[UPDATED R2]. Prediction, H2H of Anna Blinkova’s draw vs Rybakina, Paolini, Kasatkina, Pegula, Swiatek, Sabalenka to win the Australian Open

Australian Open draw preview with H2H - Anna Blinkova may need to topple Elena Rybakina, Jasmine Paolini, Daria Kasatkina, Jessica Pegula, Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka to conquer the title in the Australian Open.

Anna Blinkova Stats info

Anna Blinkova is 6 wins away to conquer the title at the Australian Open. The Russian has defeated Cristina Bucsa 6-2 6-4 to reach the 2nd round where she will face Elena Rybakina.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Anna Blinkova’s projected draw together withherprojected opponents at the Australian Open. Anna has a negative record (4-9) against the presumable opposition.

R1 – Cristina Bucsa (56) – 6-2 6-4
R2 – Elena Rybakina (3) – H2H 1-0
R3 – Jasmine Paolini (31) – H2H 3-2
or Tatjana Maria (42) – H2H 2-1
R4 – Daria Kasatkina (13) – H2H 0-1
or Sloane Stephens (44) – H2H 0-0
1/4 – Jessica Pegula (5) – H2H 0-2
or Qinwen Zheng (15) – H2H 0-0
1/2 – Iga Swiatek (1) – H2H 0-1
or Jelena Ostapenko (10) – H2H 0-2
Fin – Aryna Sabalenka (2) – H2H 0-3
or Cori Gauff (4) – H2H 1-0
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R2 – Elena Rybakina’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Anna Blinkova

35 - 7win/loss in 2024

Rank
4
High
3
LWLWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 35-7 22-4 12-2 0-0 1-1 0-0
2023 47-15 31-11 11-2 0-0 5-2 0-0
2022 40-21 18-12 9-5 5-2 8-2 0-0
2021 33-23 18-14 6-4 2-2 7-3 0-0
2020 29-10 18-5 7-3 4-2 0-0 0-0
2019 57-21 19-9 15-6 16-4 7-2 0-0
2018 32-22 11-8 7-9 13-4 0-0 1-1
2017 21-10 5-4 3-1 13-5 0-0 0-0

Elena Rybakina has a 7-1 win-loss record in 2024, she played all matches on hard. In the course of the previous 10 years, the Kazakhstani has a 134-67 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Her best achievement of the current season was conquering the tournament in Brisbane where she defeated Aryna Sabalenka in the final 6-0 6-3.

Last year at the Australian Open the Kazakhstani was overcome by Aryna Sabalenka in the final 4-6 6-3 6-4.

H2H Anna Blinkova vs. Elena Rybakina

This match would represent the 2nd time that Anna Blinkova and Elena Rybakina square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Blinkova (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard in major tournaments.

R3 – Jasmine Paolini’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-2 for Anna Blinkova

24 - 12win/loss in 2024

Rank
7
High
7
LWWLWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 24-12 12-6 10-4 0-1 2-1 0-0
2023 43-30 20-16 16-8 5-3 2-3 0-0
2022 30-25 14-11 10-10 6-3 0-1 0-0
2021 34-24 17-13 12-7 5-3 0-1 0-0
2020 7-15 1-8 4-5 2-2 0-0 0-0
2019 48-29 12-8 32-14 4-6 0-1 0-0
2018 28-33 9-9 18-18 1-3 0-3 0-0
2017 28-28 10-8 11-9 3-6 4-4 0-1

Jasmine Paolini has a 2-2 record in 2024, she played all matches on hard. Regarding the last 12 years, Jasmine has a 110-89 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year at the Australian Open Jasmine was defeated by Liudmila Samsonova in the 1st round 6-2 6-4.

H2H Anna Blinkova vs. Jasmine Paolini

This match would represent the 6th time that Anna Blinkova and Jasmine Paolini face off. The head to head is 3-2 for Blinkova (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Notwithstanding, Anna Blinkova may face Tatjana Maria. Their H2H record is 2-1 for Anna Blinkova.

R4 – Daria Kasatkina’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Daria Kasatkina

26 - 13win/loss in 2024

Rank
14
High
8
WWWWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 26-13 12-8 8-4 0-0 6-1 0-0
2023 39-25 19-15 12-6 2-1 6-3 0-0
2022 41-22 24-14 12-5 1-1 4-2 0-0
2021 38-19 19-10 5-5 7-1 7-3 0-0
2020 18-14 7-8 5-3 6-3 0-0 0-0
2019 13-21 8-13 4-4 1-2 0-2 0-0
2018 42-24 15-13 12-7 8-1 7-3 0-0
2017 32-21 17-14 9-4 5-2 1-1 0-0

Daria Kasatkina has a 5-2 record in 2024, she played all matches on hard. During the previous 12 years, the Russian has a 153-108 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Kasatkina’s most significant achievement of this year was getting to the final Adelaide.

Last year at the Australian Open Darya lost to Varvara Gracheva in the 1st round 6-1 6-1.

H2H Anna Blinkova vs. Daria Kasatkina

This would be the 2nd time that Anna Blinkova and Daria Kasatkina face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Kasatkina (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Possibly, Anna Blinkova may take on Sloane Stephens. Their H2H record is 0-0.

1/4 – Jessica Pegula’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Jessica Pegula

19 - 8win/loss in 2024

Rank
5
High
3
LWWWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 19-8 11-5 3-1 0-0 5-2 0-0
2023 59-18 45-12 8-4 0-0 6-2 0-0
2022 42-21 28-15 11-4 1-1 2-1 0-0
2021 39-19 29-12 6-4 0-0 4-3 0-0
2020 17-9 16-7 0-1 1-1 0-0 0-0
2019 25-19 14-10 4-5 4-1 3-3 0-0
2018 50-22 21-9 22-10 7-2 0-1 0-0
2017 12-9 12-6 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-0

Jessica Pegula has a 4-1 win-loss record in 2024, she played all matches on hard. During the last 16 years, Pegula has a 226-118 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Jessica’s most significant result of the current season was getting to the semifinal Adelaide.

Last year at the Australian Open Jessica was defeated by Victoria Azarenka in the quarter 6-4 6-1.

H2H Anna Blinkova vs. Jessica Pegula

This would be the 3rd time that Anna Blinkova and Jessica Pegula square off. The head to head is 2-0 for Pegula (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Possibly, Anna Blinkova may come up against Qinwen Zheng. Their head to head is 0-0.

1/2 – Iga Swiatek’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Iga Swiatek

45 - 4win/loss in 2024

Rank
1
High
1
WWWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 45-4 22-3 21-1 2-0 0-0 0-0
2023 68-11 42-8 19-2 0-0 7-1 0-0
2022 67-9 42-6 18-1 5-1 2-1 0-0
2021 36-15 18-10 12-2 2-1 4-2 0-0
2020 16-5 6-4 7-1 3-0 0-0 0-0
2019 34-17 17-8 10-3 4-3 3-3 0-0
2018 43-6 8-1 34-5 1-0 0-0 0-0
2017 11-2 0-0 11-2 0-0 0-0 0-0

Iga Swiatek has a 6-0 record in 2024, she played all matches on hard. As for the last 9 years, Iga has a 139-37 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Her best result of this year was winning the competition in Australia where she beat Angelique Kerber in the final 6-3 6-0.

Last year at the Australian Open Iga was overcome by Elena Rybakina in the 4th round 6-4 6-4.

H2H Anna Blinkova vs. Iga Swiatek

This would be the 2nd time that Anna Blinkova and Iga Swiatek play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Swiatek (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard in major tournaments.

Possibly, Anna Blinkova could play Jelena Ostapenko. Their head to head is 2-0 for Jelena Ostapenko.

Final – Aryna Sabalenka’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-0 for Aryna Sabalenka

30 - 9win/loss in 2024

Rank
3
High
1
LWLWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 30-9 14-4 15-4 0-0 1-1 0-0
2023 55-14 35-9 14-3 0-0 6-2 0-0
2022 33-22 20-15 9-5 0-0 4-2 0-0
2021 45-18 24-11 13-3 1-1 7-3 0-0
2020 29-10 14-7 6-3 9-0 0-0 0-0
2019 39-22 28-12 5-5 4-1 2-4 0-0
2018 51-25 34-13 7-6 3-2 7-4 0-0
2017 36-25 20-11 2-4 6-6 7-3 1-1

Aryna Sabalenka has a 6-1 record in 2024, she played all matches on hard. As for the previous 9 years, Aryna has a 195-86 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Aryna’s best achievement of the current season was reaching the final Brisbane.

Last year at the Australian Open Sabalenka won the event after ousting Elena Rybakina 4-6 6-3 6-4.

H2H Anna Blinkova vs. Aryna Sabalenka

This would be the 4th time that Anna Blinkova and Aryna Sabalenka square off. The head to head is 3-0 for Sabalenka (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard in major tournaments.

Yet, Anna Blinkova may square off with Cori Gauff. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Anna Blinkova.