By Ros Satar
- Harriet Dart [WC] v Anhelina Kalinina [5]
BIRMINGHAM, UK – Katie Boulter and Jodie Burrage are downed in their openers leaving Harriet Dart to advance to the round of 16.
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Harriet Dart [WC] v Anhelina Kalinina [5] | H2H: Dart leads 1-0
| Harriet Dart [WC] v Anhelina Kalinina [5] | H2H: Zhu leads 1-0 |
| WTA Birmingham | UK |
| Grass | Prize Money: $3,920 |
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Tale of the Tape – Key Stats (Grass 2023)
| H2H: | Harriet Dart (WR 134) | Anhelina Kalinina (WR 25) |
| Tournament Previous Best | R16 (2022) | Debut |
| 1st Serve Return Points Won % | 41.2 | 39.4 |
| Return Points Won % | 46.6 | 43.5 |
| Break Point Conversion % | 50.0 | 58.3 |
| Break Points Saved % | 51.1 | 25.0 |
| Total Points Won % | 53.1 | 49.0 |
Harriet Dart was understandably frustrated to have been downed in Nottingham by the eventual champion Katie Boulter. Playing against fellow Brit finalist Jodie Burrage, perhaps Dart had a point to prove, in a three setter, that saw her come from a set down to prevail.
There is no doubt that Dart’s record on grass holds her in good stead here, especially as she haded Anhelina Kalinina a defeat last week on her way to the Nottingham semi-final.
The Ukrainian has just two match wins on the green stuff this season, and she certainly doesn’t have the steadiness she had in the earlier part of the season, with her inuury halted run to the Rome final as her highlight of the year.
Dart has confidence, and the support of a home crowd behind her, plus knows she can beat Kalinina on this surface,
Prediction: Dart in straight sets.
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