Varvara Gracheva vs Anna Blinkova — Australian Open Round of 128

Australian Open · WTA · Round of 128
Varvara Gracheva
FRA
Varvara Gracheva
#95WTA
1810ELO
1763Hard ELO
25 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLWWWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 8 February 2021
hard
Anna Blinkova
RUS
Anna Blinkova
#102WTA
1694ELO
1654Hard ELO
27 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWLWW
Gracheva V.
6-1 3-6 7-6
Blinkova A.
Gracheva V.
63792
Blinkova A.
16671

Varvara Gracheva defeated Anna Blinkova 6-1 3-6 7-6 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The result followed the form book — Varvara Gracheva came in ranked #95, leading the head-to-head 3–1. Varvara Gracheva extended the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Varvara Gracheva came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 3–6 7–6.

Head to head

3–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-02-27AustinR16hardVarvara Gracheva6-3 6-7(5) 6-1
2023-02-06LinzR32hardVarvara Gracheva7-5 7-5
2022-09-19SeoulR32hardAnna Blinkova6-4 7-6(1)
2019-07-29WashingtonR32hardVarvara Gracheva6-2 5-7 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Gracheva V.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Blinkova A.

Blinkova A.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Gracheva V.

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

Gracheva V.Blinkova A.
3
Serve
0
27
Return
47

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

Statistics

This season
Gracheva V.Blinkova A.
1st serve in·Even
63%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
44%
Service points won·Even
56%
54%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
53%
53%
Aces / match·Even
2.0
2.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.3
4.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Gracheva V.Blinkova A.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
74
66
Break points saved·Clear edge
76
58
Break points won·Slight edge
87
94
Deciding sets·Clear edge
90
68
Tiebreaks·Dominant
65
94

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

Freshness

Recent load
Gracheva V.Blinkova A.
Freshness·
—
75

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
18°COvercast
Wind 17 km/hHumidity 62%

Draw

Final
Osaka N.[3]
Brady J.[22]
6-46-3
Semi-finals
Brady J.[22]
Muchova K.[25]
6-43-66-4
Osaka N.[3]
Williams S.[10]
6-36-4
Quarter-finals
Muchova K.[25]
Barty A.[1]
1-66-36-2
Brady J.[22]
Pegula J.
4-66-26-1
Osaka N.[3]
Hsieh S.
6-26-2
Williams S.[10]
Halep S.[2]
6-36-3
R16
Halep S.[2]
Swiatek I.[15]
3-66-16-4
Brady J.[22]
Vekic D.[28]
6-17-5
Barty A.[1]
Rogers S.
6-36-4
Hsieh S.
Vondrousova M.[19]
6-46-2
Osaka N.[3]
Muguruza G.[14]
4-66-47-5
Williams S.[10]
Sabalenka A.[7]
6-42-66-4
Muchova K.[25]
Mertens E.[18]
7-657-5
Pegula J.
Svitolina E.[5]
6-43-66-3
R32
Williams S.[10]
Potapova A.
7-656-2
Swiatek I.[15]
Ferro F.
6-46-3
Halep S.[2]
Kudermetova V.[32]
6-16-3
Vekic D.[28]
Kanepi K.
5-77-626-4
Sabalenka A.[7]
Li A.
6-36-1
Pegula J.
Mladenovic K.
6-26-1
Barty A.[1]
Alexandrova E.[29]
6-26-4
Muchova K.[25]
Pliskova K.[6]
7-57-5
Brady J.[22]
Juvan K.
6-16-3
Hsieh S.
Errani S.
6-42-67-5
Vondrousova M.[19]
Cirstea S.
6-26-4
Muguruza G.[14]
Diyas Z.
6-16-1
Osaka N.[3]
Jabeur O.[27]
6-36-2
Svitolina E.[5]
Putintseva Y.[26]
6-46-0
Rogers S.
Kontaveit A.[21]
6-46-3
Mertens E.[18]
Bencic B.[11]
6-26-1
R64
Hsieh S.
Andreescu B.[8]
6-36-2
Cirstea S.
Kvitova P.[9]
6-41-66-1
Jabeur O.[27]
Schmiedlova A.
6-36-2
Barty A.[1]
Saville D.
6-17-67
Alexandrova E.[29]
Krejcikova B.
6-37-64
Kontaveit A.[21]
Watson H.
6-756-46-2
Rogers S.
Danilovic O.
6-26-3
Bencic B.[11]
Kuznetsova S.
7-52-66-4
Mertens E.[18]
Zhu L.
7-686-1
Pliskova K.[6]
Collins D.
7-56-2
Kanepi K.
Kenin S.[4]
6-36-2
Vekic D.[28]
Podoroska N.
6-26-2
Juvan K.
Sherif M.
3-67-626-3
Pegula J.
Stosur S.
6-06-1
Mladenovic K.
Hibino N.
7-56-1
Putintseva Y.[26]
Van Uytvanck A.
6-41-66-2
Svitolina E.[5]
Gauff C.
6-46-3
Errani S.
Williams V.
6-16-0
Vondrousova M.[19]
Marino R.
6-17-5
Diyas Z.
Pera B.
6-43-66-3
Osaka N.[3]
Garcia C.
6-26-3
Sabalenka A.[7]
Kasatkina D.
7-656-3
Li A.
Cornet A.
6-27-66
Williams S.[10]
Stojanovic N.
6-36-0
Swiatek I.[15]
Giorgi C.
6-26-4
Ferro F.
Rybakina E.[17]
6-46-4
Kudermetova V.[32]
Gracheva V.
5-76-26-2
Halep S.[2]
Tomljanovic A.
4-66-47-5
Muchova K.[25]
Barthel M.
6-46-1
Brady J.[22]
Brengle M.
6-16-2
Muguruza G.[14]
Samsonova L.
6-36-1
Potapova A.
Babos T.
6-26-4
R128
Watson H.
Pliskova K.
7-647-63
Bencic B.[11]
Davis L.
6-34-66-1
Kuznetsova S.
Strycova B.
6-26-2
Juvan K.
Konta J.[13]
4-62-0
Errani S.
Wang Q.[30]
2-66-46-4
Jabeur O.[27]
Petkovic A.
6-33-66-4
Schmiedlova A.
Hibi M.
7-626-4
Swiatek I.[15]
Rus A.
6-16-3
Williams S.[10]
Siegemund L.
6-16-1
Muguruza G.[14]
Gasparyan M.
6-46-0
Cornet A.
Savinykh V.
6-24-67-67
Cirstea S.
Tig P.
6-26-1
Barthel M.
Cocciaretto E.
3-66-46-4
Krejcikova B.
Zheng S.
6-32-66-2
Brady J.[22]
Bolsova A.
6-16-3
Stojanovic N.
Begu I.
6-36-4
Barty A.[1]
Kovinic D.
6-06-0
Saville D.
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-17-5
Alexandrova E.[29]
Trevisan M.
6-36-4
Kontaveit A.[21]
Sasnovich A.
7-56-2
Rogers S.
Jones F.
6-46-1
Zhu L.
Osuigwe W.
6-16-1
Mertens E.[18]
Fernandez L.
6-16-3
Muchova K.[25]
Ostapenko J.
7-56-2
Collins D.
Bogdan A.
6-36-1
Podoroska N.
Mchale C.
6-46-4
Pliskova K.[6]
Paolini J.
6-06-2
Kenin S.[4]
Inglis M.
7-56-4
Kanepi K.
Sevastova A.
6-36-1
Vekic D.[28]
Wang Y.
4-66-36-4
Sherif M.
Paquet C.
7-57-5
Pegula J.
Azarenka V.[12]
7-56-4
Stosur S.
Aiava D.
6-46-4
Hibino N.
Sharma A.
2-66-37-5
Mladenovic K.
Sakkari M.[20]
6-20-66-3
Putintseva Y.[26]
Stephens S.
4-66-26-3
Van Uytvanck A.
Burel C.
4-66-36-4
Gauff C.
Teichmann J.
6-36-2
Svitolina E.[5]
Bouzkova M.
6-37-65
Andreescu B.[8]
Buzarnescu M.
6-24-66-3
Hsieh S.
Pironkova T.
7-56-2
Williams V.
Flipkens K.
7-56-2
Vondrousova M.[19]
Peterson R.
2-67-57-5
Marino R.
Birrell K.
6-07-69
Kvitova P.[9]
Minnen G.
6-36-4
Diyas Z.
Zidansek T.
6-27-5
Pera B.
Kerber A.[23]
6-06-4
Li A.
Zhang S.[31]
6-26-0
Osaka N.[3]
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-16-2
Sabalenka A.[7]
Hruncakova V.
6-06-4
Kasatkina D.
Boulter K.
6-16-4
Potapova A.
Riske Amritraj A.[24]
6-26-1
Rybakina E.[17]
Zvonareva V.
4-66-46-4
Kudermetova V.[32]
Kostyuk M.
6-27-65
Gracheva V.
Blinkova A.
6-13-67-67
Tomljanovic A.
Doi M.
6-26-1
Giorgi C.
Shvedova Y.
6-36-3
Samsonova L.
Badosa P.
6-747-647-5
Halep S.[2]
Cabrera L.
6-26-1
Ferro F.
Siniakova K.
6-756-26-4
Brengle M.
Rodionova A.
6-16-2
Garcia C.
Hercog P.
7-666-3
Babos T.
Bonaventure Y.
7-606-4
Danilovic O.
Martic P.[16]
7-53-66-4