Kimberly Birrell and Ena Shibahara will fight against each other in the 1^st round of the Guadalajara Open Akron for the 2^nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Tuesday at 1:00 pm on Grandstand. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Kimberly Birrell who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Kimberly Birrell is the pick to win this match.
Kimberly Birrell -> 1.76
Ena Shibahara -> 2.07

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Prediction and head to head Kimberly Birrell vs. Ena Shibahara

This will be the 2^nd time that Kimberly Birrell and Ena Shibahara clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Birrell (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

The last time that they played each other, Birrell won 6-0 6-4 in the qualifications in the Landisville back in 2018.

Kimberly Birrell

Ranked no. 150, Kimberly got to the 1^st round after defeating Victoria Hu 7-5 7-5 and Taylah Preston 6-3 1-6 6-4.

In the qualifications, Kimberly defeated Preston (6-3 1-6 6-4). During the match, Birrell scored 94 points vs Preston’s 87. Birrell was quite aggressive to blast 30 winners.

Talking about the service games, Birrell blasted 4 aces and she committed only 9 double faults. Kimberly Birrell lost the serve 5 times and she saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Birrell put 57% of her first serves in, winning 68% (30/44) of the points behind her 1st serve and 42% (14/33) on the 2nd serve. Birrell broke Preston 5 times after converting 38% of her break points (5/13).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Birrell started her run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, she has dropped 1 set in this event to win 52% of the points she played.

Birrell has good match record in the last 10 years having won 54% of her matches (199-169). 12-14 on hard in 2024. In connection with her performance on the same surface of this tournament, Birrell has an aggregate 142-111 record in the last years on hard.

Her best result of the year was winning the title the W75 Fukuoka where she defeated Emina Bektas in the final 6-2 6-4.

Kimberly has an aggregate 30-22 win-loss record in 2024, 12-14 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Guadalajara

Birrell has never competed in this tournament before.

Ena Shibahara

Ranked no. 169 (career-high), Ena reached the 1^st round after defeating Emiliana Arango 6-4 6-1 and Elizabeth Mandlik 6-3 6-7(4) 6-3.

In the qualifications, The American defeated Mandlik (6-3 6-7⁴ 6-3). During the match Shibahara scored 122 points vs Mandlik’s 103. Ena was exceptionally aggressive to blast 50 winners.

Talking about serving, Shibahara bagged 7 aces and she committed only 8 double faults. Ena Shibahara lost the serve 3 times and she saved 8 break points. Furthermore, Shibahara put 58% of her first serves in, winning 69% (50/72) of the points behind her 1st serve and 53% (28/53) on the 2nd serve. Ena broke Mandlik 5 times after converting 45% of her break points (5/11).

Overall Performance in this tournament

The American started her run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, she has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 56% of the points she played.

Her best result of the current year was winning the title the W35 Spring where she defeated Iva Jovic in the final 6-2 4-6 6-3.

The American has a composed 42-15 win-loss record in 2024, 35-10 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Guadalajara

Previously, her best result was reaching the 1^st round in 2023. See her history.

H2H Performance in the tournament

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Birrell	Shibahara
Match played	2	2
Tot Set	5	5
Tot Games	50	48
Pts	177-166	184-145
Total Points	343	329
Winners	65	74
%Winners	37%	40%

Both Birrell and Shibahara played 2 matches. Also both players started their run from the qualifications.Both players lost a set in the event. Kimberly Birrell conceded 1 set, while Ena Shibahara lost 1 set. Talking about their workload, Birrell and Shibahara have played the same amount of sets 5. However, Birrell played 2 games more than Shibahara. The Australian scored 65 winners (37% of the total points). On the other side, Ena made 74 winners (40%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Birrell	Shibahara
Aces	6	10
Avg per match	3	5
1st in	95/155	104/176
%1st in	61%	59%
1st pts	65/95	74/104
%1st pts	68%	71%
2nd pts	23/60	33/72
%2nd pts	38%	46%

Birrell recorded 6 aces (3 per match). Shibahara fired 10 aces (5 per match). Birrell won 68% points behind her first serve. She was rock solid on her second serve to win 38% of the points. On the other side, Shibahara won 71% 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	Birrell	Shibahara
Won	11	11
Converted	11/29	11/18
% Converted	38%	61%
Conceded	19	16
Saved	10	10
% Saved	53%	63%
Times Broken	9	6

Kimberly broke her opponents 11 times with a 38% conversion rate. Kimberly surrendered her serve 9 times and she saved 53% of the break points that she conceded. Ena broke her opponents 11 times with a 61% conversion rate. The American conceded her serve 6 times and she saved 63% of the break points that she conceded.

Birrell
	Q1 Hu	Q3 Preston	Total
Score	7-5 7-5	6-3 1-6 6-4
Tot Set	2	3	5
Tot Games	24	26	50
pts	83-79	94-87	177-166
Total points	162	181	343
Winners	35	30	65
%Winners	42%	32%	37%
SERVE
Aces	2	4	6
Double Faults	6	9	15
1st in	51/78	44/77	95/155
% 1st in	65%	57%	61%
1st pts	35/51	30/44	65/95
% 1st pts	69%	68%	68%
2nd pts	9/27	14/33	23/60
% 2nd pts	33%	42%	38%
Breaks
Won	6	5	11
Converted	6/16	5/13	11/29
Converted %	38%	38%	38%
Conceded	8	11	19
Saved	4/8	6/11	10
Saved %	50%	55%	53%
Times Broken	4	5	9

Shibahara
	Q1 Arango	Q3 Mandlik	Total
Score	6-4 6-1	6-3 6-74 6-3
Tot Set	2	3	5
Tot Games	17	31	48
pts	62-42	122-103	184-145
Total points	104	225	329
Winners	24	50	74
%Winners	39%	41%	40%
SERVE
Aces	3	7	10
Double Faults	5	8	13
1st in	32/51	72/125	104/176
% 1st in	63%	58%	59%
1st pts	24/32	50/72	74/104
% 1st pts	75%	69%	71%
2nd pts	5/19	28/53	33/72
% 2nd pts	26%	53%	46%
Breaks
Won	6	5	11
Converted	6/7	5/11	11/18
Converted %	86%	45%	61%
Conceded	5	11	16
Saved	2/5	8/11	10
Saved %	40%	73%	57%
Times Broken	3	3	6

Tennis Scores in Guadalajara

• Maria Camila Osorio SerranoCamila Osorio Serrano – Hailey BaptisteBaptiste (6-3 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Kamilla RakhimovaRakhimova – Aleksandra KrunicKrunic (7-5 6-0) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Renata ZarazuaZarazua – Anhelina KalininaKalinina (6-1 3-6 6-1) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Olivia GadeckiGadecki – Sloane StephensStephens (6-4 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Veronika KudermetovaKudermetova – Sachia VickeryVickery (6-4 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Boris AriasArias – Jorge Blanco GuadalupeBlanco Guadalupe (6-2 2-6 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Roberto Ortega-OlmedoOrtega-Olmedo – Andres Fernandez CanovasFernandez Canovas (6-4 7-5) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Gabriel Diaz FreireDiaz Freire – Alberto Romero De Avila SeniseRomero De Avila Senise (6-1 7-6¹) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina – Sebastien BoltzBoltz (6-2 6-1) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Luis Diego Chavez VillalpandoDiego Chavez Villalpando – Inigo Torre MartinTorre Martin (1-6 6-4 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Altug CelikbilekCelikbilek – Evan HoytHoyt (6-0 6-1) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Sergio Gutierrez-FerrolGutierrez-Ferrol – Arthur RinderknechRinderknech (4-6 6-2 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Hugo GrenierGrenier – Eduard Guell BartrinaGuell Bartrina (6-4 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Billy HarrisHarris – Marat DeviatiarovDeviatiarov (6-2 4-6 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Federico ZeballosZeballos – Juan Pablo Canas GarciaPablo Canas Garcia (6-1 5-7 7-5) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Paul CayreCayre – Jaime Fermosell DelgadoFermosell Delgado (6-3 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Viktor DurasovicDurasovic – Florian LakatLakat (6-1 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Alberto Barroso CamposBarroso Campos – Ivan GakhovGakhov (4-6 6-1 7-5) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Javier Barranco CosanoBarranco Cosano – Bruno MardonesMardones (6-3 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Denis YevseyevYevseyev – Valentin VacherotVacherot (6-4 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Zsombor PirosPiros – Sergey BetovBetov (6-2 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings

Upcoming matches in the draw

• Tatjana MariaMaria – (0-1) – H2H and prediction
• Emina BektasBektas – Magdalena FrechFrech (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Kimberly BirrellBirrell – Ena ShibaharaShibahara (1-0) – H2H and prediction
• Ana Sofia SanchezSofia Sanchez – Lucrezia StefaniniStefanini (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Caroline DolehideDolehide – Martina TrevisanTrevisan (2-0) – H2H and prediction
• Veronika KudermetovaKudermetova – Maria Camila Osorio SerranoCamila Osorio Serrano (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Kamilla RakhimovaRakhimova – Victoria AzarenkaAzarenka (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Olivia GadeckiGadecki – Danielle Rose CollinsRose Collins (0-1) – H2H and prediction