Anna Blinkova vs Varvara GrachevaSeoul Round of 32

Seoul · WTA · Round of 32
#102WTA
1694ELO
1654Hard ELO
27 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 September 2022
hard
#95WTA
1810ELO
1763Hard ELO
25 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Blinkova A.
6-4 7-6
Gracheva V.
Blinkova A.
6772
Gracheva V.
4610

Anna Blinkova defeated Varvara Gracheva 6-4 7-6 in the Seoul round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Varvara Gracheva came in ranked #95, leading the head-to-head 4–0. Anna Blinkova claimed a first win over Varvara Gracheva in five meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

Head to head

04
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-02-27AustinR16hardVarvara Gracheva6-3 6-7(5) 6-1
2023-02-06LinzR32hardVarvara Gracheva7-5 7-5
2021-02-08Australian OpenR128hardVarvara Gracheva6-1 3-6 7-6(7)
2019-07-29WashingtonR32hardVarvara Gracheva6-2 5-7 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Blinkova A.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Gracheva V.

Gracheva V.serving67% hold

wins 57% 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.Gracheva V.
0
Serve
3
47
Return
27

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

Statistics

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

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

Clutch

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

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
4.6
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
6.8
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
3.6Hard Elo 1654
Surface ELO
6.4+109 Hard Elo edge
3.5Overall Elo 1694
ELO gap
6.5Overall Elo 1810
0.0
H2H
10.0
0.7
Surface form
4.3
0.0Lost last 3
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
9.2
Minutes 14d
7.0
9.0
Prev. match
8.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
75

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
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