FRENCH OPEN STATS. Sharma stuns Blinkova in the 1st round

FRENCH OPEN - PARIS DRAW AND RESULTS. Sharma shocks Blinkova to square off with Ekaterina Alexandrova in the 2nd round

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Astra Sharma vs. Anna Blinkova

Astra Sharma upsets Anna Blinkova 6-3 2-6 7-5 in the 1st round in Paris on Sunday. Sharma will face Ekaterina Alexandrova in the 2nd round.

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Astra won the set after she broke Blinkova 3 times in the 3rd (2-1), in the 7th (5-2) and in the 9th (6-3) game. Blinkova tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 8th (5-3) game. Nevertheless, Sharma managed to stay calm and finish the job to conquer the set 6-3.

The Australian failed to serve out the set when leading 5-2 to be broken at 30.

The Australian converted 37% of her break points (3/8). She had 8 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 15-40, 30-40, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A), the 6th (4-2 0-40) and the 9th game (5-3 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, Anna was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 8th game (2-5 30-40).

They played 63 points. Astra conquered the set after winning 9 points more than Blinkova (36-27). Astra conceded 6 points on serve (14-6). on the other side of the net, the Russian conceded 22 points on serve (21-22).

Blinkova had a head start at the beginning of the set to break Sharma in the 1st game (1-0). Nevertheless, there was more to do for Anna to win the set as the Australian found the way to break back in the 4th (2-2) game. Anna maintained her focus to break Sharma in the 5th (3-2) and in the 7th (5-2) game before winning the set (6-2).

Sharma was powerless in the last 4 games of the set when the game count went from 2-2 to 6-2.

Anna converted 37% of her break points (3/8). She had 8 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40, 30-40, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A), the 4th (2-2 15-40) and the 7th game (4-2 0-40 and 15-40). Moreover, on the other side, Astra converted 33% of her break points (1/3). She had her opportunities in the 3rd (1-2 30-40) and the 6th game (2-3 15-40 and 30-40).

They played 54 points. Anna was the one to win the set after conquering 10 more points than the Australian (32-22). Anna dropped 9 points on serve (15-9). In addition, on the other side, Sharma conceded 17 points on serve (13-17).

Sharma conquered a leading position at the beginning of the set after breaking Blinkova in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. Nevertheless, the set was not over yet and there was more work to do for the Australian to win the set as Blinkova succeeded in breaking back in the 7th (3-4) and in the 9th (5-4) game. The Australian kept her cool to break Anna in the 10th (5-5) and in the 12th (7-5) game.

The Russian lost the 2nd game (2-0) when she had a good chance to win the game when leading 40-0. Nonetheless also the Russian won 4 consecutive games from 1-4 to 5-4

Sharma converted 28% of her break points (2/7). She had 7 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 40-A), the 4th (3-0 30-40), the 10th (4-5 30-40, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A) and the 12th game (6-5 30-40). Furthermore, on the other side, the Russian converted 66% of her break points (2/3). She had her opportunities in the 1st (0-0 40-A), the 7th (2-4 30-40) and the 9th game (4-4 30-40).

They played 83 points. The Australian conquered the set after winning 7 more points than the Russian (45-38). The Australian dropped 15 points on serve (23-15). on the other side of the net, Blinkova conceded 22 points on serve (23-22).

The Australian will add to her prize money € 24,000 after winning this match. She has won already € 84,000 after this win. If she wins the next match, Astra will add € 42,000 to her earnings to get in total € 126,000 in total.

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Sharma
Blinkova
Astra Sharma
6-3 2-6 7-5
2h:14
Anna Blinkova
103
103
Total points
97
97
30
30
Winners
45
45
29%
29%
Ratio Winners
46%
46%
38
38
Unforced
45
45
46%
46%
Ratio Unforced
54%
54%
10/15
10/15
Net Approaches
7/10
7/10
67%
67%
Perc
70%
70%
-- Serve --
0
0
Aces
6
6
4
4
Double Faults
3
3
59%
59%
1st in
67%
67%
58%
58%
1st won
60%
60%
30/52
30/52
1st won
45/75
45/75
56%
56%
2nd won
38%
38%
20/36
20/36
2nd won
14/37
14/37
-- Break Points --
7/18
7/18
Total
6/12
6/12
39%
39%
Won
50%
50%
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At the end of the match, Sharma scored 103 points vs. Anna’s 97.

Sharma won this match even if she was not so effective in converting her break points as she converted only 39% (7/18) of the procured opportunities. On the other side, Blinkova was pretty good at converting 50% of the break points that she conquered points (6/12). Anyhow, that was not enough to win the match.

After this match, the head to head between Sharma and Blinkova is 1-0 for Astra.

Draw and next match H2H: Astra Sharma vs. Ekaterina Alexandrova – stats

Sharma will come up against Alexandrova in the 2nd round.

There is no head to head record between Astra Sharma and Ekaterina Alexandrova since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

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