Clara Tauson and Kimberly Birrell will play each other in the 1st round of the Rothesay Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Monday at 2:00 pm on CENTRE COURT. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Clara Tauson who should win in 3 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Clara Tauson is the pick to win this match.
Clara Tauson -> 1.72
Kimberly Birrell -> 2.12

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Prediction and head to head Clara Tauson vs. Kimberly Birrell

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

Clara Tauson

Clara Tauson

21 - 11win/loss

Hard
14-5
I Hard
3-1
Clay
4-5
Rank
23
High
21
LWWLWWLLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 23-12 14-5 4-5 3-1 2-1 0-0
2024 38-28 19-16 14-5 5-3 0-3 0-1
2023 38-21 6-7 13-5 12-8 2-1 5-0
2022 26-18 10-12 0-1 16-4 0-1 0-0
2021 42-15 13-4 4-5 21-4 0-2 4-0

Ranked no. 23, Clara will start her run in Nottingham after she played her last match at the Paris where she lost 7-6(4) 6-4 to Anisimova in the 3rd round on the 30th of May.

Tauson has a composed 21-11 win-loss record in 2025, 0-0 on grass (See FULL STATS).

This will be the first match of the year on grass.

Her best result of the year was winning the title in Auckland where she defeated Naomi Osaka in the final 4-6 ret..

Talking about her overall career, Tauson has an overall 255-117 record. She has a negative 2-7 record on grass.

Previously in Nottingham

Tauson has never competed in this tournament before.

Nottingham
Tauson's Record

Kimberly Birrell

Kimberly Birrell

25 - 14win/loss

Hard
18-5
I Hard
3-2
Clay
1-5
Grass
3-2
Rank
79
High
60
LLWLWWLLLL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 25-15 18-5 1-5 3-2 3-3 0-0
2024 41-30 22-19 1-1 1-6 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

Ranked no. 69, Birrell will start her run in Nottingham after she played her last match in S Hertogenbosch where she lost 6-4 6-3 to Yuan in the 2nd round on the 12th of June.

Birrell has an overall 25-14 win-loss record in 2025, 3-2 on grass (See FULL STATS).

Her best result of the current year was winning the title the W75 Brisbane where she overcame Maddison Inglis in the final 6-2 4-6 7-6(2).

In terms of her career, The Australian has an overall 236-195 record. She has a positive 30-27 record on grass.

Previously in Nottingham

Previously, her best result was reaching the quarter in 2024. See her history.

Nottingham
Birrell's Record

Tennis Scores in Nottingham

  • Jonathan GrayGrayRoy HobbsHobbs (6-3 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Manish SureshkumarSureshkumarShaheed AlamAlam (6-4 6-1) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • David Agung SusantoAgung SusantoAnthony SusantoSusanto (7-5 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Takuto NikiNikiJatin DahiyaDahiya (6-1 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Rimpei KawakamiKawakamiShamirul Shahril Mohd Adam DasShahril Mohd Adam Das (6-1 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Maksim TikhomirovTikhomirovKazuki NishiwakiNishiwaki (6-3 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Kelsey StevensonStevensonApuroop Patlolla ReddyPatlolla Reddy (6-1 6-0) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Siddhant BanthiaBanthiaDigvijaypratap SinghSingh (6-75 6-2 6-1) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Harry BourchierBourchierJesse RossRoss (6-1 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Kazuma KawachiKawachiTimothy LimLim (6-0 6-1) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Ryota TanumaTanumaDusty H. BoyerH. Boyer (6-4 6-1) – Stats, scores, rankings

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