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Kimberly Birrell of Australia faces off with Sonay Kortal of Great Britain in the first round of the 2025 Rome Open on Tuesday.
Birrell lost to Peyton Stearns 7-5, 3-6, 4-6 in the first round of the 2025 Madrid Open two weeks ago. Birrell, who has reached a career-high world’s No.60, entered the hostilities in Rome with a 22-9 record in the year, but 1-2 on clay. With a 21-29 record on the red dirt, it is clear that Birrell isn’t as strong of a clay-court player as her first-round opponent, Sonay Kartal.
Ranked No. 56 in the world, Kartal reached the second round of the Madrid Open after beating Jacquiline Cristian 6-5, 7-5 in the first round. Unfortunately for the Brit, she ran into eventual semifinalist and former top-10 player Elina Svitolina, losing to the Ukrainian 6-3 6-1.
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Kimberly Birrell vs Sonay Kartal Form
Kimberly Birrell and Sonay Kartal Latest Matches
2/6 (33%)
4/6 (67%)
Apr 30, 2025 - WTA 125K Vic, Spain Women Singles
Apr 28, 2025 - WTA 125K Vic, Spain Women Singles
Apr 22, 2025 - WTA Mutua Madrid Open
Apr 11, 2025 - Billie Jean King Cup
Apr 9, 2025 - Billie Jean King Cup
Mar 21, 2025 - WTA Miami
3/6 (50%)
3/6 (50%)
Apr 25, 2025 - WTA Mutua Madrid Open
Apr 23, 2025 - WTA Mutua Madrid Open
Apr 15, 2025 - WTA Rouen
Apr 12, 2025 - Billie Jean King Cup
Apr 11, 2025 - Billie Jean King Cup
Mar 17, 2025 - WTA Miami
Kimberly Birrell against Sonay Kartal : Head to Head (H2H)
Jun 20, 2024 - Roehampton, Singles Qualifying W-C10-GBR-04B
Kimberly Birrell - Sonay Kartal Key Points
- Kimberly Birrell lost to Peyton Stearns 7-5, 3-6, 4-6 in the first round of the 2025 Madrid Open
- Kimberly Birrell has a 21-29 record on clay.
- Sonay Kartal reached the second round of the 2025 Madrid Open.
- Sonay Kartal has a 68.3 percent win rate on clay.
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Our Kimberly Birrell vs Sonay Kartal Prediction
Fearless Forecast: Sonay Kartal dominates Kimberly Birrell in their first match-up on clay.
I expect Sonay Kartal to breeze through Kimberly Birrell in their third career head-to-head duel, but first match on a clay court. By just looking at their stats, it is evident that Kartal (41-19) is the more experienced and accomplished clay-court player than Birrell (21-29 record on clay). And although Birrell has had a better year overall than the Brit, I still don’t think her skill set is polished enough to beat a more seasoned clay-court player in Rome. Our betting prediction for Sonay Kartal vs. Kimberly Birrell: Sonay Kartal will win 2-0.
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