Anna Blinkova vs Ann Li — Austin Round of 32

Austin · WTA · Round of 32
Anna Blinkova
RUS
Anna Blinkova
#111WTA
1694ELO
1654Hard ELO
27 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 27 February 2023 ·
hard
Ann Li
USA
Ann Li
#29WTA
1807ELO
1746Hard ELO
$837kYTD
$3.9MCAREER
26 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLWLLL
Blinkova A.
6-4 6-4
Li A.
Blinkova A.
662
Li A.
440

Anna Blinkova defeated Ann Li 6-4 6-4 in the Austin round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ann Li came in ranked #29, but Anna Blinkova had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 7 on hard. Anna Blinkova extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Anna Blinkova edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-03-31CharlestonR64clayAnn Li6-4 6-3
2024-10-20W100 Macon 1FhardAnna Blinkova2-6 6-2 7-6(4)
2023-03-06Indian WellsR128hardAnna Blinkova6-1 6-2

Statistics

This season
Blinkova A.Li A.
1st serve in·Even
61%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
60%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
46%
Service points won·Even
54%
58%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Even
53%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.9
3.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.1
2.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Blinkova A.Li A.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
36
43
Break points saved·Clear edge
11
27
Break points won·Slight edge
87
79
Deciding sets·Dominant
30
70
Tiebreaks·Dominant
90
26

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

Freshness

Recent load
Blinkova A.Li A.
Freshness·Clear edge
68
80

Blinkova A.: 4 days rest · 3 matches, 84 games (7d) · Li A.: 2 days rest · 2 matches, 41 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw