Anna Blinkova vs Magdalena FrechDubai Qualifying Round of 64

Dubai · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round of 64
#95WTA
1694ELO
1654Hard ELO
$609kYTD
$5.3MCAREER
28 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWLLLWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Saturday, 15 February 2020 ·
hard
#41WTA
1725ELO
1700Hard ELO
$879kYTD
$5.0MCAREER
28 yrs · 171 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLWLWLL
Blinkova A.
6-4 2-6 6-3
Frech M.
Blinkova A.
6262
Frech M.
4631

Anna Blinkova defeated Magdalena Frech 6-4 2-6 6-3 in the Dubai qualifying round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Magdalena Frech came in ranked #41, but Anna Blinkova had been the form player, winning 5 of their last 8 on hard. Anna Blinkova extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Anna Blinkova closed it out in three sets, 6–4 2–6 6–3.

Head to head

21
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-05-18StrasbourgR32clayAnna Blinkova6-3 7-5
2025-01-13Australian OpenR64hardMagdalena Frech0-6 6-0 6-2
2019-05-17W100 Trnava 1QFclayAnna Blinkova6-4 4-6 7-5

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
61%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
47%
Service points won·Even
54%
58%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Even
53%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.9
2.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.1
1.9

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
36
19
Break points saved·Even
11
15
Break points won·Dominant
87
49
Deciding sets·Even
30
29
Tiebreaks·Dominant
91
61

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Dominant
64
97

Blinkova A.: 1 day rest · 4 matches, 68 games (7d) · Frech M.: 10 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw