WTA 500 · Round of 16 · Strasbourg
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Sabalenka
💥 Big Hitter
Blinkova
🛡️ The Spoiler
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 63% vs 🛡️ The Spoiler across 1,167 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Aryna Sabalenka here.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the the spoiler's strong court coverage. On Clay, that can swing with conditions.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Sabalenka | Blinkova |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 13–5 | 5–6 |
| Avg odds | 1.51 | 2.02 |
| ROI % | -22.7% | -23.3% |
| Units P/L | -4.08u | -2.56u |
Prior meetings and scores · 3 career meetings
3
Sabalenka
0
Blinkova
Apr 22, 2025
Madrid
C Clay · Round of 64
Jul 3, 2023
Wimbledon
G Grass · Round of 32
Sep 21, 2020
Strasbourg
C Clay · Round of 16
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Sabalenka has a higher win rate against shared opponents (90% vs Blinkova's 20%).
| Opponent | Sabalenka | Blinkova |
|---|---|---|
| Jessica Pegula | L | L 16 36 |
| Nikola Bartunkova | W | L 46 46 |
| Daria Kasatkina | W | W |
| Emma Raducanu | W 76 46 76 | L |
| Barbora Krejcikova | W 62 63 | L 26 26 |
| Victoria Mboko | W 76 64 | L 26 06 |
| Amanda Anisimova | W 63 36 63 | L 75 16 06 |
| Iva Jovic | W 63 60 | L 36 46 |
| Elise Mertens | W 64 76 | L 46 36 |
| Marie Bouzkova | W 76 64 | W 64 26 63 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Sabalenka | Blinkova |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 65.9% | 57.8% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 69.5% | 55.3% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 53.1% | 32.2% |
| Aces / Match | 3.2 | 0.8 |
| Double Faults / Match | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| Break Points Saved % | 58.1% | 51.8% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 36.8% | 41.3% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 57.8% | 59.1% |
| BP Converted % | 39.8% | 44.2% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 54.1% | 47% |
| Surface (Clay) | ||
| Clay Win % | 76% | 22% |
Last five matches per player
Matchup overview
Aryna Sabalenka and Anna Blinkova face off in the Round of 16 at Strasbourg on Clay.
Aryna Sabalenka leads 3-0 over 3 previous meetings.
Aryna Sabalenka is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Jessica Pegula (Jun 20).
Anna Blinkova is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: W vs Julia Avdeeva (Jun 20).
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