Anna Blinkova vs Jasmine PaoliniCluj Napoca Final

Cluj Napoca · WTA · Final
#114WTA
1694ELO
1654Hard ELO
27 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWLWLWLWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 10 October 2022
hard
#17WTA
1905ELO
1873Hard ELO
$1.3MYTD
$16MCAREER
30 yrs · 160 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLLWLL
Blinkova A.
6-2 3-6 6-2
Paolini J.
Blinkova A.
6362
Paolini J.
2621

Anna Blinkova defeated Jasmine Paolini 6-2 3-6 6-2 in the Cluj Napoca final 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

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

Head to head

11
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-01-15Australian OpenR32hardJasmine Paolini7-6(1) 6-4
2020-01-20Australian OpenR128hardAnna Blinkova7-5 6-4

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
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
2.1
1.4
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
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
95
93

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
5.0
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
6.7
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
2.0Hard Elo 1654
Surface ELO
8.0+218 Hard Elo edge
1.9Overall Elo 1694
ELO gap
8.1Overall Elo 1905
10.0
H2H
0.0
1.2
Surface form
6.2
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
9.3
Minutes 14d
6.2
3-set count
4.0
9.0
Prev. match
7.0
Surface transition
6.0
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·Even
64
63

Blinkova A.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 79 games (7d) · Paolini J.: 1 day rest · 4 matches, 84 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast