Anna Blinkova vs Yulia PutintsevaHobart Quarter-final

Hobart · WTA · Quarter-final
#102WTA
1694ELO
1654Hard ELO
27 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 January 2023
hard
#82WTA
1805ELO
1758Hard ELO
31 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLWLL
Blinkova A.
6-3 6-4
Putintseva Y.
Blinkova A.
662
Putintseva Y.
340

Anna Blinkova defeated Yulia Putintseva 6-3 6-4 in the Hobart quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Yulia Putintseva came in ranked #82. Anna Blinkova extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Anna Blinkova closed it out in two sets, 6–3 6–4.

Head to head

11
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-10-09Hong KongR32hardAnna Blinkova6-4 2-6 5-1 RET
2019-09-30BeijingR64hardYulia Putintseva6-0 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Blinkova A.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Putintseva Y.

Putintseva Y.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.Putintseva Y.
0
Serve
18
47
Return
29

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
61%
72%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
47%
Service points won·Even
54%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
53%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.0
1.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.2
1.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (186 vs 184). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
66
83
Break points saved·Dominant
58
87
Break points won·Even
94
98
Deciding sets·Clear edge
68
86
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
94
72

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.7
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
6.0
Even matchUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
3.6Hard Elo 1654
Surface ELO
6.4+104 Hard Elo edge
3.4Overall Elo 1694
ELO gap
6.6Overall Elo 1805
5.0
H2H
5.0
7.1
Surface form
2.5
Win streak
0.0Lost last 3
Fatigue & Travel
7.8
Minutes 14d
8.2
7.0
3-set count
9.0
Prev. match
8.0
Country comfort
4.7
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
71
75

Blinkova A.: 3 days rest · 3 matches, 71 games (7d) · Putintseva Y.: 3 days rest · 4 matches, 74 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
20°CMainly clear
Wind 20 km/hHumidity 76%