Viktoriya Tomova vs Anna Blinkova — Bad Homburg Quarter-final

Bad Homburg · WTA · Quarter-final
Viktoriya Tomova
BUL
Viktoriya Tomova
#174WTA
1626ELO
1530Grass ELO
31 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLWLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 24 June 2024
grass
Anna Blinkova
RUS
Anna Blinkova
#114WTA
1694ELO
1602Grass ELO
27 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWLWW
Tomova V.
2-6 6-1 7-6
Blinkova A.
Tomova V.
267112
Blinkova A.
61691

Viktoriya Tomova defeated Anna Blinkova 2-6 6-1 7-6 in the Bad Homburg quarter-final on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Anna Blinkova came in ranked #114, defending last year's quarter-final, but Viktoriya Tomova had arrived on a 3-match winning run.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Tomova V.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Blinkova A.

Blinkova A.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Tomova 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

Statistics

This season
Tomova V.Blinkova A.
1st serve in·Even
65%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
59%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
43%
Service points won·Even
54%
53%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
52%
53%
Aces / match·Even
1.6
1.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.2
4.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (126 vs 127). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Tomova V.Blinkova A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
28
66
Break points saved·Dominant
30
58
Break points won·Slight edge
88
94
Deciding sets·Dominant
42
68
Tiebreaks·Dominant
43
94

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Tomova V.
5.0
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Surface jump clay↔grass (−0.8)
Blinkova A.
6.1
Even matchUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
4.4Grass Elo 1530
Surface ELO
5.6+72 Grass Elo edge
4.4Overall Elo 1626
ELO gap
5.6Overall Elo 1694
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
3.7
Surface form
4.5
7.03-match win streak
Win streak
0.0Lost last 3
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
8.5
0.0
3-set count
Prev. match
9.0
3.0
Surface transition
Context
6.0
Defending pts
7.0

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
Tomova V.Blinkova A.
Freshness·Dominant
100
67

Tomova V.: 19 days rest · Blinkova A.: 2 days rest · 3 matches, 71 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
24°CMainly clear
Wind 10 km/hHumidity 52%

Draw

Final
Shnaider D.[7]
Vekic D.
6-32-66-3
Semi-finals
Vekic D.
Tomova V.
6-07-66
Shnaider D.[7]
Navarro E.[3]
7-52-66-3
Quarter-finals
Navarro E.[3]
Wozniacki C.
4-66-11-0
Vekic D.
Siniakova K.
W/O
Tomova V.
Blinkova A.
2-66-17-69
Shnaider D.[7]
Badosa P.
6-37-63
R16
Shnaider D.[7]
Yastremska D.
6-26-2
Navarro E.[3]
Stearns P.
6-46-1
Blinkova A.
Haddad Maia B.[4]
6-37-5
Vekic D.
Alexandrova E.[6]
6-43-66-3
Siniakova K.
Samsonova L.[2]
6-36-736-3
Badosa P.
Niemeier J.
4-66-26-1
Wozniacki C.
Kudermetova V.
6-26-4
Tomova V.
Noskova L.[5]
6-46-2
R32
Alexandrova E.[6]
Podoroska N.
6-36-0
Niemeier J.
Sakkari M.[1]
2-66-27-64
Navarro E.[3]
Cristian J.
6-36-1
Stearns P.
Stusek J.
6-27-5
Kudermetova V.
Parry D.[2]
3-67-56-1
Wozniacki C.
Svitolina E.[3]
6-36-747-5
Noskova L.[5]
Townsend T.[6]
7-56-1
Tomova V.
Maria T.
6-16-3
Blinkova A.
Andreescu B.
6-46-2
Siniakova K.
Burel C.
6-36-776-1
Samsonova L.[2]
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-36-1
Haddad Maia B.[4]
Korpatsch T.[5]
6-17-66
Vekic D.
Bronzetti L.
6-36-4
Badosa P.
Rus A.
6-46-1
Shnaider D.[7]
Kerber A.
7-56-3
Yastremska D.
Andreeva M.[2]
4-66-46-3