Anna Blinkova vs Sinja KrausLinz Round of 32

Linz · WTA · Round of 32
#102WTA
1694ELO
1654Hard ELO
27 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 27 January 2025
hard
#94WTA
1736ELO
1645Hard ELO
24 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLLW
Blinkova A.
7-6 6-2
Kraus S.
Blinkova A.
7762
Kraus S.
6320

Anna Blinkova defeated Sinja Kraus 7-6 6-2 in the Linz round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Sinja Kraus came in ranked #94, defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

  • Match story: Anna Blinkova closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–2.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Blinkova A.serving50% hold

wins 50% of points on serve vs Kraus S.

Kraus S.serving67% hold

wins 57% 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.Kraus 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
1st serve in·Even
61%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
59%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
47%
Service points won·Even
53%
56%
Return points won·Even
45%
49%
Break points saved·Even
53%
53%
Aces / match·Even
1.3
1.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.7
3.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (75 vs 110). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
66
56
Break points saved·Clear edge
58
43
Break points won·Even
94
97
Deciding sets·Clear edge
68
90
Tiebreaks·Dominant
94
31

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.5
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
6.5
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
5.2+10 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.8Hard Elo 1645
4.7Overall Elo 1694
ELO gap
5.3Overall Elo 1736
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
5.0
Surface form
5.7
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
7.5
Minutes 14d
4.0
3-set count
6.0
Prev. match
Country comfort
4.0
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.

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Slight edge
75
84

Blinkova A.: 4 days rest · 2 matches, 46 games (7d) · Kraus S.: 5 days rest · 3 matches, 53 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
5°CMainly clear
Wind 3 km/hHumidity 81%