Leylah Fernandez vs Anna BlinkovaHong Kong Semi-final

Hong Kong · WTA · Semi-final
#24WTA
1805ELO
1785Hard ELO
$787kYTD
$8.1MCAREER
23 yrs · 168 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 October 2023
hard
#114WTA
1694ELO
1654Hard ELO
27 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWLWW
Fernandez L.
6-2 7-5
Blinkova A.
Fernandez L.
672
Blinkova A.
250

Leylah Fernandez defeated Anna Blinkova 6-2 7-5 in the Hong Kong semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Leylah Fernandez came in ranked #24. Leylah Fernandez claimed a first win over Anna Blinkova in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-06-26Bad HomburgR16grassAnna Blinkova7-5 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Fernandez L.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Blinkova A.

Blinkova A.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Fernandez L.

Serve advantage — Fernandez L.

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

Fernandez L.Blinkova A.
60
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·Slight edge
66%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
44%
Service points won·Slight edge
59%
54%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
58%
53%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.6
2.0
Double faults / match·Even
4.3
4.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
87
66
Break points saved·Dominant
95
58
Break points won·Even
95
94
Deciding sets·Clear edge
90
68
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
75
94

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
7.2
Strong advantageUmpiry Score
5.3
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
7.1+131 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
2.9Hard Elo 1654
7.3Overall Elo 1805
ELO gap
2.7Overall Elo 1694
5.0
H2H
5.0
6.7
Surface form
3.9
7.03-match win streak
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
5.6
3-set count
4.0
9.0
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·Dominant
98
67

Fernandez L.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Blinkova A.: 2 days rest · 3 matches, 71 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast