Sofia Kenin vs Anna Blinkova — Guangzhou Semi-final
Sofia Kenin defeated Anna Blinkova 7-6 4-6 6-1 in the Guangzhou semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Anna Blinkova came in ranked #89.
Key context
- Match story: Sofia Kenin came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 4–6 6–1.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedKenin S. came through in three sets.
Common opponents
8 shared · last 12 monthsKenin S. and Blinkova A. faced 8 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Kenin S. went 8–3 (73%) against them, Blinkova A. 4–4 (50%). Kenin S. came out better against 3 of 8 comparable opponents, Blinkova A. against 0 — though 1 of those edges carries caveats (retirement).
8–373%Kenin S. · better vs 3Record vs common opponents4–450%Blinkova A. · better vs 0
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
17–10Sets11–10
136–120Games89–102
3–1Tiebreaks3–0
3–1Deciding sets2–3
vs Osaka N.#17W6-4 1-6 2-0Cincinnati · hardL4-6 7-6 2-6US Open · hard
vs Keys M.#23W6-7 6-3 6-4Rome · clayL3-6 7-6 4-6Roland Garros · clay
vs Sevastova A.#625W6-4 4-6 6-2Mallorca · grassW7-6 6-4Doha · hard
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vs Garcia C.#784W6-3 6-2Hobart · hardW1-6 6-4 6-4Roland Garros · clay
vs Buzarnescu M.W6-3 6-0Dubai · hardW1-6 6-3 6-3New York · hard
vs Goerges J.W6-3 2-6 6-4Wuhan · hardL1-6 4-6Luxembourg · hard
vs Strycova B.L7-6 1-6 4-6CZE vs USA · hardL0-6 6-3 0-6Doha · hard- vs Vandeweghe C.W7-6 6-3US Open · hardW6-3 6-0New York · hard
Draw
Closing odds
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Player context
Before the matchKenin S.Blinkova A.1 786ELO1 8281 662Hard ELO1 7213–7Last 108–220Age21170 cmHeight179 cmRightPlaysRightCareer $12.8M2026 $1.0MEarningsCareer $5.5M2026 $769K
Cite this
Sofia Kenin beat Anna Blinkova 7-6 4-6 6-1. Umpiry, "Sofia Kenin vs Anna Blinkova — Guangzhou Semi-final", https://umpiry.com/match/2019-09-16/blinkova-vs-kenin-guangzhou-sf?utm_source=cite (as of 16 September 2019).