Grand Slam · French Open
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Birrell
🎯 Baseliner
Pegula
👑 The Complete Package
Matchup analysis
The 👑 The Complete Package archetype wins about 69% vs 🎯 Baseliner across 382 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Jessica Pegula here.
The Complete Package players often use elite serve & return and high bp conversion to pressure the baseliner's precise groundstrokes. On Clay, that can swing with conditions.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Birrell | Pegula |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Avg odds | 2.29 | 2.83 |
| ROI % | +4.0% | -100.0% |
| Units P/L | +0.08u | -1.00u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 1 career meeting
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Birrell
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Pegula
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Pegula has a higher win rate against shared opponents (90% vs Birrell's 50%).
| Opponent | Birrell | Pegula |
|---|---|---|
| Anastasia Potapova | W 64 64 | W 76 62 |
| Ann Li | L 26 62 36 | W 61 62 |
| Elena Rybakina | L 16 26 | L 62 36 46 |
| Jaqueline Cristian | W 57 61 75 | W 64 61 |
| Oksana Selekhmeteva | W 61 64 | W 63 62 |
| Donna Vekic | W 64 60 | W 46 62 63 |
| Ajla Tomljanovic | W 63 63 | W 60 63 |
| Amanda Anisimova | L 16 36 | W 16 64 63 |
| Clara Tauson | L 57 26 | W 63 26 64 |
| Anastasia Zakharova | L 75 46 36 | W 62 61 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Birrell | Pegula |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 67.6% | 63.3% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 58.4% | 71.4% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 45.5% | 52.5% |
| Aces / Match | 1.5 | 4.6 |
| Double Faults / Match | 4 | 1.6 |
| Break Points Saved % | 44.8% | 60.2% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 37.3% | 38.7% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 56.6% | 54.7% |
| BP Converted % | 59.4% | 40.8% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 50% | 53.8% |
| Surface (Clay) | ||
| Clay Win % | 0% | 82% |
Last five matches per player
Match summary
Kimberly Birrell meets Jessica Pegula on outdoor clay at the French Open on 26 May. Birrell, ranked 82nd, comes in off a two-match losing streak and has not competed in 34 days. Pegula holds the 5th ranking and arrives with a single-match winning streak after playing 20 days ago.
The two have met once before, with Pegula winning that encounter. In recent clay play, Pegula has compiled a 14-6 record while Birrell sits at 1-6. Both players have defeated Ajla Tomljanovic and Anastasia Potapova in recent matches, though Pegula has prevailed against Amanda Anisimova, Anastasia Zakharova, and Clara Tauson in spots where Birrell faltered.
Birrell operates as a baseline grinder who builds points through consistency and depth. Pegula presents a more rounded game, comfortable moving forward and mixing pace with slice. Birrell's clay record reflects the challenge this surface poses for her game, while Pegula's 70% clay win rate demonstrates comfort in the dirt. Birrell will need to construct rallies long enough to trouble Pegula's all-court movement and transition game.
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