Peyton Stearns vs Kimberly Birrell Preview & Prediction | 2026 ATX Open | Semi-Final
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Fourth seed Peyton Stearns faces Australia's Kimberly Birrell for a place in the ATX Open final.
Ranking points: WTA 250
Start date/time:
Venue: Westwood Country Club, Austin, USA
Surface: Outdoor hard
How to watch on TV: UK – Sky Sports Tennis / USA – Tennis Channel
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Peyton Stearns vs Kimberly Birrell prediction
Peyton Stearns has never reached the final of a WTA hard-court event before, but she is now just one match away from ticking that box.
The 24-year-old won a topsy-turvy quarter-final with Oksana Selekhmeteva, dominating the first set 6-1 before surrendering the second 5-7. The American refocused for the decider though, taking it 7-5 to continue her strong run this week.
Kimberly Birrell was bageled in the first set of her ATX Open campaign, against Petra Marcinko in the first round, but since then the Australian has won all six sets she has contested.
That includes her 6-3, 6-3 triumph over compatriot Akjla Tomljanovic in the quarter-finals, during which she won an impressive 79% of points behind her first serve.
Fourth seed Stearns is favoured to progress in front of her home crowd, but Birrell has been playing with increasing confidence in Austin, and looks capable of forcing a deciding set.
Peyton Stearns vs Kimberly Birrell tip: Over 2.5 sets
