Anna Blinkova vs Jasmine Paolini — Australian Open Round of 128

Australian Open · WTA · Round of 128
Anna Blinkova
RUS
Anna Blinkova
#114WTA
1694ELO
1654Hard ELO
27 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 20 January 2020
hard
Jasmine Paolini
ITA
Jasmine Paolini
#17WTA
1905ELO
1873Hard ELO
$1.3MYTD
$16MCAREER
30 yrs · 160 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLLWLL
Blinkova A.
7-5 6-4
Paolini J.
Blinkova A.
762
Paolini J.
540

Anna Blinkova defeated Jasmine Paolini 7-5 6-4 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jasmine Paolini came in ranked #17. Anna Blinkova extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-01-15Australian OpenR32hardJasmine Paolini7-6(1) 6-4
2022-10-10Cluj NapocaFhardAnna Blinkova6-2 3-6 6-2
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Serve vs return

This season
Blinkova A.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Paolini J.

Paolini J.serving69% hold

wins 58% 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.Paolini J.
0
Serve
31
47
Return
55

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

Statistics

This season
Blinkova A.Paolini J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
68%
1st serve points won·Even
61%
61%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
44%
49%
Service points won·Even
54%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
53%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.2
1.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.2
1.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Blinkova A.Paolini J.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
66
89
Break points saved·Dominant
58
87
Break points won·Slight edge
94
99
Deciding sets·Dominant
68
97
Tiebreaks·Even
94
93

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

Freshness

Recent load
Blinkova A.Paolini J.
Freshness·Slight edge
62
72

Blinkova A.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 71 games (7d) · Paolini J.: 3 days rest · 3 matches, 61 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
21°CRain
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 79%

Draw

Final
Kenin S.[14]
Muguruza G.
4-66-26-2
Semi-finals
Muguruza G.
Halep S.[4]
7-687-5
Kenin S.[14]
Barty A.[1]
7-667-5
Quarter-finals
Halep S.[4]
Kontaveit A.[28]
6-16-1
Muguruza G.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[30]
7-56-3
Kenin S.[14]
Jabeur O.
6-46-4
Barty A.[1]
Kvitova P.[7]
7-666-2
R16
Pavlyuchenkova A.[30]
Kerber A.[17]
6-757-646-2
Jabeur O.
Wang Q.[27]
7-646-1
Kontaveit A.[28]
Swiatek I.
6-747-57-5
Muguruza G.
Bertens K.[9]
6-36-3
Barty A.[1]
Riske Amritraj A.[18]
6-31-66-4
Kvitova P.[7]
Sakkari M.[22]
6-746-36-2
Kenin S.[14]
Gauff C.
6-756-36-0
Halep S.[4]
Mertens E.[16]
6-46-4
R32
Pavlyuchenkova A.[30]
Pliskova K.[2]
7-647-63
Barty A.[1]
Rybakina E.[29]
6-36-2
Riske Amritraj A.[18]
Goerges J.
1-67-646-2
Sakkari M.[22]
Keys M.[10]
6-46-4
Kvitova P.[7]
Alexandrova E.[25]
6-16-2
Kenin S.[14]
Zhang S.
7-57-67
Wang Q.[27]
Williams S.[8]
6-46-727-5
Kontaveit A.[28]
Bencic B.[6]
6-06-1
Mertens E.[16]
Bellis C.
6-16-756-0
Halep S.[4]
Putintseva Y.
6-16-4
Bertens K.[9]
Diyas Z.
6-27-63
Kerber A.[17]
Giorgi C.
6-26-746-3
Muguruza G.
Svitolina E.[5]
6-16-2
Gauff C.
Osaka N.[3]
6-36-4
Jabeur O.
Wozniacki C.
7-53-67-5
Swiatek I.
Vekic D.[19]
7-56-3
R64
Rybakina E.[29]
Minnen G.
6-36-4
Goerges J.
Martic P.[13]
4-66-37-5
Keys M.[10]
Rus A.
7-636-2
Sakkari M.[22]
Hibino N.
7-646-4
Alexandrova E.[25]
Krejcikova B.
6-16-3
Kvitova P.[7]
Badosa P.
7-57-5
Osaka N.[3]
Zheng S.
6-26-4
Gauff C.
Cirstea S.
4-66-37-5
Zhang S.
Mcnally C.
6-26-4
Jabeur O.
Garcia C.
1-66-26-3
Wang Q.[27]
Ferro F.
6-16-2
Williams S.[8]
Zidansek T.
6-26-3
Kontaveit A.[28]
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-24-66-1
Vekic D.[19]
Cornet A.
6-46-2
Swiatek I.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-37-5
Mertens E.[16]
Watson H.
6-36-0
Bellis C.
Muchova K.[20]
6-46-4
Putintseva Y.
Collins D.[26]
6-42-67-5
Halep S.[4]
Dart H.
6-26-4
Svitolina E.[5]
Davis L.
6-27-66
Bertens K.[9]
Rodionova A.
6-37-5
Kerber A.[17]
Hon P.
6-36-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.[30]
Townsend T.
7-57-61
Kenin S.[14]
Li A.
6-16-3
Diyas Z.
Blinkova A.
4-66-36-4
Giorgi C.
Kuznetsova S.
6-36-1
Pliskova K.[2]
Siegemund L.
6-36-3
Muguruza G.
Tomljanovic A.
6-33-66-3
Bencic B.[6]
Ostapenko J.
7-57-5
Barty A.[1]
Hercog P.
6-16-4
Riske Amritraj A.[18]
Zhu L.
6-36-1
Wozniacki C.
Yastremska D.[23]
7-57-5
R128
Cirstea S.
Strycova B.[32]
6-27-65
Ostapenko J.
Samsonova L.
6-16-4
Rybakina E.[29]
Pera B.
6-36-2
Riske Amritraj A.[18]
Wang Y.
7-652-66-3
Zhu L.
Golubic V.
4-66-17-65
Goerges J.
Hruncakova V.
6-16-2
Martic P.[13]
Mchale C.
6-36-0
Rus A.
Linette M.
1-66-36-4
Hibino N.
Peng S.
4-67-666-3
Sakkari M.[22]
Gasparyan M.
6-26-2
Krejcikova B.
Kanepi K.
7-632-66-3
Badosa P.
Larsson J.
6-16-0
Kvitova P.[7]
Siniakova K.
6-16-0
Osaka N.[3]
Bouzkova M.
6-26-4
Zheng S.
Kalinskaya A.
6-36-2
Mcnally C.
Stosur S.
6-16-4
Kenin S.[14]
Trevisan M.
6-26-4
Garcia C.
Brengle M.
6-756-26-2
Wozniacki C.
Ahn K.
6-16-3
Yastremska D.[23]
Juvan K.
6-16-1
Williams S.[8]
Potapova A.
6-06-3
Bencic B.[6]
Schmiedlova A.
6-37-5
Sorribes Tormo S.
Kudermetova V.
2-66-16-1
Vekic D.[19]
Sharapova M.
6-36-4
Mertens E.[16]
Kovinic D.
6-26-0
Bellis C.
Maria T.
6-06-2
Collins D.[26]
Diatchenko V.
6-13-66-4
Putintseva Y.
Hsieh S.
6-16-3
Dart H.
Doi M.
2-66-47-66
Svitolina E.[5]
Boulter K.
6-47-5
Tomljanovic A.
Sevastova A.[31]
6-16-1
Rodionova A.
Bondarenko K.
3-67-656-0
Bertens K.[9]
Begu I.
6-16-4
Giorgi C.
Lottner A.
6-36-3
Hon P.
Baindl K.
6-36-4
Kerber A.[17]
Cocciaretto E.
6-26-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.[30]
Stojanovic N.
6-17-5
Townsend T.
Pegula J.
6-47-65
Siegemund L.
Vandeweghe C.
6-16-4
Pliskova K.[2]
Mladenovic K.
6-17-5
Muguruza G.
Rogers S.
0-66-16-0
Alexandrova E.[25]
Teichmann J.
6-44-66-2
Li A.
Cabrera L.
7-647-610
Suarez Navarro C.
Sabalenka A.[11]
7-667-66
Hercog P.
Peterson R.
6-36-3
Minnen G.
Sasnovich A.
7-634-67-5
Wang Q.[27]
Parmentier P.
7-626-3
Ferro F.
Van Uytvanck A.
6-26-1
Davis L.
Fernandez L.
6-46-2
Gauff C.
Williams V.
7-656-3
Swiatek I.
Babos T.
6-36-2
Zidansek T.
Han N.
6-36-3
Barty A.[1]
Tsurenko L.
5-76-16-1
Keys M.[10]
Kasatkina D.
6-36-1
Zhang S.
Stephens S.[24]
2-67-56-2
Jabeur O.
Konta J.[12]
6-46-2
Watson H.
Pliskova K.
4-66-36-1
Blinkova A.
Paolini J.
7-56-4
Kuznetsova S.
Vondrousova M.[15]
6-24-66-4
Kontaveit A.[28]
Sharma A.
6-06-2
Cornet A.
Niculescu M.
5-76-16-0
Muchova K.[20]
Flipkens K.
6-32-67-67
Halep S.[4]
Brady J.
7-656-1
Diyas Z.
Anisimova A.[21]
6-34-66-3