Varvara Gracheva vs Anna BlinkovaAustin Round of 16

Austin · WTA · Round of 16
#88WTA
1810ELO
1763Hard ELO
25 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLWWWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 27 February 2023
hard
#114WTA
1694ELO
1654Hard ELO
27 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWLWW
Gracheva V.
6-3 6-7 6-1
Blinkova A.
Gracheva V.
66562
Blinkova A.
37711

Varvara Gracheva defeated Anna Blinkova 6-3 6-7 6-1 in the Austin round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Varvara Gracheva came in ranked #88, leading the head-to-head 3–1. Varvara Gracheva extended the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Varvara Gracheva came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–3 6–7 6–1.

Head to head

31
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
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
Gracheva V.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Blinkova A.

Blinkova A.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Gracheva V.

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

Gracheva V.Blinkova A.
3
Serve
0
27
Return
47

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
63%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
44%
Service points won·Even
56%
54%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
53%
53%
Aces / match·Even
1.9
2.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.3
4.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (192 vs 186). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

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

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.6
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
5.5
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
6.4+109 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.6Hard Elo 1654
6.5Overall Elo 1810
ELO gap
3.5Overall Elo 1694
6.7
H2H
3.3
4.5
Surface form
4.3
Win streak
0.0Lost last 4
Fatigue & Travel
7.2
Minutes 14d
4.0
3-set count
8.0
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·
62

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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