WTA 500 · Semifinals · Guangzhou
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Kenin
🎯 Baseliner
Blinkova
⚔️ The Gladiator
Matchup analysis
The 🎯 Baseliner archetype wins about 56% vs ⚔️ The Gladiator across 173 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Sofia Kenin here.
Baseliner players often use precise groundstrokes and court control to pressure the the gladiator's physical intensity. 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 | Kenin | Blinkova |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 1–2 | 3–1 |
| Avg odds | 1.87 | 2.24 |
| ROI % | -32.0% | +71.5% |
| Units P/L | -0.96u | +2.86u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 3 career meetings
2
Kenin
1
Blinkova
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Across 7 shared opponents, both Kenin and Blinkova posted a 0% win rate.
| Opponent | Kenin | Blinkova |
|---|---|---|
| Katerina Siniakova | L 61 46 16 | L 26 26 |
| Iva Jovic | L 57 57 | L 36 46 |
| Victoria Mboko | L 26 36 | L 26 06 |
| Clara Tauson | L 67 26 | L 46 46 |
| Maya Joint | L 67 46 | L 46 57 |
| Ekaterina Alexandrova | L 67 36 | L 06 57 |
| Kimberly Birrell | L 46 46 | L 26 16 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Kenin | Blinkova |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 66.5% | 59.7% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 62.4% | 55.1% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 47% | 36.4% |
| Aces / Match | 2.4 | 0.9 |
| Double Faults / Match | 4.4 | 3.3 |
| Break Points Saved % | 46% | 44.4% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 32% | 38.3% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 53% | 55% |
| BP Converted % | 48.8% | 46.1% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 48.8% | 45.8% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 0% | 50% |
Last five matches per player
Matchup overview
Sofia Kenin and Anna Blinkova face off in the Semifinals at Guangzhou on Hard.
Sofia Kenin leads 2-1 over 3 previous meetings.
Sofia Kenin is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Bianca Andreescu (May 5).
Anna Blinkova is 1-4 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Katerina Siniakova (Apr 21).
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