Anna Blinkova vs Ann Li — Indian Wells Round of 128
Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 128
#111WTA
1694ELO
1654Hard ELO
27 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 March 2023 ·
hard
USA#29WTA
1807ELO
1746Hard ELO
$837kYTD
$3.9MCAREER
26 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Blinkova A.6-1 6-2
Li A.
Blinkova A.
662
Li A.
120
Anna Blinkova defeated Ann Li 6-1 6-2 in the Indian Wells round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ann Li came in ranked #29, defending last year's round of 64, 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 dropped just 3 games past Ann Li.
Head to head
2–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-31 | Charleston | R64 | clay | Ann Li | 6-4 6-3 |
| 2024-10-20 | W100 Macon 1 | F | hard | Anna Blinkova | 2-6 6-2 7-6(4) |
| 2023-02-27 | Austin | R32 | hard | Anna Blinkova | 6-4 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st 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 pressureClutch 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 loadFreshness·Clear edge
63
75
Blinkova A.: 3 days rest · 4 matches, 103 games (7d) · Li A.: 1 day rest · 2 matches, 41 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast