Yafan Wang vs Anna Blinkova — Hua Hin Round of 32

Hua Hin · WTA · Round of 32
CHN
Yafan Wang
#358WTA
1704ELO
1673Hard ELO
32 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLWLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 28 January 2019
hard
Anna Blinkova
RUS
Anna Blinkova
#102WTA
1694ELO
1654Hard ELO
27 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWLWW
Wang Y.
5-7 6-2 6-1
Blinkova A.
Wang Y.
5662
Blinkova A.
7211

Yafan Wang defeated Anna Blinkova 5-7 6-2 6-1 in the Hua Hin round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Anna Blinkova came in ranked #102, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Yafan Wang claimed a first win over Anna Blinkova in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-07-02WimbledonR128grassAnna Blinkova6-7(4) 6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Wang Y.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Blinkova A.

Blinkova A.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Wang Y.

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

Wang Y.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
Wang Y.Blinkova A.
1st serve in·Even
60%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
44%
Service points won·Even
56%
54%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
53%
Aces / match·Even
2.5
2.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.3
4.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (151 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Wang Y.Blinkova A.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
51
66
Break points saved·Clear edge
76
58
Break points won·Dominant
62
94
Deciding sets·Even
65
68
Tiebreaks·Dominant
54
94

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

Freshness

Recent load
Wang Y.Blinkova A.
Freshness·
—
75

Blinkova A.: 4 days rest · 2 matches, 46 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Yastremska D.[8]
Tomljanovic A.[6]
6-22-67-63
Semi-finals
Tomljanovic A.[6]
Zidansek T.
6-46-1
Yastremska D.[8]
Linette M.
6-46-3
Quarter-finals
Zidansek T.
Golubic V.
4-66-16-2
Tomljanovic A.[6]
Zheng S.[4]
6-16-3
Linette M.
Wang Y.
6-26-3
Yastremska D.[8]
Muguruza G.[1]
7-656-1
R16
Yastremska D.[8]
Peng S.
6-16-4
Muguruza G.[1]
Barthel M.
6-37-5
Wang Y.
Zhang S.[5]
4-1
Tomljanovic A.[6]
Baindl K.
7-606-1
Golubic V.
Duan Y.
7-647-5
Zidansek T.
Brady J.
6-30-67-69
Zheng S.[4]
Begu I.
6-26-4
Linette M.
Niculescu M.
4-66-36-2
R32
Brady J.
Garcia C.[2]
6-47-63
Golubic V.
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-26-4
Duan Y.
Parmentier P.[7]
1-66-36-4
Linette M.
Hon P.
6-12-66-2
Niculescu M.
Hsieh S.[3]
6-47-62
Peng S.
Paquet C.
6-26-3
Barthel M.
Ferro F.
6-11-66-4
Zidansek T.
Babos T.
6-03-1
Begu I.
Rodina E.
6-26-0
Zheng S.[4]
Minella M.
6-786-46-4
Zhang S.[5]
Kumkhum L.
6-26-1
Baindl K.
Perrin C.
6-43-66-3
Muguruza G.[1]
Lisicki S.
6-36-4
Tomljanovic A.[6]
Voegele S.
6-17-66
Yastremska D.[8]
Rus A.
6-06-3
Wang Y.
Blinkova A.
5-76-26-1