Anna Blinkova and Elina Svitolina will face off in the final of the Internationaux de Strasbourg for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 3:00 pm on COURT PATRICE DOMINGUEZ. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Elina Svitolina who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Elina Svitolina is the pick to win this match.
Elina Svitolina -> 1.71
Anna Blinkova -> 2.14
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Prediction and head to head Anna Blinkova vs. Elina Svitolina
There is no head to head record between Anna Blinkova and Elina Svitolina since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Anna Blinkova
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10-16 | 6-6 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 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 |
| 2020 | 9-14 | 4-10 | 4-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 66, the Russian got to the final after beating Amandine Hesse 4-6 6-0 6-4, Anna-Lena Friedsam 6-4 7-611, Emma Navarro 6-4 6-4 and Lauren Davis 6-2 6-2.
In the semifinal, Anna had a good straight sets win against Davis (6-2 6-2). During the match, Blinkova scored 56 points vs Davis’s 35. The Russian was exceptionally aggressive to blast 20 winners.
Regarding the service games, Blinkova blasted 2 aces and she committed only 2 double faults. Overall, Anna Blinkova was extremely effective on serve to win 74% (20/27) of her 1st serve and 63% (12/19) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent her to concede the serve once. Blinkova broke Davis 5 times after converting 83% of her break points (5/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Anna has dropped 1 set in this tournament to win 55% of the points she played.
Blinkova has good record in the last 10 years having won 59% of her matches (259-179). 8-5 on clay in 2023. Regarding her performance on the same surface of this competition, Blinkova has a compiled 65-47 win-loss record in the last years on clay.
The Russian’s best result of the current year was reaching the semifinal in Hobart and Strasbourg.
The Russian has an overall 17-13 win-loss record in 2023, 8-5 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Strasbourg
Elina Svitolina
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 18-12 | 10-5 | 8-6 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 21-12 | 4-3 | 12-7 | 0-0 | 5-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 5-8 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 41-20 | 31-13 | 8-4 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 21-9 | 9-5 | 10-2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 508, Elina reached the final after defeating Louisa Chirico 6-4 7-61, Erin Routliffe w/o, Varvara Gracheva 6-3 6-4 and Clara Burel 4-6 7-5 6-3.
In the semifinal against Burel, The Ukrainian recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 7-5 6-3). During the match Svitolina scored 107 points vs Burel’s 98. Elina was pretty aggressive to blast 41 winners.
Talking about serving, Svitolina scored just 1 ace during the entire match and she committed only 3 double faults. Elina Svitolina lost the serve 6 times and she saved 10 break points. Furthermore, Svitolina put 68% of her first serves in, winning 65% (41/63) of the points behind her 1st serve and 37% (11/30) on the 2nd serve. The Ukrainian broke Burel 8 times after converting 50% of her break points (8/16).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Ukrainian has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points she played.
The Ukrainian’s best result of the current season was getting to the semifinal in the Malo and Strasbourg.
The Ukrainian has a compiled 7-6 win-loss record in 2023, 7-6 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Blinkova | Svitolina |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 9 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 85 | 73 |
| Pts | 316-258 | 260-222 |
| Total Points | 574 | 482 |
| Winners | 118 | 97 |
| %Winners | 37% | 37% |
Blinkova played 4 matches while Svitolina competed in 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Anna Blinkova conceded 1 set, while Elina Svitolina lost 1 set. Blinkova has played 2 sets more than Svitolina (9 vs 7). Therefore, Blinkova played 12 games more than Svitolina. Blinkova scored 118 winners (37% of the total points). On the other side, Svitolina bagged 97 winners (37%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Blinkova | Svitolina |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 13 | 4 |
| Avg per match | 3.3 | 1.3 |
| 1st in | 174/271 | 149/226 |
| %1st in | 64% | 66% |
| 1st pts | 118/174 | 97/149 |
| %1st pts | 68% | 65% |
| 2nd pts | 46/97 | 35/77 |
| %2nd pts | 47% | 45% |
Blinkova made 13 aces (3.3 per match). Svitolina fired 4 aces (1.3 per match). Blinkova won 68% points behind her first serve. She very solid her second serve to win 47% of the points. On the other side, Svitolina won 65% of the points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 45% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Blinkova | Svitolina |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 21 | 18 |
| Converted | 21/39 | 18/32 |
| % Converted | 54% | 56% |
| Conceded | 24 | 32 |
| Saved | 13 | 20 |
| % Saved | 54% | 63% |
| Times Broken | 11 | 12 |
The Russian broke her opponents 21 times with a 54% conversion rate. Blinkova surrendered her serve 11 times and she saved 54% of the break points that she conceded. The Ukrainian broke her opponents 18 times with a 56% conversion rate. The Ukrainian conceded her serve 12 times and she saved 63% of the break points that she conceded.
| Blinkova | ||||||
| R1 Hesse |
R2 Friedsam |
1/4 Navarro |
1/2 Davis |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 6-0 6-4 | 6-4 7-611 | 6-4 6-4 | 6-2 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 26 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 85 | |
| pts | 94-80 | 89-78 | 77-65 | 56-35 | 316-258 | |
| Total points | 174 | 167 | 142 | 91 | 574 | |
| Winners | 28 | 37 | 33 | 20 | 118 | |
| %Winners | 30% | 42% | 43% | 36% | 37% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 16 | |
| 1st in | 43/71 | 56/85 | 48/69 | 27/46 | 174/271 | |
| % 1st in | 61% | 66% | 70% | 59% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 28/43 | 37/56 | 33/48 | 20/27 | 118/174 | |
| % 1st pts | 65% | 66% | 69% | 74% | 68% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/28 | 11/29 | 8/21 | 12/19 | 46/97 | |
| % 2nd pts | 54% | 38% | 38% | 63% | 47% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 21 | |
| Converted | 7/13 | 4/8 | 5/12 | 5/6 | 21/39 | |
| Converted % | 54% | 50% | 42% | 83% | 54% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 24 | |
| Saved | 2/6 | 3/6 | 8/11 | 0/1 | 13 | |
| Saved % | 33% | 50% | 73% | 0% | 39% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | |
| Svitolina | ||||||
| R1 Chirico |
R2 Routliffe |
1/4 Gracheva |
1/2 Burel |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 7-61 | w/o | 6-3 6-4 | 4-6 7-5 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | – | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 23 | – | 19 | 31 | 73 | |
| pts | 90-79 | – | 63-45 | 107-98 | 260-222 | |
| Total points | 169 | – | 108 | 205 | 482 | |
| Winners | 31 | – | 25 | 41 | 97 | |
| %Winners | 34% | – | 40% | 38% | 37% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 55/82 | – | 31/51 | 63/93 | 149/226 | |
| % 1st in | 67% | – | 61% | 68% | 66% | |
| 1st pts | 31/55 | – | 25/31 | 41/63 | 97/149 | |
| % 1st pts | 56% | – | 81% | 65% | 65% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/27 | – | 12/20 | 11/30 | 35/77 | |
| % 2nd pts | 44% | – | 60% | 37% | 45% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 6 | – | 4 | 8 | 18 | |
| Converted | 6/11 | – | 4/5 | 8/16 | 18/32 | |
| Converted % | 55% | – | 80% | 50% | 56% | |
| Conceded | 15 | – | 1 | 16 | 32 | |
| Saved | 10/15 | – | 0/1 | 10/16 | 20 | |
| Saved % | 67% | – | 0% | 63% | 33% | |
| Times Broken | 5 | – | 1 | 6 | 12 | |
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