Ankita Raina and Kimberly Birrell will clash against each other in the 2nd round of the Phillip Island Trophy for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Monday at 11:00 am on 1573 Arena. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
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The pick for Tennis Tonic is Ankita Raina who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Ankita Raina is the pick to win this match.
Ankita Raina -> 1.82
Kimberly Birrell -> 2.03
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Prediction and head to head Ankita Raina vs. Kimberly Birrell
There is no head to head record between Ankita Raina and Kimberly Birrell since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Ankita Raina
Ranked no. 181, Ankita got to the 2nd round after beating Gabriella Da Silva Fick 6-0 4-6 6-4 and Elisabetta Cocciaretto 5-7 6-1 6-2.
In the 1st round against Cocciaretto, Raina recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (5-7 6-1 6-2). During the match Raina scored 92 points vs Cocciaretto’s 81. Ankita was exceptionally aggressive to blast 38 winners.
Talking about the service games, Raina scored just 1 ace in the match and she committed only 2 double faults. Ankita Raina lost the serve 4 times and she saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Raina put 76% of her first serves in, winning 63% (38/60) of the points behind her 1st serve and 37% (7/19) on the 2nd serve. Ankita broke Cocciaretto 8 times after converting 33% of her break points (8/24).
Raina has a winning match record in the last 8 years having won 56% of her matches (260-201). 4-2 on hard in 2021. Talking about her performance on the same surface of this event, Raina has a 203-136 record in the last 8 years on hard.
Ankita has a 4-2 win-loss record in 2021, 4-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Melbourne
The Indian lost in the qualifications to Viktoriya Tomova.
Kimberly Birrell
Ranked no. 739, the Australian got to the 2nd round after beating Alize Cornet 6-2 7-5.
In the 1st round, Birrell had a good straight sets win against Cornet (6-2 7-5). During the match Birrell scored 81 points vs Cornet’s 72. Kimberly was very aggressive to blast 33 winners.
Talking about serving, Birrell scored just 1 ace during the entire match and she committed only 3 double faults. Kimberly Birrell lost the serve 3 times and she saved 9 break points. Furthermore, Birrell put 59% of her first serves in, winning 61% (33/54) of the points behind her 1st serve and 46% (17/37) on the 2nd serve. Kimberly broke Cornet 6 times after converting 55% of her break points (6/11).
The Australian has a 1-2 win-loss record in 2021, 1-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Melbourne
The Australian didn’t play in Melbourne in 2020.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Raina | Birrell |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 2 |
| Tot Games | 53 | 20 |
| Pts | 185-148 | 81-72 |
| Total Points | 333 | 153 |
| Winners | 72 | 33 |
| %Winners | 39% | 41% |
Raina played 2 matches while Birrell competed in 1 match. Raina started her run from the qualifications while Birrell had a direct access to the main draw. At the moment, Ankita Raina dropped 2 sets while Kimberly Birrell hasn’t conceded a set so far. Raina has played 4 sets more than Birrell (6 vs 2). Therefore, Raina played 33 games more than Birrell. Ankita scored 72 winners (39% of the total points). On the other side, Kimberly bagged 33 winners (41%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Raina | Birrell |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 1 | 1 |
| Avg per match | 0.5 | 1 |
| 1st in | 121/162 | 54/91 |
| %1st in | 75% | 59% |
| 1st pts | 72/121 | 33/54 |
| %1st pts | 60% | 61% |
| 2nd pts | 21/41 | 17/37 |
| %2nd pts | 51% | 46% |
Raina struck 1 ace (0.5 per match). Birrell also recorded 1 ace . Raina won 60% points behind her first serve. She very solid her second serve to win 51% of the points. On the other side, Birrell won 61% of the points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 46% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Raina | Birrell |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 16 | 6 |
| Converted | 16/35 | 6/11 |
| % Converted | 46% | 55% |
| Conceded | 18 | 12 |
| Saved | 9 | 9 |
| % Saved | 50% | 75% |
| Times Broken | 9 | 3 |
Raina broke her opponents 16 times with a 46% conversion rate. Ankita dropped her serve 9 times and she saved 50% of the break points that she conceded. Birrell broke her opponent 6 times with a 55% conversion rate. Birrell conceded her serve 3 times and she saved 75% of the break points that she conceded.
| Raina | ||||
| Q3 Da Silva Fick |
R1 Cocciaretto |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-0 4-6 6-4 | 5-7 6-1 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 26 | 27 | 53 | |
| pts | 93-67 | 92-81 | 185-148 | |
| Total points | 160 | 173 | 333 | |
| Winners | 34 | 38 | 72 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 41% | 39% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 61/83 | 60/79 | 121/162 | |
| % 1st in | 73% | 76% | 75% | |
| 1st pts | 34/61 | 38/60 | 72/121 | |
| % 1st pts | 56% | 63% | 60% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/22 | 7/19 | 21/41 | |
| % 2nd pts | 64% | 37% | 51% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 8 | 8 | 16 | |
| Converted | 8/11 | 8/24 | 16/35 | |
| Converted % | 73% | 33% | 46% | |
| Conceded | 10 | 8 | 18 | |
| Saved | 5/10 | 4/8 | 9 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 50% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 5 | 4 | 9 | |
| Birrell | ||||
| R1 Cornet |
Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 7-5 | |||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | ||
| Tot Games | 20 | 20 | ||
| pts | 81-72 | 81-72 | ||
| Total points | 153 | 153 | ||
| Winners | 33 | 33 | ||
| %Winners | 41% | 41% | ||
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 1 | 1 | ||
| Double Faults | 3 | 3 | ||
| 1st in | 54/91 | 54/91 | ||
| % 1st in | 59% | 59% | ||
| 1st pts | 33/54 | 33/54 | ||
| % 1st pts | 61% | 61% | ||
| 2nd pts | 17/37 | 17/37 | ||
| % 2nd pts | 46% | 46% | ||
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 6 | 6 | ||
| Converted | 6/11 | 6/11 | ||
| Converted % | 55% | 55% | ||
| Conceded | 12 | 12 | ||
| Saved | 9/12 | 9 | ||
| Saved % | 75% | 38% | ||
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | ||
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