Kimberly Birrell prevails over Hibino in the qualifications of the BNP Paribas Open – INDIAN WELLS RESULTS

BNP PARIBAS OPEN - INDIAN WELLS DRAW AND RESULTS. Birrell bests Hibino to play Sorana Cirstea in the 1st round

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Kimberly Birrell vs. Nao Hibino

Kimberly Birrell hustles Nao Hibino 6-1 2-6 6-3 in the qualifications in Indian Wells on Tuesday. Birrell will play Sorana Cirstea in the 1st round. The battle lasted 2 hours and 7 minutes.

Birrell
Indian Wells
Birrell's Record

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Birrell
Hibino
Kimberly Birrell
6-1 2-6 6-3
2h:07
Nao Hibino
88
88
Total points
77
77
28
28
Winners
25
25
32%
32%
Ratio Winners
32%
32%
-- Serve --
1
1
Aces
1
1
6
6
Double Faults
3
3
51%
51%
1st in
63%
63%
64%
64%
1st won
50%
50%
28/44
28/44
1st won
25/50
25/50
43%
43%
2nd won
41%
41%
18/42
18/42
2nd won
12/29
12/29
-- Break Points --
7/10
7/10
Total
5/13
5/13
70%
70%
Won
38%
38%
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At the end of the match, Birrell scored 88 points vs. the Japanese’s 77.

Birrell

The Australian was pretty good at converting 70% of the break points that she procured (7/10).

Hibino

On the other side, Nao was far from perfect in converting her break points (only 38% – 5/13). That was one of the key issues for her defeat.

After this encounter, the head to head between Birrell and Hibino is 1-1.

Draw and next match H2H: Kimberly Birrell vs. Sorana Cirstea – stats

Birrell will compete against Cirstea in the 1st round.

There is no head to head record between Kimberly Birrell and Sorana Cirstea since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

Kimberly Birrell Draw info

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
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Birrell was too strong to concede only 1 game before breaking Hibino 3 times and win the set 6-1.

Birrell failed to serve out the set when leading 6-1 to be broken at 40.

Nao was completely knocked out in the last 7 games of the set when the score went from 0-1 to 6-1.

Kimberly converted 60% of her break points (3/5). She had 5 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 0-40 and 15-40), the 5th (3-1 30-40 and 40-A) and the 7th game (5-1 30-40). On the other side, Nao was unable to convert any of her 2 break points. She had 2 break points opportunities in the 8th game (0-6 30-40 and 40-A).

They contested 54 points. The Australian conquered the set after winning 10 points more than Hibino (32-22). The Australian dropped 11 points on serve (16-11). on the other side of the net, the Japanese conceded 16 points on serve (11-16).

2nd Set -
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Birrell didn’t want to give any chance to the opposition at the beginning of the set after breaking Nao Hibino in the 2nd game (2-0). Anyhow, that was not enough for Hibino to win the set since Birrell succeeded in breaking back in the 6th (2-4) game. Hibino kept her focus to break Kimberly in the 7th (5-2) game before winning the set (6-2).

Nao was perfect in converting all her break points in the 5th (3-1 30-40 and 40-A), the 7th (4-2 30-40, 40-A and 40-A) and the 9th game (6-1 0-40). Moreover, on the other side, Birrell was flawless in converting all her break points in the 6th game (1-4 40-A and 40-A).

They contested 56 points. Nao won 10 points more than the Australian (33-23). The Japanese surrendered 10 points on serve (16-10). on the other side of the net, the Australian conceded 17 points on serve (13-17).

3rd Set -
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Kimberly conquered the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after dropping her serve in the 3rd (1-2) game, Birrell broke back in the 4th (2-2) and in the 8th (5-3) game to win the set 6-3.

Kimberly was spot on in converting all her break points in the 1st (0-0 30-40), the 4th (1-2 0-40) and the 8th game (4-3 30-40). On the other side, Hibino converted 20% of her break points (1/5). She had her opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 40-A and 40-A) and the 5th game (2-2 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40).

They played 55 points. Birrell was the winner of the set after clinching 11 points more than Hibino (33-22). Birrell lost 12 points on serve (17-12). In addition, on the other side, the Japanese conceded 16 points on serve (10-16).

1st
Birrell
Hibino
6-1
6
1
5
1
4
1
3
1
2
1
1
1
0
1
2nd
Birrell
Hibino
2-6
2
6
2
5
2
4
1
4
1
3
1
2
0
2
0
1
3rd
Birrell
Hibino
6-3
6
3
5
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
 

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