Lin Zhu vs Anna Blinkova — Cleveland Round of 32

Cleveland · WTA · Round of 32
Lin Zhu
CHN
Lin Zhu
#173WTA
1674ELO
1647Hard ELO
32 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 21 August 2023 ·
hard
Anna Blinkova
RUS8
Anna Blinkova
#95WTA
1694ELO
1654Hard ELO
28 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWWWLWL
Zhu L.
6-0 6-3
Blinkova A.
Zhu L.
662
Blinkova A.
030

Lin Zhu defeated Anna Blinkova 6-0 6-3 in the Cleveland round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Anna Blinkova came in ranked #95, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Lin Zhu claimed a first win over Anna Blinkova in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-09-27BeijingQ32hardAnna Blinkova6-4 6-2

Statistics

This season
Zhu L.Blinkova A.
1st serve in·Even
65%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
44%
Service points won·Even
57%
54%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
53%
Aces / match·Even
1.8
1.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.3
4.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (173 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Zhu L.Blinkova A.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
13
36
Break points saved·Even
7
11
Break points won·Slight edge
80
87
Deciding sets·Dominant
3
30
Tiebreaks·Dominant
44
91

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

Freshness

Recent load
Zhu L.Blinkova A.
Freshness·Clear edge
100
87

Zhu L.: 16 days rest · Blinkova A.: played today · 1 match, 13 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw