H2H, prediction of Jelena Ostapenko vs Kimberly Birrell at the Australian Open with odds, preview, pick | 16th January 2024

PREVIEW. Melbourne. Ostapenko and Birrell will face off in the 1st round of the Australian Open. See the prediction, H2H stats, odds, and preview of their upcoming match on Tuesday the 16th of January

Prediction and head to head Jelena Ostapenko vs. Kimberly Birrell

Jelena Ostapenko and Kimberly Birrell will clash against each other in the 1st round of the Australian Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Tuesday at 4:00 pm on Court 3. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Jelena Ostapenko who should win in 2 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Jelena Ostapenko is the pick to win this match.
Jelena Ostapenko -> 1.149
Kimberly Birrell -> 5.5

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Prediction and head to head Jelena Ostapenko vs. Kimberly Birrell

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

Jelena Ostapenko

Jelena Ostapenko
Jelena Ostapenko

7 - 1win/loss

Hard
7-1
I Hard
0-0
Rank
10
High
5
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Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 31-18 14-9 8-6 4-0 5-3 0-0
2023 37-22 21-15 7-4 1-1 8-2 0-0
2022 33-19 19-10 3-3 3-3 8-3 0-0
2021 32-19 12-9 5-4 7-4 8-2 0-0
2020 9-8 3-2 4-3 2-3 0-0 0-0

Ranked no. 12, the Latvian will start her run at the Australian Open after she won the title in Adelaide after beating 6-3 6-2 Kasatkina in the final.

Ostapenko has an overall 7-1 win-loss record in 2024, 7-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Her best result of the current year was winning the title in Adelaide where she defeated Daria Kasatkina in the final 6-3 6-2.

The Latvian won her last 5 matches.

Talking about her overall career, Ostapenko has an overall 367-221 record. She has a positive 130-102 record on hard.

Previously at the Australian Open

Previously, her best result was reaching the quarter in 2023. See her history.

Ostapenko
Australian Open
Ostapenko's Record

Kimberly Birrell

Kimberly Birrell
Kimberly Birrell

1 - 2win/loss

Hard
1-2
I Hard
0-0
Rank
147
High
100
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Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 27-21 9-13 1-1 0-3 12-4 5-0
2023 42-33 32-21 4-7 0-1 1-4 5-0
2022 41-25 38-20 3-2 0-0 0-3 0-0
2021 2-4 2-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2020 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Ranked no. 117, the Australian will start her run at the Melbourne after she played her last match in Hobart where she lost 6-3 6-4 to Putintseva in the qualifications on the 7th of January.

Kimberly has an overall 1-2 win-loss record in 2024, 1-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).

In terms of her career, Birrell has an overall 180-160 record. She has a positive 139-106 record on hard.

Previously at the Australian Open

Previously, her best result was reaching the 3rd round in 2019. See her history.

Birrell
Australian Open
Birrell's Record
Bonus
Soccer Tonic Predictions

Head 2 Head

Win Loss
Ostapenko
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Birrell
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2024 2023 2022
31 - 18
27 - 21
14-9
Hard
9-13
4-0
I Hard
0-3
8-6
Clay
1-1
5-3
Grass
12-4
0-0
Carpet
5-0

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