Sofia Kenin vs Anna Blinkova — Hobart Round of 16
Sofia Kenin defeated Anna Blinkova 6-2 3-6 6-2 in the Hobart round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Anna Blinkova came in ranked #89, defending last year's round of 32. Sofia Kenin moved ahead in the head-to-head, 2–1.
Key context
- Match story: Sofia Kenin closed it out in three sets, 6–2 3–6 6–2.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedKenin S. came through in three sets.
Common opponents
8 shared · last 12 monthsKenin S. and Blinkova A. faced 8 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Kenin S. went 3–5 (38%) against them, Blinkova A. 2–7 (22%). Results against comparable opponents are close (2 : 2 better-results split).
3–538%Kenin S. · better vs 2Record vs common opponents2–722%Blinkova A. · better vs 2
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
6–11Sets7–16
82–89Games97–121
0–4Tiebreaks1–2
1–0Deciding sets2–3
vs Pegula J.#3L6-7 3-6US Open · hardW6-2 3-6 6-3Indian Wells · hard
vs Cirstea S.#16L3-6 6-7Dubai · hardW6-3 3-6 7-6Roland Garros · clay
vs Siegemund L.#122W4-6 6-2 6-2Roland Garros · clayL1-6 6-7Rabat · clay
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vs Yuan Y.#135L3-6 3-6Hong Kong · hardL4-6 2-6Miami · hard
vs Tomova V.#339L4-6 6-7Indian Wells · hardL6-2 1-6 6-7Bad Homburg · grass
vs Garcia C.#784W6-3 6-3Roland Garros · clayL4-6 5-7Wimbledon · grass
vs Saville D.L6-7 1-6Hobart · hardL6-3 4-6 4-6Hobart · hard- vs Ponchet J.#316Hard to compareW7-5 6-4Hong Kong · hardL5-7 3-6Saint Malo 125 · clay
Head-to-head
3 meetings · Kenin S. leads 2–121
- Kenin S.January 2025HobartThis matchHard6-2 3-6 6-2
- Blinkova A.December 2022Limoges 125Hard6-4 6-4
- Kenin S.September 2019GuangzhouHard7-6 4-6 6-1
Draw
Closing odds
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Player context
Before the matchKenin S.Blinkova A.1 786ELO1 8321 662Hard ELO1 7252–8Last 107–326Age26170 cmHeight179 cmRightPlaysRightCareer $12.8M2026 $1.0MEarningsCareer $5.5M2026 $769K
Cite this
Sofia Kenin beat Anna Blinkova 6-2 3-6 6-2. Umpiry, "Sofia Kenin vs Anna Blinkova — Hobart Round of 16", https://umpiry.com/match/2025-01-06/blinkova-vs-kenin-hobart-r16?utm_source=cite (as of 6 January 2025).