Anna Blinkova vs Anastasia PotapovaCluj Napoca Semi-final

Cluj Napoca · WTA · Semi-final
#102WTA
1694ELO
1654Hard ELO
27 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 10 October 2022
hard
#27WTA
1904ELO
1804Hard ELO
$1.2MYTD
$6.5MCAREER
25 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWWWLW
Blinkova A.
5-7 6-4 6-4
Potapova A.
Blinkova A.
5662
Potapova A.
7441

Anna Blinkova defeated Anastasia Potapova 5-7 6-4 6-4 in the Cluj Napoca semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Anastasia Potapova came in ranked #27.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Blinkova A.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Potapova A.

Potapova A.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.Potapova A.
0
Serve
11
47
Return
52

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%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
61%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
45%
Service points won·Even
54%
56%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
53%
57%
Aces / match·Even
2.1
2.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.2
4.6

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
81
Break points saved·Dominant
58
89
Break points won·Slight edge
94
88
Deciding sets·Dominant
68
96
Tiebreaks·Dominant
94
57

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
4.9
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
6.5
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
3.3Hard Elo 1654
Surface ELO
6.7+150 Hard Elo edge
2.7Overall Elo 1694
ELO gap
7.3Overall Elo 1904
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
1.2
Surface form
3.4
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
9.3
Minutes 14d
7.3
3-set count
4.0
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·Dominant
71
99

Blinkova A.: 3 days rest · 3 matches, 71 games (7d) · Potapova A.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
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