Ena Shibahara gets the better of Birrell in the 1st round to set up a clash vs Garcia at the Guadalajara Open Akron – GUADALAJARA RESULTS

GUADALAJARA OPEN AKRON - GUADALAJARA DRAW AND RESULTS. Shibahara gets by Birrell to take on Caroline Garcia in the 2nd round

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Ena Shibahara vs. Kimberly Birrell

Ena Shibahara hustles Kimberly Birrell 6-4 7-6(4) in the 1st round in Guadalajara on Tuesday. Shibahara will have to play Caroline Garcia in the 2nd round. The match lasted 1 hour and 41 minutes. This will be her best result in this tournament. Previously, the best she could do was reaching the 1st round in 2023. Here you can see her history at this event.

Shibahara
Guadalajara
Shibahara's Record

Shibahara added to her prize money $ 3,770 after winning this match. She has already won $ 13,590 after this win. If she wins the next match, Shibahara will add $ 11,320 to her earnings to get in total $ 24,910 in total.

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Shibahara
Birrell
Ena Shibahara
6-4 7-64
1h:41
Kimberly Birrell
72
72
Total points
65
65
31
31
Winners
23
23
43%
43%
Ratio Winners
35%
35%
-- Serve --
4
4
Aces
3
3
5
5
Double Faults
3
3
59%
59%
1st in
59%
59%
76%
76%
1st won
58%
58%
31/41
31/41
1st won
23/40
23/40
39%
39%
2nd won
54%
54%
11/28
11/28
2nd won
15/28
15/28
-- Break Points --
5/5
5/5
Total
4/9
4/9
100%
100%
Won
44%
44%
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At the end of the match, the American scored 72 points vs. Kimberly’s 65.

Shibahara

Shibahara served pretty well to win 76% of the points (31/41) behind her first serve. Notwithstanding she won only 39% points (11/28) on her second serve. The American was stunning in converting all the break points (5/5).

Birrell

On the other side, Birrell 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 Shibahara and Birrell is 1-1.

Draw and next match H2H: Ena Shibahara vs. Caroline Garcia – stats

Shibahara will square off with Garcia in the 2nd round.

There is no head to head record between Ena Shibahara and Caroline Garcia since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

Ena Shibahara Draw info

1st
Shibahara
Birrell
6-4
6
4
5
4
5
3
5
2
4
2
4
1
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
2nd
Shibahara
Birrell
7-6
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
4
5
3
5
2
5
1
5
1
4
1
3
0
3
0
2
0
1
 

Tennis Scores in Guadalajara

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  • Marina StakusicStakusic – Anna SchmiedlovaSchmiedlova (6-2 6-4)
  • Magdalena FrechFrech – Emina BektasBektas (6-4 6-4)
  • Marie BouzkovaBouzkova – Alexandra EalaEala (6-2 6-2)
  • Ena ShibaharaShibahara – Kimberly BirrellBirrell (6-4 7-64)
  • Martina TrevisanTrevisan – Caroline DolehideDolehide (6-3 6-2)
  • Lucrezia StefaniniStefanini – Ana Sofia SanchezSofia Sanchez (6-0 3-6 6-2)
  • Kamilla RakhimovaRakhimova – Aleksandra KrunicKrunic (7-5 6-0)
  • Renata ZarazuaZarazua – Anhelina KalininaKalinina (6-1 3-6 6-1)
  • Maria Camila Osorio SerranoCamila Osorio Serrano – Hailey BaptisteBaptiste (6-3 6-2)
  • Veronika KudermetovaKudermetova – Sachia VickeryVickery (6-4 6-4)
  • Olivia GadeckiGadecki – Sloane StephensStephens (6-4 6-3)

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