Anna Blinkova vs Simona Halep — Hong Kong 125 Round of 16

Hong Kong 125 · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
Anna Blinkova
RUS
Anna Blinkova
#102WTA
1694ELO
1654Hard ELO
27 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWLWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 30 September 2024
hard
ROU
Simona Halep
34 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLWWW
Blinkova A.
6-2 6-1
Halep S.
Blinkova A.
662
Halep S.
21–

Anna Blinkova defeated Simona Halep 6-2 6-1 in the Hong Kong 125 round of 16 on hard.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Blinkova A.serving54% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Halep S.

Halep S.serving52% hold

wins 51% 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.Halep S.
0
Serve
—
47
Return
—

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

Statistics

This season
Blinkova A.Halep S.
1st serve in·Even
62%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
59%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
42%
Service points won·Even
53%
54%
Return points won·Even
45%
42%
Break points saved·Even
53%
51%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.5
2.8
Double faults / match·Even
4.1
4.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (127 vs 5). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Blinkova A.Halep S.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
66
89
Break points saved·Dominant
58
87
Break points won·Slight edge
94
100
Deciding sets·Dominant
68
98
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.
5.4
Clear underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Halep S.
4.3
Heavy underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Injury return: 140 days (−1.5)
Form & Matchup
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
1.5
Surface form
6.5
0.0Lost last 8
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
9.4
Minutes 14d
9.0
Prev. match
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.Halep S.
Freshness·
71
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Blinkova A.: 3 days rest · 3 matches, 71 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Tomljanovic A.
Tauson C.
4-66-46-4
Semi-finals
Tomljanovic A.
Blinkova A.
6-42-66-3
Tauson C.
Gracheva V.
6-46-3
Quarter-finals
Blinkova A.
Navarro E.
6-46-3
Gracheva V.
Lamens S.
4-67-656-4
Tauson C.
Hibino N.
6-16-1
Tomljanovic A.
Kessler M.
6-30-0
R16
Kessler M.
Sawangkaew M.
6-36-2
Tomljanovic A.
Ruse E.
7-56-3
Navarro E.
Birrell K.
6-26-4
Blinkova A.
Halep S.
6-26-1
Lamens S.
Bondar A.
3-67-56-1
Gracheva V.
Baptiste H.
6-36-3
Tauson C.
Lepchenko V.
2-66-36-4
Hibino N.
Galfi D.
6-43-66-3
R32
Halep S.
Rodionova A.
6-24-66-4
Navarro E.
Golubic V.
7-56-4
Tomljanovic A.
Stakusic M.
6-45-76-0
Kessler M.
Chong E.
6-36-4
Bondar A.
Wong H.
6-46-4
Lamens S.
Hartono A.
6-41-66-4
Baptiste H.
Sorribes Tormo S.
7-56-1
Gracheva V.
Ma Y.
0-66-16-2
Tauson C.
Trevisan M.
6-37-5
Lepchenko V.
Fruhvirtova L.
6-33-67-5
Birrell K.
Yang Y.
6-26-0
Blinkova A.
Plipuech P.
6-16-2
Ruse E.
Wang Q.
6-06-4
Galfi D.
Aney J.
6-16-4
Hibino N.
Burel C.
6-27-65
Sawangkaew M.
Parks A.
5-76-36-4