Mayar Sherif vs Anna Blinkova — Rome Qualifying Round 1

Rome · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
EGY
Mayar Sherif
#118WTA
1620ELO
1597Clay ELO
30 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWLWWWWLW
0 — 0
Sets
Tuesday, 5 May 2026
clay
RUS
Anna Blinkova
#105WTA
1682ELO
1601Clay ELO
27 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLWLW

Mayar Sherif defeated Anna Blinkova 6-1 6-2 in the Rome qualifying round 1 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Anna Blinkova came in ranked #105, leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Mayar Sherif had been the form player, winning 5 of their last 7 on clay. Mayar Sherif claimed a first win over Anna Blinkova in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Sherif M.
662
Blinkova A.
12–

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-05-08RomeR128clayAnna Blinkova2-6 6-2 6-3

Statistics

Recent form
Sherif M.Blinkova A.
78%1st serve in+17%61%
58%1st serve points won58%
45%2nd serve points won+2%43%
55%Service points won+3%52%
45%Return points won+1%44%
54%Break points saved+3%51%
1Aces / match+0.21.2
2Double faults / match+1.83.8

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

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Galfi D.
Grabher J.
7-626-4
Masarova R.
Teichmann J.
1-66-16-1
Kraus S.
Ruse E.
7-636-2
Potapova A.
Bartunkova N.
4-66-46-2
Korneeva A.
Tagger L.
6-36-3
Townsend T.
Jimenez Kasintseva V.
6-26-3
Korpatsch T.
Sherif M.
3-67-57-65
Kalinina A.
Volynets K.
6-26-3
Urgesi F.
Erjavec V.
6-46-1
Jeanjean L.
Tomljanovic A.
7-655-76-3
Waltert S.
Yuan Y.
6-21-67-5
Basiletti N.
Snigur D.
6-36-786-4
Q1
Korneeva A.
Seidel E.
7-613-66-2
Masarova R.
Uchijima M.
6-36-2
Teichmann J.
Vandewinkel H.
6-46-3
Tagger L.
Lamens S.
7-56-2
Jimenez Kasintseva V.
Sun L.
6-47-62
Townsend T.
Sramkova R.
3-67-56-2
Korpatsch T.
Ricci B.
3-66-16-2
Urgesi F.
Zarazua R.
6-42-66-3
Snigur D.
De Stefano S.
6-26-3
Basiletti N.
Arango E.
6-46-3
Jeanjean L.
Parry D.
6-17-60
Tomljanovic A.
Lombardini M.
7-56-1
Grabher J.
Sasnovich A.
4-66-26-4
Galfi D.
Parks A.
6-46-1
Volynets K.
Semenistaja D.
6-26-0
Sherif M.
Blinkova A.
6-16-2
Erjavec V.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-32-3
Kalinina A.
Osorio C.
6-37-5
Waltert S.
Pedone G.
6-27-64
Yuan Y.
Birrell K.
6-36-2
Potapova A.
Begu I.
6-17-5
Bartunkova N.
Krueger A.
6-26-2
Ruse E.
Dodin O.
6-16-3
Kraus S.
Salkova D.
6-26-2