Anna Blinkova and Ann Li will clash against each other in the 1st round of the BNP Paribas Open for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 11:00 am on STADIUM 6. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Anna Blinkova who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Anna Blinkova is the pick to win this match.
Anna Blinkova -> 1.7
Ann Li -> 2.15

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Prediction and head to head Anna Blinkova vs. Ann Li

This will be the 2nd time that Anna Blinkova and Ann Li fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Blinkova (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

The last time that they competed against each other, Blinkova won 6-4 6-4 in the 1st round in Austin back in February 2023.

Anna Blinkova

Anna Blinkova

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Rank
62
High
34
WWWWWLLWLL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 29-27 15-15 7-6 3-2 4-4 0-0
2024 25-30 14-15 2-8 7-3 2-4 0-0
2023 33-28 15-15 10-7 3-3 5-3 0-0
2022 46-29 7-8 16-10 21-7 1-3 1-1
2021 15-24 5-11 6-6 2-4 2-3 0-0

Ranked no. 69, Anna will start her run in Indian Wells after she played her last match in Austin where she lost 6-3 6-7(5) 6-1 to Gracheva in the 2nd round on the 1st of March.

Anna has an overall 7-6 win-loss record in 2023, 7-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Anna’s best result of the current season was reaching the semifinal in Hobart.

Talking about her overall career, The Russian has an overall 249-172 record. She has a positive 90-70 record on hard.

Previously in Indian Wells

Previously, her best result was reaching the qualifications in 2019. See her history.

Indian Wells
Blinkova's Record

Ann Li

Ann Li

0 - 0win/loss

Rank
38
High
33
LWWWWWLWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 33-25 20-15 7-6 4-1 2-3 0-0
2024 42-27 16-14 22-9 4-3 0-1 0-0
2023 36-28 16-13 15-9 4-4 1-2 0-0
2022 16-20 7-10 2-3 4-3 3-4 0-0
2021 25-14 19-8 1-1 4-2 1-3 0-0

Ranked no. 177, Li will start her run in Indian Wells after she played her last match in Austin where she lost 6-4 6-4 to Blinkova in the 1st round on the 27th of February.

Li has a composed 8-6 win-loss record in 2023, 7-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).

The American’s best result of the season was getting to the semifinal in the W25 Orlando.

In terms of her career, Ann has an overall 161-105 record. She has a positive 105-64 record on hard.

Previously in Indian Wells

Previously, her best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2022. See her history.

Indian Wells
Li's Record

Tennis Scores in Indian Wells

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