Lin Zhu vs Anna Blinkova — Indian Wells Qualifying Round 2
Indian Wells · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 4 March 2019 ·
hard
#111WTA
1694ELO
1654Hard ELO
27 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWLLL
Zhu L.4-6 6-4 7-5
Blinkova A.
Zhu L.
4672
Blinkova A.
6451
Lin Zhu defeated Anna Blinkova 4-6 6-4 7-5 in the Indian Wells qualifying round 2 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Anna Blinkova came in ranked #111. Lin Zhu extended the head-to-head to 2–1.
Key context
- Match story: Lin Zhu dropped the opening set before beating Anna Blinkova 4–6 6–4 7–5.
Head to head
1–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-21 | Cleveland | R32 | hard | Lin Zhu | 6-0 6-3 |
| 2019-09-27 | Beijing | Q32 | hard | Anna Blinkova | 6-4 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
65%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
44%
Service points won·Even
57%
54%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
53%
Aces / match·Even
1.8
1.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.3
4.1
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
16
36
Break points saved·Even
7
11
Break points won·Slight edge
80
87
Deciding sets·Dominant
3
30
Tiebreaks·Dominant
61
90
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Dominant
98
72
Zhu L.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Blinkova A.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 19 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast