Anna Blinkova vs Shuai Zhang — Montreal Round of 64

Montreal · WTA · Round of 64
Anna Blinkova
RUS
Anna Blinkova
#114WTA
1694ELO
1654Hard ELO
27 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 7 August 2023
hard
Shuai Zhang
CHN
Shuai Zhang
#64WTA
1718ELO
1695Hard ELO
37 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLWWL
Blinkova A.
4-6 6-2 6-3
Zhang S.
Blinkova A.
4662
Zhang S.
6231

Anna Blinkova defeated Shuai Zhang 4-6 6-2 6-3 in the Montreal round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Shuai Zhang came in ranked #64. Anna Blinkova extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-01-07HobartR32hardAnna Blinkova6-2 0-6 6-2
2018-01-01ShenzhenR32hardShuai Zhang6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Blinkova A.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Zhang S.

Zhang S.serving71% hold

wins 59% 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.Zhang S.
0
Serve
17
47
Return
58

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Blinkova A.Zhang S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
46%
Service points won·Even
54%
58%
Return points won·Even
45%
42%
Break points saved·Even
53%
52%
Aces / match·Even
2.0
2.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.2
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (186 vs 120). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Blinkova A.Zhang S.
Clutch Rating·Even
66
62
Break points saved·Even
58
55
Break points won·Slight edge
94
83
Deciding sets·Slight edge
68
78
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
94
82

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Blinkova A.
5.1
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 35 days (−0.7)
Zhang S.
5.7
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
4.4Hard Elo 1654
Surface ELO
5.6+41 Hard Elo edge
4.6Overall Elo 1694
ELO gap
5.4Overall Elo 1718
5.0
H2H
5.0
4.2
Surface form
3.1
0.0
Win streak
0.0Lost last 15
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
8.4
Prev. match
9.0
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
Blinkova A.Zhang S.
Freshness·Dominant
62
95

Blinkova A.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 71 games (7d) · Zhang S.: 10 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
22°COvercast
Wind 15 km/hHumidity 68%

Draw

Final
Pegula J.[4]
Samsonova L.[15]
6-16-0
Semi-finals
Pegula J.[4]
Swiatek I.[1]
6-26-746-4
Samsonova L.[15]
Rybakina E.[3]
1-66-16-2
Quarter-finals
Pegula J.[4]
Gauff C.[6]
6-25-77-5
Rybakina E.[3]
Kasatkina D.[10]
5-77-57-68
Samsonova L.[15]
Bencic B.[12]
6-46-4
Swiatek I.[1]
Collins D.
6-34-66-2
R16
Swiatek I.[1]
Muchova K.[14]
6-14-66-4
Gauff C.[6]
Vondrousova M.[9]
6-36-0
Rybakina E.[3]
Stephens S.
6-36-3
Bencic B.[12]
Kvitova P.[7]
6-736-36-1
Kasatkina D.[10]
Bouzkova M.
6-36-4
Samsonova L.[15]
Sabalenka A.[2]
7-624-66-3
Collins D.
Fernandez L.
6-26-3
Pegula J.[4]
Paolini J.
6-46-0
R32
Muchova K.[14]
Cirstea S.
7-56-4
Pegula J.[4]
Putintseva Y.
6-46-4
Paolini J.
Keys M.[13]
W/O
Stephens S.
Azarenka V.[16]
W/O
Gauff C.[6]
Boulter K.
6-26-2
Rybakina E.[3]
Brady J.
6-737-656-3
Bencic B.[12]
Parks A.
6-35-76-4
Sabalenka A.[2]
Martic P.
6-37-65
Samsonova L.[15]
Zheng Q.
6-36-2
Vondrousova M.[9]
Wozniacki C.
6-27-5
Kvitova P.[7]
Giorgi C.
6-25-76-0
Fernandez L.
Haddad Maia B.[11]
7-55-76-3
Collins D.
Sakkari M.[8]
6-46-2
Kasatkina D.[10]
Blinkova A.
6-27-5
Swiatek I.[1]
Pliskova K.
7-666-2
Bouzkova M.
Garcia C.[5]
6-44-66-2
R64
Paolini J.
Vekic D.
7-636-2
Zheng Q.
Kostyuk M.
6-21-66-3
Samsonova L.[15]
Siniakova K.
4-66-26-3
Muchova K.[14]
Potapova A.
7-646-2
Pliskova K.
Zhu L.
6-36-786-2
Haddad Maia B.[11]
Frech M.
6-46-2
Fernandez L.
Stearns P.
6-36-2
Collins D.
Svitolina E.
6-26-2
Putintseva Y.
Pera B.
6-36-4
Keys M.[13]
Williams V.
6-27-5
Vondrousova M.[9]
Sherif M.
6-46-2
Boulter K.
Marino R.
6-36-1
Bouzkova M.
Day K.
7-616-3
Kasatkina D.[10]
Mertens E.
6-46-2
Azarenka V.[16]
Linette M.
6-36-0
Stephens S.
Kalinina A.
6-47-62
Brady J.
Ostapenko J.
7-670-67-68
Giorgi C.
Andreescu B.
6-36-2
Bencic B.[12]
Bronzetti L.
6-26-3
Wozniacki C.
Birrell K.
6-26-2
Parks A.
Davis L.
7-54-66-2
Martic P.
Bucsa C.
6-06-4
Cirstea S.
Gracheva V.
6-47-63
Blinkova A.
Zhang S.
4-66-26-3