Anna Blinkova vs Shuai Zhang — Montreal Round of 64

Montreal · WTA · Round of 64
Anna Blinkova
RUS
Anna Blinkova
#111WTA
1694ELO
1654Hard ELO
27 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 7 August 2023 ·
hard
Shuai Zhang
CHN
Shuai Zhang
#54WTA
1718ELO
1695Hard ELO
37 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLLWLL
Blinkova A.
4-6 6-2 6-3
Zhang S.
Blinkova A.
4662
Zhang S.
6231

Anna Blinkova defeated Shuai Zhang 4-6 6-2 6-3 in the Montreal round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Shuai Zhang came in ranked #54, 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

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-01-07HobartR32hardAnna Blinkova6-2 0-6 6-2
2018-01-01ShenzhenR32hardShuai Zhang6-3 6-4

Statistics

This season
Blinkova A.Zhang S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
46%
Service points won·Even
54%
58%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Even
53%
53%
Aces / match·Even
1.8
2.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.1
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 168). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Blinkova A.Zhang S.
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
Blinkova A.Zhang S.
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