Anna Blinkova vs Shuai ZhangHobart Round of 32

Hobart · WTA · Round of 32
#111WTA
1694ELO
1654Hard ELO
27 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 7 January 2019 ·
hard
#54WTA
1718ELO
1695Hard ELO
37 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLLWLL
Blinkova A.
6-2 0-6 6-2
Zhang S.
Blinkova A.
6062
Zhang S.
2621

Anna Blinkova defeated Shuai Zhang 6-2 0-6 6-2 in the Hobart round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Shuai Zhang came in ranked #54, defending last year's round of 16, but Anna Blinkova had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 6 on hard. Anna Blinkova extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Anna Blinkova closed it out in three sets, 6–2 0–6 6–2.

Head to head

11
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-08-07MontrealR64hardAnna Blinkova4-6 6-2 6-3
2018-01-01ShenzhenR32hardShuai Zhang6-3 6-4

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
67%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
47%
Service points won·Even
54%
58%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Even
53%
54%
Aces / match·Even
1.9
2.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.1
2.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
36
46
Break points saved·Even
11
12
Break points won·Even
87
90
Deciding sets·Dominant
30
59
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
90
78

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Slight edge
79
89

Blinkova A.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 35 games (7d) · Zhang S.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 21 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw