Donna Vekic prevails over Birrell in the 1st round to set up a clash vs Minnen. HIGHLIGHTS – U.S. OPEN RESULTS

U.S. OPEN - NEW YORK DRAW AND RESULTS. Vekic aces Birrell to fight against Greetje Minnen in the 2nd round

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Donna Vekic vs. Kimberly Birrell

Donna Vekic downs Kimberly Birrell 6-4 6-4 in the 1st round in New York on Monday. Vekic will try to go further in the tournament when playing against Greetje Minnen in the 2nd round. The match lasted 1 hour and 33 minutes. Her most significant achievement in this event was reaching the quarter in 2019. Here you can see her history at this event.

Vekic
New York
Vekic's Record

The Croatian added to her prize money $ 40,000 after winning this match. She has already won $ 140,000 after this win. If she wins the next match, Donna will add $ 75,000 to her earnings to get in total $ 215,000 in total.

Highlights Donna Vekic vs. Kimberly Birrell U.S. Open – New York

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Vekic
Birrell
Donna Vekic
6-4 6-4
1h:33
Kimberly Birrell
68
68
Total points
57
57
22
22
Winners
23
23
32%
32%
Ratio Winners
40%
40%
23
23
Unforced
15
15
61%
61%
Ratio Unforced
39%
39%
2/2
2/2
Net Approaches
7/11
7/11
100%
100%
Perc
64%
64%
-- Serve --
1
1
Aces
2
2
4
4
Double Faults
3
3
53%
53%
1st in
62%
62%
71%
71%
1st won
56%
56%
22/31
22/31
1st won
23/41
23/41
54%
54%
2nd won
48%
48%
15/28
15/28
2nd won
12/25
12/25
178
178
Fastest serve
164
164
168
168
AVG 1st Serve
152
152
140
140
AVG 2nd Serve
118
118
-- Break Points --
4/6
4/6
Total
2/3
2/3
67%
67%
Won
67%
67%
See Full Stats

At the end of the match, the Croatian scored 68 points vs. Kimberly’s 57.

Vekic

Donna was effective at converting 67% of the break points that she procured (4/6).

Birrell

On the other side, Birrell was sharp when converting 67% of the break points that she conquered points (2/3). Nevertheless, that was not enough to win the match.

After this match, the head to head between Vekic and Birrell is 1-1.

Draw and next match H2H: Donna Vekic vs. Greetje Minnen – stats

Vekic will play Minnen in the 2nd round.

This will be the 2nd time that Donna Vekic and Greetje Minnen clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Minnen (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard.

The last time that they fought against each other, Minnen won 6-1 0-6 7-5 in the 2nd round in Hertogenbosch back in June 2024.

Donna Vekic Draw info

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Vekic 6-4
VekicBirrell
6
4
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
40
30
VekicBirrell
5
4
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
VekicBirrell
5
3
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
VekicBirrell
4
3
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
30
40
VekicBirrell
4
2
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
30
VekicBirrell
3
2
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
VekicBirrell
3
1
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
VekicBirrell
2
1
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
VekicBirrell
2
0
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
VekicBirrell
1
0
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30

Vekic enjoyed quite a good start of the set after breaking Kimberly Birrell in the 1st game (1-0). That break was crucial for Donna to win the set (6-4) since there were no other breaks anymore.

Vekic converted 50% of her break points (1/2). She had 2 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40) and the 9th game (5-3 40-A). On the other side, Kimberly wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 3rd game (1-2 30-40).

They contested 70 points. The Croatian was the winner of the set after clinching 4 points more than Birrell (37-33). Donna lost 12 points on serve (22-12). Regarding the other side of the net, the Australian conceded 15 points on serve (21-15).

2nd Set -
Vekic 6-4
VekicBirrell
6
4
15
0
30
0
40
0
VekicBirrell
5
4
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
30
VekicBirrell
4
4
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
30
40
VekicBirrell
4
3
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
VekicBirrell
3
3
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
VekicBirrell
3
2
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
VekicBirrell
3
1
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
VekicBirrell
2
1
0
15
0
30
0
40
VekicBirrell
2
0
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
VekicBirrell
1
0
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15

Vekic started the set in the best possible way after breaking Kimberly Birrell in the 1st game (1-0). Notwithstanding, that was not enough for Donna to win the set as the Australian succeeded in breaking back in the 6th (3-3) and in the 8th (4-4) game. The Croatian maintained her cool to break the Australian in the 7th (4-3) and in the 9th (5-4) game before winning the set (6-4).

The Croatian converted 75% of her break points (3/4). She had 4 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40), the 6th (3-3 15-40) and the 9th game (4-4 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, Birrell was flawless in converting all her break points in the 6th (2-3 15-40) and the 8th game (3-4 30-40).

They contested 55 points. Vekic conquered the set after winning 7 points more than Kimberly (31-24). The Croatian conceded 10 points on serve (15-10). Regarding the other side of the net, Kimberly conceded 16 points on serve (14-16).

1st
Vekic
Birrell
6-4
6
4
5
4
5
3
4
3
4
2
3
2
3
1
2
1
2
0
1
0
2nd
Vekic
Birrell
6-4
6
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
1
2
1
2
0
1
0
 

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