Anna Blinkova and Leylah Annie Fernandez will fight against each other in the semifinal of the Hong Kong Tennis Open for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 2:00 pm on Centre Court. 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 Leylah Annie Fernandez who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Leylah Annie Fernandez is the pick to win this match.
Leylah Annie Fernandez -> 1.4
Anna Blinkova -> 2.96
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Prediction and head to head Anna Blinkova vs. Leylah Annie Fernandez
This will be the 3rd time that Anna Blinkova and Leylah Annie Fernandez play each other. The head to head is 1-1 (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they competed against each other, Blinkova won 7-5 6-2 in the 2nd round in Bad Homburg back in June 2023.
Anna Blinkova
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8-12 | 6-6 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 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. 37, Blinkova reached the semifinal after defeating Yulia Putintseva 6-4 2-6 5-1 ret., Priscilla Hon 6-1 6-3 and Sara Sorribes Tormo 7-63 6-3.
In the quarter, Blinkova had a good straight sets win against Sorribes Tormo (7-63 6-3). During the match, Blinkova scored 82 points vs Sorribes Tormo’s 64. Blinkova was pretty aggressive to blast 30 winners.
Talking about the service games, Blinkova was unable to score even 1 ace throughout the encounter and she committed only 2 double faults. Anna Blinkova lost the serve 3 times and she saved 1 break points. Furthermore, Blinkova put 67% of her first serves in, winning 65% (30/46) of the points behind her 1st serve and 61% (14/23) on the 2nd serve. Blinkova broke Sorribes Tormo 4 times after converting 31% of her break points (4/13).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Blinkova hasn’t surrendered yet a set in this tournament to win 59% of the points she played.
Blinkova has winning win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 59% of her matches (272-191). 15-13 on hard in 2023. Regarding her performance on the same surface of this competition, Blinkova has an overall 98-79 match record in the last years on hard.
Anna’s best result of the season was reaching the final in Strasbourg.
Blinkova has an overall 30-25 win-loss record in 2023, 15-13 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Hong Kong
The Russian has never competed in this tournament before.
Leylah Annie Fernandez
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8-10 | 7-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 41-24 | 28-16 | 5-6 | 6-0 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 21-15 | 12-10 | 6-4 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 25-17 | 19-10 | 3-5 | 2-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 20-10 | 17-7 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 60, Annie got to the semifinal after defeating Victoria Azarenka 2-6 6-3 ret., Mirra Andreeva 3-6 6-1 6-3 and Linda Fruhvirtova 7-62 6-2.
In the quarter, Annie had a good straight sets win against Fruhvirtova (7-62 6-2). During the match Annie scored 76 points vs Fruhvirtova’s 58. Leylah was pretty aggressive to blast 37 winners.
About the serving games, Annie recorded 5 aces and she committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Overall, Leylah Annie Fernandez was pretty effective on serve to win 76% (37/49) of her 1st serve and 60% (9/15) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent her to concede the serve once. The Canadian broke Fruhvirtova 3 times after converting 43% of her break points (3/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Canadian has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points she played.
Leylah’s best result of the current year was reaching the semifinal in the W100 Madrid.
The Canadian has a composed 32-23 win-loss record in 2023, 23-15 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Blinkova | Annie |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 62 | 63 |
| Pts | 217-170 | 218-190 |
| Total Points | 387 | 408 |
| Winners | 84 | 99 |
| %Winners | 39% | 45% |
Both Blinkova and Annie played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Anna Blinkova surrendered 1 set, while Leylah Annie Fernandez lost 2 sets. Talking about their workload, Blinkova and Annie have played the same amount of sets 8. However, Blinkova played 1 game less than Annie. Anna scored 84 winners (39% of the total points). On the other side, Leylah blasted 99 winners (45%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Blinkova | Annie |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 5 | 12 |
| Avg per match | 1.7 | 4 |
| 1st in | 123/194 | 147/208 |
| %1st in | 63% | 71% |
| 1st pts | 84/123 | 99/147 |
| %1st pts | 68% | 67% |
| 2nd pts | 39/71 | 29/61 |
| %2nd pts | 55% | 48% |
Blinkova blasted 5 aces (1.7 per match). Annie made 12 aces (4 per match). Blinkova won 68% points on her first serve. She very solid her second serve to win 55% of the points. On the other side, Annie won 67% of the points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 48% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Blinkova | Annie |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 13 | 12 |
| Converted | 13/24 | 12/21 |
| % Converted | 54% | 57% |
| Conceded | 15 | 21 |
| Saved | 8 | 12 |
| % Saved | 53% | 57% |
| Times Broken | 7 | 9 |
Anna broke her opponents 13 times with a 54% conversion rate. Blinkova dropped her serve 7 times and she saved 53% of the break points that she conceded. The Canadian broke her opponents 12 times with a 57% conversion rate. Leylah conceded her serve 9 times and she saved 57% of the break points that she conceded.
| Blinkova | |||||
| R1 Putintseva |
R2 Hon |
1/4 Sorribes Tormo |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 2-6 5-1 ret. | 6-1 6-3 | 7-63 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 24 | 16 | 22 | 62 | |
| pts | 76-70 | 59-36 | 82-64 | 217-170 | |
| Total points | 146 | 95 | 146 | 387 | |
| Winners | 31 | 23 | 30 | 84 | |
| %Winners | 41% | 39% | 37% | 39% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 45/75 | 32/50 | 46/69 | 123/194 | |
| % 1st in | 60% | 64% | 67% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 31/45 | 23/32 | 30/46 | 84/123 | |
| % 1st pts | 69% | 72% | 65% | 68% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/30 | 12/18 | 14/23 | 39/71 | |
| % 2nd pts | 43% | 67% | 61% | 55% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | |
| Converted | 5/6 | 4/5 | 4/13 | 13/24 | |
| Converted % | 83% | 80% | 31% | 54% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 2 | 4 | 15 | |
| Saved | 5/9 | 2/2 | 1/4 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 56% | 100% | 25% | 60% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| Annie | |||||
| R1 Azarenka |
R2 Andreeva |
1/4 Fruhvirtova |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 2-6 6-3 ret. | 3-6 6-1 6-3 | 7-62 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 25 | 21 | 63 | |
| pts | 52-55 | 90-77 | 76-58 | 218-190 | |
| Total points | 107 | 167 | 134 | 408 | |
| Winners | 28 | 34 | 37 | 99 | |
| %Winners | 54% | 38% | 49% | 45% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | |
| Double Faults | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 | |
| 1st in | 46/63 | 52/81 | 49/64 | 147/208 | |
| % 1st in | 73% | 64% | 77% | 71% | |
| 1st pts | 28/46 | 34/52 | 37/49 | 99/147 | |
| % 1st pts | 61% | 65% | 76% | 67% | |
| 2nd pts | 6/17 | 14/29 | 9/15 | 29/61 | |
| % 2nd pts | 35% | 48% | 60% | 48% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | |
| Converted | 3/3 | 6/11 | 3/7 | 12/21 | |
| Converted % | 100% | 55% | 43% | 57% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 8 | 5 | 21 | |
| Saved | 4/8 | 4/8 | 4/5 | 12 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 50% | 80% | 60% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | |
Head 2 Head
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- Leylah Annie FernandezAnnie Fernandez – Linda FruhvirtovaFruhvirtova (7-62 6-2) – See score progression
- Katerina SiniakovaSiniakova – Anastasia PavlyuchenkovaPavlyuchenkova (7-61 6-4) – See score progression
- Martina TrevisanTrevisan – Elise MertensMertens (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Anna BlinkovaBlinkova – Sara Sorribes TormoSorribes Tormo (7-63 6-3) – See score progression
- Leylah Annie FernandezAnnie Fernandez – Linda FruhvirtovaFruhvirtova (7-6(2) 6-2) – See score progression
- Anna BlinkovaBlinkova – Sara Sorribes TormoSorribes Tormo (7-6(3) 6-3) – See score progression
- Martina TrevisanTrevisan – Elise MertensMertens (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Katerina SiniakovaSiniakova – Anastasia PavlyuchenkovaPavlyuchenkova (7-6(1) 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Leylah Annie FernandezAnnie Fernandez – Anna BlinkovaBlinkova (1-1) – H2H and prediction
- Martina TrevisanTrevisan – Katerina SiniakovaSiniakova (1-1) – H2H and prediction
