Anna Blinkova vs Shuai Zhang — Hobart Round of 32

Hobart · WTA · Round of 32
Anna Blinkova
RUS
Anna Blinkova
#114WTA
1694ELO
1654Hard ELO
27 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 7 January 2019
hard
Shuai Zhang
CHN3
Shuai Zhang
#64WTA
1718ELO
1695Hard ELO
37 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLWWL
Blinkova A.
6-2 0-6 6-2
Zhang S.
Blinkova A.
6062
Zhang S.
2621

Anna Blinkova defeated Shuai Zhang 6-2 0-6 6-2 in the Hobart round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Shuai Zhang came in ranked #64, defending last year's round of 16. Anna Blinkova extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Anna Blinkova closed it out in three sets, 6–2 0–6 6–2.

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-08-07MontrealR64hardAnna Blinkova4-6 6-2 6-3
2018-01-01ShenzhenR32hardShuai Zhang6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Blinkova A.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Zhang S.

Zhang S.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Blinkova A.

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

Blinkova A.Zhang S.
0
Serve
17
47
Return
58

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

Statistics

This season
Blinkova A.Zhang S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
61%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
47%
Service points won·Even
54%
58%
Return points won·Even
45%
42%
Break points saved·Even
53%
52%
Aces / match·Even
2.2
2.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.2
2.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Blinkova A.Zhang S.
Clutch Rating·Even
66
62
Break points saved·Even
58
55
Break points won·Slight edge
94
83
Deciding sets·Slight edge
68
78
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
94
82

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·Dominant
67
96

Blinkova A.: 2 days rest · 3 matches, 71 games (7d) · Zhang S.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
22°CClear
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 40%

Draw

Final
Kenin S.
Schmiedlova A.
6-36-0
Semi-finals
Schmiedlova A.
Bencic B.
7-624-66-2
Kenin S.
Cornet A.[6]
6-26-4
Quarter-finals
Bencic B.
Yastremska D.
7-626-3
Schmiedlova A.
Begu I.
7-57-5
Kenin S.
Flipkens K.[7]
7-57-5
Cornet A.[6]
Minnen G.
6-16-4
R16
Yastremska D.
Lapko V.
6-16-4
Begu I.
Blinkova A.
4-67-626-2
Schmiedlova A.
Van Uytvanck A.[8]
6-36-2
Cornet A.[6]
Parmentier P.
6-36-0
Minnen G.
Linette M.
6-14-67-63
Flipkens K.[7]
Hruncakova V.
6-736-46-1
Kenin S.
Jabeur O.
7-666-3
Bencic B.
Hives Z.
6-26-4
R32
Hives Z.
Larsson J.
7-617-62
Linette M.
Sakkari M.[4]
3-66-26-4
Flipkens K.[7]
Jakupovic D.
6-47-5
Jabeur O.
Bogdan A.
7-686-2
Kenin S.
Garcia C.[1]
6-36-2
Yastremska D.
Siegemund L.
6-36-1
Begu I.
Watson H.
6-16-4
Bencic B.
Buzarnescu M.[2]
4-66-37-5
Lapko V.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[5]
6-33-66-3
Schmiedlova A.
Rodina E.
7-56-756-3
Van Uytvanck A.[8]
Brengle M.
7-657-5
Cornet A.[6]
Bai A.
6-46-2
Parmentier P.
Perez E.
6-25-77-5
Minnen G.
Baindl K.
6-46-0
Blinkova A.
Zhang S.[3]
6-20-66-2
Hruncakova V.
Babos T.
6-36-3