WTA 250 · Round of 32 · Shenzhen
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Zhang
💥 Big Hitter
Blinkova
🛡️ The Spoiler
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 63% vs 🛡️ The Spoiler across 1,180 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Shuai Zhang here.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the the spoiler's strong court coverage. 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 | Zhang | Blinkova |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 6–12 | 5–7 |
| Avg odds | 2.77 | 1.98 |
| ROI % | -37.9% | -29.7% |
| Units P/L | -6.83u | -3.56u |
Prior meetings and scores · 3 career meetings
1
Zhang
2
Blinkova
Aug 7, 2023
Montreal
H Hard · Round of 64
Jan 7, 2019
Hobart
H Hard · Round of 32
Jan 1, 2018
Shenzhen
H Hard · Round of 32
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Across 4 shared opponents, both Zhang and Blinkova posted a 0% win rate.
| Opponent | Zhang | Blinkova |
|---|---|---|
| Taylah Preston | L 36 62 36 | L |
| Yuliia Starodubtseva | L | L 36 16 |
| Talia Gibson | L | L 16 36 |
| Amanda Anisimova | L 67 06 | L 75 16 06 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Zhang | Blinkova |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 69.8% | 57.8% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 60% | 55.3% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 44.5% | 32.2% |
| Aces / Match | 2.3 | 0.8 |
| Double Faults / Match | 3 | 3.3 |
| Break Points Saved % | 52.5% | 51.8% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 29.3% | 41.3% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 48.2% | 59.1% |
| BP Converted % | 52% | 44.2% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 46.8% | 47% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 0% | 0% |
Last five matches per player
Matchup overview
Shuai Zhang and Anna Blinkova face off in the Round of 32 at Shenzhen on Hard.
Shuai Zhang leads 1-2 over 3 previous meetings.
Shuai Zhang is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Elena Gabriela Ruse (Jun 20).
Anna Blinkova is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Solana Sierra (Jun 21).
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