Anna Blinkova vs Kristyna Pliskova — Linz Qualifying Round 2

Linz · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
Anna Blinkova
RUS
Anna Blinkova
#111WTA
1694ELO
1654Hard ELO
27 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 October 2018 ·
hard
CZE
Kristyna Pliskova
34 yrs · 184 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWLWWL
Blinkova A.
6-1 6-2
Pliskova K.
Blinkova A.
662
Pliskova K.
120

Anna Blinkova defeated Kristyna Pliskova 6-1 6-2 in the Linz qualifying round 2 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kristyna Pliskova came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Anna Blinkova claimed a first win over Kristyna Pliskova in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-01-14Australian OpenR128hardKristyna Pliskova7-6 2-6 6-2

Statistics

This season
Blinkova A.Pliskova K.
1st serve in·Even
61%
60%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
60%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
45%
Service points won·Slight edge
54%
61%
Return points won·Slight edge
45%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
53%
63%
Aces / match·Dominant
1.9
8.1
Double faults / match·Even
4.1
3.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 158). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Blinkova A.Pliskova K.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
36
7
Break points saved·Dominant
11
62
Break points won·Dominant
87
14
Deciding sets·Dominant
30
1
Tiebreaks·Dominant
90
21

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

Freshness

Recent load
Blinkova A.Pliskova K.
Freshness·
72
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Blinkova A.: 5 days rest · 2 matches, 59 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw