Yanina Wickmayer vs Anna Blinkova — Linz Qualifying Round 1

Linz · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
BEL
Yanina Wickmayer
#1216WTA
36 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 October 2017 ·
hard
Anna Blinkova
RUS
Anna Blinkova
#111WTA
1694ELO
1654Hard ELO
27 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWLLLW
Wickmayer Y.
6-3 6-1
Blinkova A.
Wickmayer Y.
662
Blinkova A.
310

Yanina Wickmayer defeated Anna Blinkova 6-3 6-1 in the Linz qualifying round 1 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Anna Blinkova came in ranked #111, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Yanina Wickmayer claimed a first win over Anna Blinkova in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-07-03WimbledonR128grassAnna Blinkova6-2 4-6 6-3

Statistics

This season
Wickmayer Y.Blinkova A.
1st serve in·Even
65%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
44%
Service points won·Slight edge
59%
54%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
56%
53%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.5
1.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.8
4.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Wickmayer Y.Blinkova A.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
25
36
Break points saved·Slight edge
20
11
Break points won·Clear edge
64
87
Deciding sets·Clear edge
52
30
Tiebreaks·Dominant
13
90

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Wickmayer Y.Blinkova A.
Freshness·
—
72

Blinkova A.: 5 days rest · 2 matches, 59 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw