Anna Blinkova vs Yue Yuan — Saint Malo 125 Quarter-final

Saint Malo 125 · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
Anna Blinkova
RUS
Anna Blinkova
#114WTA
1694ELO
1602Clay ELO
27 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 27 April 2026
clay
CHN
Yue Yuan
#121WTA
1629ELO
1546Clay ELO
27 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWWLW
Blinkova A.
6-3 4-6 6-2
Yuan Y.
Blinkova A.
6462
Yuan Y.
3621

Anna Blinkova defeated Yue Yuan 6-3 4-6 6-2 in the Saint Malo 125 quarter-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Anna Blinkova came in ranked #114. Anna Blinkova claimed a first win over Yue Yuan in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Anna Blinkova closed it out in three sets, 6–3 4–6 6–2.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-03-18MiamiR128hardYue Yuan6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Blinkova A.serving37% hold

wins 45% of points on serve vs Yuan Y.

Yuan Y.serving55% hold

wins 52% 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

Statistics

This season
Blinkova A.Yuan Y.
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
57%
62%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
42%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
51%
58%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
50%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.0
2.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.0
1.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (21 vs 32). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Blinkova A.Yuan Y.
Clutch Rating·Even
66
64
Break points saved·Clear edge
58
81
Break points won·Clear edge
94
77
Deciding sets·Slight edge
68
60
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
94
85

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Blinkova A.
5.9
Even matchUmpiry Score
Yuan Y.
6.1
Even matchUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
5.2+56 Clay Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.8Clay Elo 1546
5.2Overall Elo 1694
ELO gap
4.8Overall Elo 1629
5.0
H2H
5.0
3.5
Surface form
5.4
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
8.6
Minutes 14d
4.0
3-set count
9.0
Prev. match
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.Yuan Y.
Freshness·
67
—

Blinkova A.: 2 days rest · 3 matches, 71 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Final
Uchijima M.
Valentova T.
6-726-36-1
Semi-finals
Valentova T.
Blinkova A.
6-36-2
Uchijima M.
Ponchet J.
6-47-63
Quarter-finals
Valentova T.
Tagger L.
7-57-5
Blinkova A.
Yuan Y.
6-34-66-2
Ponchet J.
Golubic V.
4-66-46-2
Uchijima M.
Costoulas S.
6-46-1
R16
Tagger L.
Monnot A.
6-46-1
Yuan Y.
Andreescu B.
6-33-66-0
Blinkova A.
Naef C.
6-42-66-1
Ponchet J.
Kabbaj Y.
6-26-4
Golubic V.
Osuigwe W.
2-66-26-2
Uchijima M.
Nguyen Tan L.
7-56-2
Costoulas S.
Jeanjean L.
4-67-616-1
Valentova T.
Liu C.
6-42-66-2
R32
Uchijima M.
Efremova K.
6-43-66-3
Nguyen Tan L.
Tubello A.
7-646-3
Valentova T.
Stephens S.
6-46-1
Liu C.
Rame A.
2-66-16-3
Tagger L.
Rakotomanga Rajaonah T.
6-06-4
Yuan Y.
Sun L.
4-66-36-4
Naef C.
Bartashevich Y.
6-46-0
Blinkova A.
Belgraver J.
7-616-1
Kabbaj Y.
Parry D.
6-37-65
Osuigwe W.
Paquet C.
6-46-2
Golubic V.
Burel C.
6-36-2
Andreescu B.
Jacquemot E.
7-637-65
Ponchet J.
Ferro F.
6-10-1
Monnot A.
Korneeva A.
6-26-3
Costoulas S.
Aksu A.
7-57-64
Jeanjean L.
Gibson T.
6-756-27-5