Anna Blinkova vs Lauren Davis Prediction: Bet on the Russian to win

The Blinkova vs Davis tennis match will take place on 13 January 2023 at the Hobart Court in Hobart, Australia.

Blinkova can already be called the opener of the Hobart tournament. The Russian got out of the qualification tournament and made it to the semi-finals, knocking out compatriot Gracheva, Hungarian Udvardy, Italian Bronzetti, Czech Bouzkova and Kazakhstan's Putintseva along the way. An excellent winning streak, which already equals five games. It should be noted that the quarterfinal against Putintseva lasted one hour and 42 minutes. Anna won it 6-3, 6-4. Blinkova had four aces and four double faults, 58% of her first serve points and 54% of her second serve points. On the receiving end, Blinkova had a 48%/47% win rate on first/second serve from Putintseva.

Another newcomer at the Hobart tournament is American Lauren Davis, the 84th-ranked player in the world. Lauren made it through to the semi-finals, just like Anna, after getting out of qualification. That is 100% that a qualifier will be played in the decisive match of the Hobart tournament. Lauren knocked out Russia's Rakhimova, Ukraine's Baindl, compatriot Stephens, Belgium's Bonaventure and China's Wang. Like Blinkova, Davis did not lose a single set in Hobart. The match against Wang lasted one hour and 23 minutes; Davis won it 6-3, 6-3. For the game, Davis served four times on one double fault, and won 67% of points on first serve and 69% on second serve. On the receiving end, she had 42%/59% of points won on Wang's first/second serve.

Davis and Blinkova have played on Tour once, at the 2019 New Haven tournament. Blinkova won that match in two sets, 6-2, 6-2.

Despite the head-to-head statistics, the bookmakers are on Lauren Davis' side in the pairing, believing that the American has the best chance of success. That's probably because Davis beat Sloane Stephens in the tournament, and Blinkova has never faced an opponent of that level. On the other hand, if Anna had got to Sloane, she could have defeated the American, Blinkova has a very high tone, and the Russian did not lose a single set in Hobart. We believe that Anna is slightly underestimated and can offer the following odds for Blinkova vs Davis:

• Handicap 1 (2.5) for 1.62
• W1 for 2.10