Harriet Dart tops Kimberly Birrell 6-3 6-3 in the qualifications in Melbourne on Friday. Dart will play Iga Swiatek in the 1st round. The match lasted 1 hour and 45 minutes. Her most significant achievement in this event was reaching the 2nd round in 2020. Here you can see her history at this event.

Melbourne
Dart's Record

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Dart
Birrell
6-3 6-3
1h:45
73
73
Total points
59
59
25
25
Winners
14
14
34%
34%
Ratio Winners
24%
24%
26
26
Unforced
36
36
42%
42%
Ratio Unforced
58%
58%
2/2
2/2
Net Approaches
8/8
8/8
100%
100%
Perc
100%
100%
-- Serve --
6
6
Aces
0
0
1
1
Double Faults
2
2
52%
52%
1st in
59%
59%
66%
66%
1st won
40%
40%
25/38
25/38
1st won
14/35
14/35
37%
37%
2nd won
42%
42%
13/35
13/35
2nd won
10/24
10/24
165
165
Fastest serve
165
165
156
156
AVG 1st Serve
151
151
112
112
AVG 2nd Serve
127
127
-- Break Points --
7/13
7/13
Total
4/9
4/9
54%
54%
Won
44%
44%
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At the end of the match, Dart scored 73 points vs. the Australian’s 59.

Dart

Harriet was well focused in converting 54% of the break points that she procured (7/13).

Birrell

On the other side, Kimberly was far from perfect in converting her break points (only 44% – 4/9). That was one of the key issues for her defeat.

After this encounter, the head to head between Dart and Birrell is 1-0 for Harriet.

Draw and next match H2H: Harriet Dart vs. Iga Swiatek – stats

Dart will play Swiatek in the 1st round.

There is no head to head record between Harriet Dart and Iga Swiatek since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

Live score progression and stats

Dart overpowered the opposition at the beginning of the set after breaking Kimberly Birrell in the 1st game (1-0). Nonetheless, that wasn’t sufficient for the Brit to win the set as Kimberly found the way to break back in the 2nd (1-1) and in the 6th (3-3) game. Harriet maintained her cool to break Birrell in the 3rd (2-1), in the 7th (4-3) and in the 9th (6-3) game.

The Brit converted 66% of her break points (4/6). She had 6 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40 and 30-40), the 2nd (1-1 30-40 and 40-A), the 7th (3-3 15-40) and the 9th game (5-3 40-A). Furthermore, on the other side, Birrell converted 50% of her break points (2/4). She had her opportunities in the 2nd (0-1 30-40), the 4th (1-2 40-A), the 6th (2-3 30-40) and the 8th game (3-4 30-40).

They contested 63 points. The Brit conquered the set after winning 7 more points than the Australian (35-28). Harriet lost 15 points on serve (15-15). on the other side of the court, the Australian conceded 20 points on serve (13-20).

Dart won the set after recovering 2 times from a break down. In fact, after dropping her serve in the 3rd (1-2) and in the 5th (2-3) game, Dart broke back 3 times in the 4th (2-2), in the 6th (3-3) and in the 8th (5-3) game to conquer the set 6-3.

Kimberly couldn’t stop the opposition in the last 4 games of the set when the score went from 2-3 to 6-3.

Dart converted 42% of her break points (3/7). She had 7 break points opportunities in the 4th (1-2 15-40 and 30-40), the 6th (2-3 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40) and the 8th game (4-3 15-40 and 30-40). Furthermore, on the other side, Birrell converted 40% of her break points (2/5). She had her opportunities in the 1st (0-0 40-A and 40-A), the 2nd (1-1 40-A) and the 4th game (2-2 15-40 and 30-40).

They contested 69 points. The Brit was the one to win the set after conquering 7 more points than the Australian (38-31). Dart surrendered 20 points on serve (23-20). on the other side of the court, the Australian conceded 15 points on serve (11-15).

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