Victoria Azarenka vs Anna BlinkovaSan Jose Round of 16

San Jose · WTA · Round of 16
#449WTA
1875ELO
1839Hard ELO
36 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 30 July 2018
hard
#102WTA
1694ELO
1654Hard ELO
27 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWLWW
Azarenka V.
6-1 6-0
Blinkova A.
Azarenka V.
662
Blinkova A.
100

Victoria Azarenka defeated Anna Blinkova 6-1 6-0 in the San Jose round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Anna Blinkova came in ranked #102.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Azarenka V.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Blinkova A.

Blinkova A.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Azarenka V.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Azarenka V.Blinkova A.
Serve
0
Return
47

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
63%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
44%
Service points won·Even
58%
54%
Return points won·Even
46%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
53%
Aces / match·Even
2.8
2.2
Double faults / match·Even
4.4
4.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (195 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
91
66
Break points saved·Dominant
94
58
Break points won·Slight edge
99
94
Deciding sets·Dominant
96
68
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
77
94

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
71

Blinkova A.: 3 days rest · 3 matches, 71 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
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