ATP Challenger Tour · Semifinals · Knoxville
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Blanch
🎯 Baseliner
Glinka
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
The 🎯 Baseliner archetype wins about 56% vs 🪃 Counterpuncher across 1,649 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Darwin Blanch here.
Baseliner players often use precise groundstrokes and court control to pressure the counterpuncher's elite bp conversion. On Hard, that can swing with conditions.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Blanch | Glinka |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 8–9 | 6–7 |
| Avg odds | 2.17 | 1.98 |
| ROI % | -8.9% | -11.5% |
| Units P/L | -1.51u | -1.49u |
Prior meetings and scores · 2 career meetings
1
Blanch
1
Glinka
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Across 5 shared opponents, both Blanch and Glinka posted a 20% win rate.
| Opponent | Blanch | Glinka |
|---|---|---|
| Jurij Rodionov | W 16 61 76 | W 62 64 |
| Benjamin Bonzi | L 36 67 | L 46 46 |
| Stefan Kozlov | L 26 76 36 | L 26 36 |
| Billy Harris | L 63 67 67 | L 63 57 36 |
| Martin Damm | L 36 46 46 | L 76 46 46 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Blanch | Glinka |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 58.5% | 61.6% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 68.1% | 70.9% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 46.4% | 51.7% |
| Aces / Match | 3.9 | 1.9 |
| Double Faults / Match | 3.1 | 2.8 |
| Break Points Saved % | 52.3% | 64.6% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 28.3% | 36.1% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 47.3% | 54.4% |
| BP Converted % | 37.9% | 48.5% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 19.6 | 14.5 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 35.2 | 28.8 |
| Net Pts Won % | 68.4% | 68.7% |
| Total Pts Won % | 47.5% | 53.9% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 33% | 0% |
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Match summary
Daniil Glinka, ranked 177th, will face Darwin Blanch, ranked 246th, in the Round of 16 of the Tallahassee Tennis Challenger on clay courts. The match is scheduled for April 13, 2026. Glinka and Blanch have met once before, with Blanch taking that encounter.
This rivalry remains relatively new with only one prior meeting between the two players. The previous result gave Blanch a 1-0 head-to-head advantage, though both players have continued to develop since that encounter.
Both players arrive in decent form, each winning 60% of their last five matches. Glinka has been stronger over a longer stretch, posting a 70% win rate in his last 10 matches with a current one-match winning streak. Blanch maintains a 60% win rate over his last 10 matches and also carries a one-match streak. Both players competed in four matches over the last two weeks and last played two days ago.
Glinka is a complete all-court player who can attack and defend effectively, while Blanch relies primarily on baseline play. On clay specifically, both players have struggled recently; Glinka holds a 37.5% record on the surface while Blanch sits at 35.7%, making this a matchup between two players still finding their footing on clay.
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