Eva Lys vs Anna Blinkova Prediction & Picks - WTA Cincinnati Open
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by Bradley Gibbs | in Tennis Picks
Late on Wednesday evening, there's an interesting clash due to happen in Cincinnati, where Eva Lys is the early favorite to defeat Anna Blinkova. The question is has the early market called this one correctly? The German is the higher-ranked player, but there's not a huge gap in that respect, while it is the Russian who comes into this match off the back of the more convincing effort last time out.
If we really think about it, Anna Blinkova could (and really should) be priced shorter ahead of this match. She looked in decent form when defeating Dominika Salkova in her first match at this event, while she's played more recent hard-court tennis than Lys, who doesn't exactly have the most appealing record on this surface. The German has lost four of her last five hard-court matches, as well as five of her last seven.
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Eva Lys vs Anna Blinkova Form
Eva Lys and Anna Blinkova Latest Matches
2/6 (33%)
4/6 (67%)
Aug 11, 2026 - WTA Cincinnati Open
Jun 30, 2026 - WTA Wimbledon Championships
Jun 23, 2026 - WTA Bad Homburg Open
Jun 18, 2026 - WTA Berlin Open
Jun 16, 2026 - WTA Berlin Open
May 27, 2026 - WTA French Open
2/6 (33%)
4/6 (67%)
Aug 11, 2026 - WTA Cincinnati Open
Aug 3, 2026 - WTA National Bank Open
Aug 1, 2026 - WTA National Bank Open
Jul 21, 2026 - WTA Prague Open
Jul 14, 2026 - WTA Athens
Jul 2, 2026 - WTA Wimbledon Championships
Eva Lys - Anna Blinkova Key Points
- Eva Lys has won only one of her last five hard-court matches.
- Eva Lys failed to win her first match in Cincinnati in straight sets.
- Anna Blinkova defeated her first opponent in Cincinnati without dropping a set.
- Anna Blinkova has played a lot more hard-court tennis than Eva Lys since the end of the grass-court season and may be better prepared as a result.
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Our Eva Lys vs Anna Blinkova Prediction
Frankly, Anna Blinkova should come into this match feeling more confident than the early odds would have us believe. The Russian stepped on the gas nicely to win in straight sets last time out, while she's not exactly up against the most reliable performer. If we factor in that the Russian is likely further along in terms of hard-court progression following the grass-court season, then it's not overly difficult to conclude that she should be available at slightly shorter odds than +125.
For our money, anything above +105 offers a slice of the value cake.
Our Eva Lys vs Anna Blinkova Pick: Anna Blinkova to Win.
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