Anna Blinkova vs Elina Svitolina — Linz Round of 16
Anna Blinkova defeated Elina Svitolina 6-4 6-4 in the Linz round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Elina Svitolina came in ranked #7, leading the head-to-head 2–0, but Anna Blinkova had been the form player, winning 8 of their last 10 on hard. Anna Blinkova claimed a first win over Elina Svitolina in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.
Key context
- Match story: Anna Blinkova edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedBlinkova A. took it in straight sets.
Common opponents
7 shared · last 12 monthsBlinkova A. and Svitolina E. faced 7 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Blinkova A. went 6–3 (67%) against them, Svitolina E. 6–2 (75%). Results against comparable opponents are close (2 : 2 better-results split).
vs Navarro E.#24L1-6 1-6US Open · hardL1-6 6-4 3-6Indian Wells · hard
vs Parry D.#31W6-2 6-3Rome · clayW6-3 6-4Strasbourg · clay
vs Pliskova K.#51W6-1 2-6 6-4Indian Wells · hardW3-6 6-4 6-2Roland Garros · clay
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vs Niemeier J.#461L3-6 4-6Linz · hardW6-3 6-4Wimbledon · grass
vs Wozniacki C.W1-6 6-4 6-1San Diego · hardL3-6 7-6 5-7Bad Homburg · grass
vs Cirstea S.#16Hard to compareW6-3 3-6 7-6Roland Garros · clayW6-4 6-4Australian Open · hard
vs Saville D.Hard to compareW1-6 6-4 7-5Australian Open · hardW6-2 6-4Charleston · clay
Head-to-head
3 meetings · Svitolina E. leads 2–1Hard: Blinkova A. leads 1–0 · Clay: Svitolina E. leads 2–0
- Blinkova A.January 2025LinzThis matchHard6-4 6-4
- Svitolina E.May 2023Roland GarrosClay2-6 6-2 7-5
- Svitolina E.May 2023StrasbourgClay6-2 6-3
Draw
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Player context
Before the matchCite this
Anna Blinkova beat Elina Svitolina 6-4 6-4. Umpiry, "Anna Blinkova vs Elina Svitolina — Linz Round of 16", https://umpiry.com/match/2025-01-27/blinkova-vs-svitolina-linz-r16?utm_source=cite (as of 27 January 2025).