49
68%
68%
2nd won
55%
55%
13/19
13/19
2nd won
12/22
12/22
-- Break Points --
3/6
3/6
Total
1/1
1/1
50%
50%
Won
100%
100%
See Full Stats

At the end of the match, Birrell scored 74 points vs. Sara’s 61.

Birrell

Birrell was pretty focused in converting 50% of the break points that she conquered (3/6).

Saito

On the other side, Saito was fantastic in converting the only break point that she converted. Notwithstanding, that was not enough to win the match.

After this contest, the head to head between Birrell and Saito is 1-0 for Kimberly.

Draw and next match H2H: Kimberly Birrell vs. Aoi Ito – stats

Birrell will take on Ito in the semifinal.

This will be the 2nd time that Kimberly Birrell and Aoi Ito face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Birrell (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard.

The last time that they competed against each other, Birrell won 7-66 7-5 in the quarter in W75 Fukuoka back in May 2024.

Kimberly Birrell Draw info

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Birrell 7-5
BirrellSaito
7
5
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
BirrellSaito
7
5
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
40
30
BirrellSaito
6
5
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
BirrellSaito
5
5
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
30
BirrellSaito
4
5
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
BirrellSaito
3
5
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
BirrellSaito
2
5
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
BirrellSaito
2
4
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
BirrellSaito
1
4
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
BirrellSaito
1
3
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
30
40
BirrellSaito
1
2
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
BirrellSaito
1
1
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
BirrellSaito
0
1
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
30
40

Kimberly clinched the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after conceding her serve in the 4th (1-3) game, Birrell broke back in the 9th (4-5) and in the 11th (6-5) game to win the set 7-5.

Saito had no answers in the last 6 games of the set when the scoreline went from 2-5 to 7-5.

Kimberly converted 40% of her break points (2/5). She had 5 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 30-40 and 40-A), the 8th (3-5 15-40 and 30-40) and the 11th game (5-5 30-40). On the other side, Sara was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 4th game (2-1 30-40).

They contested 84 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Birrell won just 2 more points than Saito (43-41). Birrell conceded 15 points on serve (23-15). In addition, on the other side, the Japanese conceded 20 points on serve (26-20).

2nd Set -
Birrell 6-4
BirrellSaito
6
4
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
30
BirrellSaito
5
4
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
BirrellSaito
4
4
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
BirrellSaito
3
4
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
30
40
BirrellSaito
3
3
15
0
30
0
40
0
BirrellSaito
2
3
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
30
40
40
40
40
A
BirrellSaito
2
2
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
BirrellSaito
1
2
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
BirrellSaito
1
1
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15

The set was pretty even as both players managed to hold serve with the notable exception of 1 break that Kimberly snatched in the 9th game (5-4) before ultimately winning the set (6-4).

The Australian was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 9th game (4-4 15-40). On the other side, the Australian didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They contested 51 points. Kimberly was the winner of the set after clinching 11 more points than Sara (31-20). Birrell lost 6 points on serve (20-6). on the other side of the net, the Japanese conceded 11 points on serve (14-11).

1st
Birrell
Saito
7-5
7
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
3
5
2
5
2
4
1
4
1
3
1
2
1
1
0
1
2nd
Birrell
Saito
6-4
6
4
5
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
 

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