Anna Blinkova vs Varvara GrachevaHobart Qualifying Round 1

Hobart · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
#102WTA
1694ELO
1654Hard ELO
27 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWLWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 January 2023
hard
#95WTA
1810ELO
1763Hard ELO
25 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLWWWLW
Blinkova A.
6-1 6-1
Gracheva V.
Blinkova A.
662
Gracheva V.
11

Anna Blinkova defeated Varvara Gracheva 6-1 6-1 in the Hobart qualifying round 1 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Varvara Gracheva came in ranked #95, leading the head-to-head 4–1. Anna Blinkova narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

Head to head

14
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)
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.serving49% hold

wins 49% of points on serve vs Gracheva V.

Gracheva V.serving51% hold

wins 50% 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
61%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
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
2.0
2.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.2
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (186 vs 192). 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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
75

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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