ATP Challenger Tour · Semifinals · Elizabeth Moore Sarasota Open
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Wu
🎾 All-Court
Blanch
🎯 Baseliner
Matchup analysis
The 🎯 Baseliner archetype wins about 54% vs 🎾 All-Court across 674 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 all-court's tactical versatility. 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 | Wu | Blanch |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 9–5 | 8–9 |
| Avg odds | 1.87 | 2.17 |
| ROI % | -3.1% | -8.9% |
| Units P/L | -0.44u | -1.51u |
Prior meetings and scores · 1 career meeting
1
Wu
0
Blanch
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Across 7 shared opponents, both Wu and Blanch posted a 43% win rate.
| Opponent | Wu | Blanch |
|---|---|---|
| Tristan Schoolkate | L 64 46 16 | W 64 64 |
| Alexandre Muller | W 63 64 | L 76 36 57 |
| Alex Bolt | L 67 26 | L 57 36 |
| Yu Hsiou Hsu | L 67 46 | L 06 63 36 |
| Tristan Boyer | W 63 62 | W 62 63 |
| Mitchell Krueger | W 75 64 | W 63 76 |
| Liam Draxl | L 46 26 | L 46 46 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Wu | Blanch |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 56.4% | 58.5% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 70.3% | 68.1% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 58.2% | 46.4% |
| Aces / Match | 4.3 | 3.9 |
| Double Faults / Match | 2.6 | 3.1 |
| Break Points Saved % | 58.8% | 52.3% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 33.3% | 28.3% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 54.1% | 47.3% |
| BP Converted % | 57.4% | 37.9% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 21.1 | 19.6 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 33.2 | 35.2 |
| Net Pts Won % | 54.9% | 68.4% |
| Total Pts Won % | 53.8% | 47.5% |
| Surface (Clay) | ||
| Clay Win % | 75% | 57% |
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Match summary
Yibing Wu, ranked 115th, will face Darwin Blanch, ranked 254th, in the semifinals of the Elizabeth Moore Sarasota Open on clay on April 11th, 2026. This will be their first meeting on the professional tour. Wu enters the match with more established credentials and a higher ranking, while Blanch has made a solid run through the draw to reach this stage.
Wu and Blanch have no head-to-head history, so this semifinal will be their first competitive encounter. Both players are relatively unknown to each other, which means the match will largely come down to form and stylistic compatibility on the day.
Both players arrive in strong recent condition. Wu has won three matches in a row and posted a 60 percent win rate over his last five and last ten matches. Blanch has also won his last two matches and maintained a 60 percent win rate in his last five contests, though his ten-match record sits at 50 percent. Both competitors have played four matches in the last two weeks, so they're accustomed to match rhythm.
Wu is an all-court player who can operate from anywhere on the court, while Blanch relies on consistent baseline play. On clay specifically, Wu has won 12 of his last 20 matches at a 60 percent clip, compared to Blanch's more modest 4-8 record on the surface. These contrasting styles and surface performances should make for an interesting tactical battle.
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