Unforgiving Anna Blinkova too good for Rakhimova in the 1st round to play vs Tauson at the Rothesay Open – NOTTINGHAM RESULTS

ROTHESAY OPEN - NOTTINGHAM DRAW AND RESULTS. Blinkova sweeps aside Rakhimova to play Clara Tauson in the 2nd round

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction-and-head-to-head-Anna-Blinkova-vs-Kamilla-Rakhimova

Anna Blinkova outpaces Kamilla Rakhimova 6-2 6-3 in the 1st round in Nottingham on Monday in what was an all-Russian match after playing a remarkable match to deal with Clara Tauson in the 2nd round. The match lasted 1 hour and 31 minutes.

Blinkova
Nottingham
Blinkova's Record

Blinkova added to her prize money $ 1,185 after conquering this match. She has already won $ 4,160 after this win. If she wins the next match, Blinkova will add $ 2,655 to her earnings to get in total $ 6,815 in total.

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Blinkova
Rakhimova
Anna Blinkova
6-2 6-3
1h:31
Kamilla Rakhimova
70
70
Total points
52
52
19
19
Winners
20
20
27%
27%
Ratio Winners
38%
38%
-- Serve --
0
0
Aces
0
0
2
2
Double Faults
2
2
67%
67%
1st in
65%
65%
50%
50%
1st won
48%
48%
19/38
19/38
1st won
20/42
20/42
63%
63%
2nd won
26%
26%
12/19
12/19
2nd won
6/23
6/23
-- Break Points --
7/12
7/12
Total
3/5
3/5
58%
58%
Won
60%
60%
See Full Stats

At the end of the match, Anna scored 70 points vs. Kamilla’s 52.

Blinkova

Blinkova didn’t lose the focus when converting 58% of the break points that she procured (7/12).

Rakhimova

On the other side, Kamilla was well focused in converting 60% of the break points that she procured points (3/5). However, that was not enough to win the match.

After this match, the head to head between Blinkova and Rakhimova is 3-1 for Anna.

Draw and next match H2H: Anna Blinkova vs. Clara Tauson – stats

Blinkova will face Tauson in the 2nd round.

This will be the 4th time that Anna Blinkova and Clara Tauson fight against each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Tauson (see full H2H stats), but Blinkova leads 1-0 on grass.

The last time that they fought against each other, Tauson won 6-4 6-3 in the quarter in Linz back in January 2025.

Anna Blinkova Draw info

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Blinkova 6-2
BlinkovaRakhimova
6
2
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
BlinkovaRakhimova
6
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
BlinkovaRakhimova
5
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
BlinkovaRakhimova
4
2
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
BlinkovaRakhimova
3
2
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
BlinkovaRakhimova
3
1
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
BlinkovaRakhimova
2
1
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
BlinkovaRakhimova
1
1
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
BlinkovaRakhimova
1
0
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15

Blinkova commenced this set in the best possible way after breaking Kamilla Rakhimova in the 1st game (1-0). However, there was more work to do for Anna to win the set since Kamilla managed to break back in the 2nd (1-1) game. Anna maintained her cool to break Rakhimova in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 7th (5-2) game before conquering the set (6-2).

Rakhimova was not able to offer any resistance in the last 4 games of the set when the score went from 3-2 to 6-2.

Blinkova converted 33% of her break points (3/9). She had 9 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40), the 2nd (1-1 30-40 and 40-A), the 6th (4-2 0-40) and the 9th game (6-1 40-A, 40-A, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, Kamilla was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 2nd game (0-1 15-40).

They contested 63 points. Blinkova was the one to win the set after conquering 15 points more than Kamilla (39-24). Blinkova dropped 8 points on serve (14-8). Regarding the other side of the net, Rakhimova conceded 25 points on serve (16-25).

2nd Set -
Blinkova 6-3
BlinkovaRakhimova
6
3
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
BlinkovaRakhimova
5
3
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
BlinkovaRakhimova
5
2
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
BlinkovaRakhimova
5
1
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
BlinkovaRakhimova
4
1
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
30
BlinkovaRakhimova
3
1
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
40
40
40
A
BlinkovaRakhimova
3
0
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
BlinkovaRakhimova
2
0
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40

Blinkova came out strong at the beginning of the set after breaking Kamilla Rakhimova in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. Notwithstanding, there was more to do for Blinkova to win the set since Kamilla succeeded in breaking back in the 4th (1-3) and in the 8th (3-5) game. Anna maintained her cool to break Kamilla in the 5th (4-1) and in the 9th (6-3) game.

Anna was on the money in converting all her break points in the 2nd (2-0 40-A), the 4th (3-1 30-40) and the 9th game (5-3 15-40). On the other side, Rakhimova converted 50% of her break points (2/4). She had her opportunities in the 1st (0-0 40-A), the 4th (0-3 40-A), the 6th (1-4 40-A) and the 8th game (2-5 15-40).

They played 59 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Blinkova won just 3 points more than Kamilla (31-28). Blinkova lost 18 points on serve (17-18). In addition, on the other side, Kamilla conceded 14 points on serve (10-14).

1st
Blinkova
Rakhimova
6-2
6
2
5
2
4
2
3
2
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
2nd
Blinkova
Rakhimova
6-3
6
3
5
3
5
2
5
1
4
1
3
1
3
0
2
0
1
0
 

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  • Linda NoskovaNoskova – Anca Alexia TodoniAlexia Todoni (6-4 3-6 7-66)
  • Anna BlinkovaBlinkova – Kamilla RakhimovaRakhimova (6-2 6-3)
  • Leylah Annie FernandezAnnie Fernandez – Suzan LamensLamens (6-3 4-6 7-5)
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