Anna Blinkova vs Cristina Bucsa — Australian Open Round of 128

Australian Open · WTA · Round of 128
Anna Blinkova
RUS
Anna Blinkova
#111WTA
1694ELO
1654Hard ELO
27 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 January 2024 ·
hard
Cristina Bucsa
ESP
Cristina Bucsa
#38WTA
1722ELO
1710Hard ELO
$900kYTD
$5.0MCAREER
28 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLLLLL
Blinkova A.
6-2 6-4
Bucsa C.
Blinkova A.
662
Bucsa C.
240

Anna Blinkova defeated Cristina Bucsa 6-2 6-4 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Cristina Bucsa came in ranked #38, defending last year's round of 32, but Anna Blinkova had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 6 on hard.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Statistics

This season
Blinkova A.Bucsa C.
1st serve in·Even
62%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
59%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
44%
Service points won·Even
53%
56%
Return points won·Even
46%
46%
Break points saved·Even
53%
55%
Aces / match·Even
1.5
1.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.0
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (150 vs 150). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Blinkova A.Bucsa C.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
36
22
Break points saved·Slight edge
11
16
Break points won·Even
87
83
Deciding sets·Even
30
34
Tiebreaks·Dominant
90
5

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

Freshness

Recent load
Blinkova A.Bucsa C.
Freshness·Clear edge
68
87

Blinkova A.: 4 days rest · 3 matches, 84 games (7d) · Bucsa C.: 5 days rest · 2 matches, 43 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw