Sofia Kenin vs Anna Blinkova — Hobart Round of 16

Hobart · WTA · Round of 16
USA
Sofia Kenin
#87WTA
1723ELO
1673Hard ELO
27 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 6 January 2025
hard
RUS
Anna Blinkova
#103WTA
1682ELO
1648Hard ELO
27 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sofia Kenin defeated Anna Blinkova 6-2 3-6 6-2 in the Hobart round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Sofia Kenin came in ranked #87, defending last year's round of 16. Sofia Kenin extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Sofia Kenin closed it out in three sets, 6–2 3–6 6–2.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Kenin S.
7.2
Strong advantageUmpiry Score
Blinkova A.
6.6
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
5.4+25 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.6Hard Elo 1648
5.7Overall Elo 1723
ELO gap
4.3Overall Elo 1682
5.0
H2H
5.0
6.8
Surface form
5.9
0.0
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
7.5
Minutes 14d
8.3
7.0
3-set count
9.0
Prev. match
9.0
5.9
Country comfort
4.5
Context
6.0
Defending pts
6.0

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.

Kenin S.
6362
Blinkova A.
2621

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
1.00
SlowFast
Weather
18°COvercast
Wind 13 km/hHumidity 60%

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-03-17MiamiR128hardAnna Blinkova3-6 6-1 6-3
2019-09-16GuangzhouSFhardSofia Kenin7-6(2) 4-6 6-1

Statistics

Recent form
Kenin S.Blinkova A.
67%1st serve in+7%60%
62%1st serve points won+4%58%
45%2nd serve points won+3%42%
56%Service points won+4%52%
39%Return points won+5%44%
54%Break points saved+2%52%
2Aces / match+0.81.2
5.3Double faults / match+1.53.8

Averages from each player's recent completed matches (20 vs 20). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Kessler M.
Mertens E.[2]
6-43-66-0
Semi-finals
Mertens E.[2]
Joint M.
6-26-3
Kessler M.
Avanesyan E.[6]
4-66-36-4
Quarter-finals
Kessler M.
Yastremska D.[1]
7-56-4
Avanesyan E.[6]
Anisimova A.[3]
W/O
Mertens E.[2]
Kudermetova V.
6-10-66-2
Joint M.
Kenin S.
6-36-1
R16
Avanesyan E.[6]
Minnen G.
6-26-2
Anisimova A.[3]
Bondar A.
6-36-4
Kenin S.
Blinkova A.
6-23-66-2
Mertens E.[2]
Zarazua R.
6-46-3
Joint M.
Linette M.[4]
6-16-1
Kudermetova V.
Osorio C.
6-46-1
Kessler M.
Carle M.
6-26-2
Yastremska D.[1]
Li A.
1-67-56-2
R32
Mertens E.[2]
Parrizas Diaz N.
6-36-1
Bondar A.
Sherif M.
7-56-4
Linette M.[4]
Gracheva V.
6-33-66-4
Carle M.
Bouzas Maneiro J.
6-33-66-0
Zarazua R.
Bronzetti L.
6-46-3
Anisimova A.[3]
Saville D.
6-36-3
Kudermetova V.
Cocciaretto E.
7-56-0
Minnen G.
Tomova V.
7-56-3
Kenin S.
Sun L.[5]
4-66-36-3
Blinkova A.
Pera B.
7-56-4
Osorio C.
Yuan Y.[8]
6-26-3
Yastremska D.[1]
Volynets K.
2-66-46-1
Joint M.
Danilovic O.
6-26-3
Li A.
Stephens S.
7-56-1
Kessler M.
Sramkova R.[7]
6-37-5
Avanesyan E.[6]
Wang X.
6-37-5