Kimberly Birrell and Joanna Garland will play each other in the semifinal of the Chennai Open for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 7:30 pm on CENTER COURT. 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 -> 1.77
Joanna Garland -> 2.04

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Prediction and head to head Kimberly Birrell vs. Joanna Garland

There is no head to head record between Kimberly Birrell and Joanna Garland since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

Kimberly Birrell

Ranked no. 117, Kimberly got to the semifinal after beating Nikola Bartunkova 1-6 6-1 6-3, Shrivalli Rashmikaa Bhamidipaty 7-5 7-6(2) and Donna Vekic 6-4 6-0.

In the quarter, Kimberly had a good straight sets win against Vekic (6-4 6-0). During the match, Birrell scored 58 points vs Vekic’s 31. Birrell was exceptionally aggressive to blast 22 winners.

Talking about the service games, Birrell blasted 2 aces and she committed only 2 double faults. Kimberly Birrell was very efficient on serve to win 79% (22/28) of her 1st serve and 80% (12/15) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The Australian broke Vekic 4 times after converting 44% of her break points (4/9).

Overall Performance in this tournament

The Australian has dropped 1 set in this tournament to conquer 56% of the points she played.

Birrell has positive win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 54% of her matches (225-191). 25-15 on hard in 2025. In connection with her performance on the same surface of this event, Birrell has an overall 164-121 match record in the last years on hard.

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

Birrell has an aggregate 35-27 win-loss record in 2025, 25-15 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Chennai

Birrell has never competed in this tournament before.

Joanna Garland

Ranked no. 132, Garland reached the semifinal after beating Arianne Hartono 6-4 6-3, Mei Yamaguchi 5-7 7-5 7-5 and Arina Rodionova 6-2 7-6(2).

In the quarter, Garland had a good straight sets win against Rodionova (6-2 7-6²). During the match Garland scored 81 points vs Rodionova’s 56. Garland was exceptionally aggressive to blast 35 winners.

About the serving games, Garland bagged 2 aces and she committed only 2 double faults. Joanna Garland lost the serve 3 times and she saved 8 break points. Furthermore, Garland put 62% of her first serves in, winning 71% (35/49) of the points behind her 1st serve and 50% (15/30) on the 2nd serve. Joanna broke Rodionova 5 times after converting 56% of her break points (5/9).

Overall Performance in this tournament

The Chinese has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points she played.

Her best result of the current season was winning the title the W35 Nairobi where she beat Angella Okutoyi in the final 6-1 6-4 and the W35 Solarino where she beat Weronika Falkowska in the final 6-1 6-2 and the W35 Solarino where she beat Viktoria Hruncakova in the final 7-6(4) 6-2.

Garland has an aggregate 46-20 win-loss record in 2025, 16-11 on hard (See FULL STATS)

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H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Birrell	Garland
Match played	3	3
Tot Set	7	7
Tot Games	64	76
Pts	228-176	257-219
Total Points	404	476
Winners	78	106
%Winners	34%	41%

Both Birrell and Garland played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Kimberly Birrell surrendered 1 set, while Joanna Garland conceded 1 set. Talking about their workload, Birrell and Garland have played the same amount of sets 7. However, Birrell played 12 games less than Garland. Birrell scored 78 winners (34% of the total points). On the other side, Joanna bagged 106 winners (41%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Birrell	Garland
Aces	5	9
Avg per match	1.7	3
1st in	115/178	159/254
%1st in	65%	63%
1st pts	78/115	106/159
%1st pts	68%	67%
2nd pts	30/63	44/95
%2nd pts	48%	46%

Birrell bagged 5 aces (1.7 per match). Garland scored 9 aces (3 per match). Birrell won 68% points behind her first serve. She quite strong on her second serve to win 48% of the points. On the other side, Garland won 67% 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	Garland
Won	17	19
Converted	17/39	19/35
% Converted	44%	54%
Conceded	16	27
Saved	5	14
% Saved	31%	52%
Times Broken	11	13

Kimberly broke her opponents 17 times with a 44% conversion rate. Kimberly conceded her serve 11 times and she saved 31% of the break points that she conceded. Joanna broke her opponents 19 times with a 54% conversion rate. Garland conceded her serve 13 times and she saved 52% of the break points that she conceded.

Birrell
	R1 Bartunkova	R2 Rashmikaa	1/4 Vekic	Total
Score	1-6 6-1 6-3	7-5 7-62	6-4 6-0
Tot Set	3	2	2	7
Tot Games	23	25	16	64
pts	73-59	97-86	58-31	228-176
Total points	132	183	89	404
Winners	29	27	22	78
%Winners	40%	28%	38%	34%
SERVE
Aces	1	2	2	5
Double Faults	5	7	2	14
1st in	46/64	41/71	28/43	115/178
% 1st in	72%	58%	65%	65%
1st pts	29/46	27/41	22/28	78/115
% 1st pts	63%	66%	79%	68%
2nd pts	7/18	11/30	12/15	30/63
% 2nd pts	39%	37%	80%	48%
Breaks
Won	6	7	4	17
Converted	6/8	7/22	4/9	17/39
Converted %	75%	32%	44%	44%
Conceded	7	9	0	16
Saved	2/7	3/9	0/0	5
Saved %	29%	33%	–	21%
Times Broken	5	6	0	11

Garland
	R1 Hartono	R2 Yamaguchi	1/4 Rodionova	Total
Score	6-4 6-3	5-7 7-5 7-5	6-2 7-62
Tot Set	2	3	2	7
Tot Games	19	36	21	76
pts	67-57	109-106	81-56	257-219
Total points	124	215	137	476
Winners	24	47	35	106
%Winners	36%	43%	43%	41%
SERVE
Aces	2	5	2	9
Double Faults	3	10	2	15
1st in	40/59	70/116	49/79	159/254
% 1st in	68%	60%	62%	63%
1st pts	24/40	47/70	35/49	106/159
% 1st pts	60%	67%	71%	67%
2nd pts	8/19	21/46	15/30	44/95
% 2nd pts	42%	46%	50%	46%
Breaks
Won	7	7	5	19
Converted	7/12	7/14	5/9	19/35
Converted %	58%	50%	56%	54%
Conceded	6	10	11	27
Saved	2/6	4/10	8/11	14
Saved %	33%	40%	73%	49%
Times Broken	4	6	3	13

Tennis Scores in Chennai

• Joanna GarlandGarland – Arina RodionovaRodionova (6-2 7-6²) – See score progression
• Janice TjenTjen – Mia PohankovaPohankova (6-3 6-1) – See score progression
• Kimberly BirrellBirrell – Donna VekicVekic (6-4 6-0) – See score progression
• Lanlana TararudeeTararudee – Polina IatcenkoIatcenko (6-0 6-2) – See score progression
• Lanlana TararudeeTararudee – Polina IatcenkoIatcenko (6-0 6-2) – See score progression
• Janice TjenTjen – Mia PohankovaPohankova (6-3 6-1) – See score progression
• Kimberly BirrellBirrell – Donna VekicVekic (6-4 6-0) – See score progression
• Joanna GarlandGarland – Arina RodionovaRodionova (6-2 7-6(2)) – See score progression

Upcoming matches in the draw

• Kimberly BirrellBirrell – Joanna GarlandGarland (0-0) – H2H and prediction