WTA French Open R1: Donna Vekić vs Anna Blinkova
🧠 Form & Context
🇭🇷 Donna Vekić
- 📉 Slow Season Start: Struggled to find rhythm in 2025, with seven first-round losses across ten tournaments, including a surprising defeat to Jana Fett in Stuttgart.
- 🎯 Still Hanging In: Despite inconsistency, remains in the top 20 due to strong showings in high-point events—R4 in the Australian Open, Indian Wells, and Madrid.
- 🏅 Memories in Paris: Claimed silver at the 2024 Olympics hosted at Stade Roland-Garros—one of her most memorable career moments.
- 📊 Mixed Roland Garros History: A 6–6 record in first rounds at the French Open—has never advanced past the third round.
🇷🇺 Anna Blinkova
- ⚠️ Clay-Court Concerns: Five events on clay this spring, but no better than a second-round appearance in any of them.
- 📈 Better on Hard Courts: Quarterfinalist in Linz and Austin, with a solid R3 showing in Miami—form hasn't transitioned to clay.
- 🎾 Slam Ceiling: Reached the 3rd round at a Slam four times, including twice at Roland Garros (2020 & 2023).
- 🧠 Solid First-Round Record: 3–2 in opening matches at RG—typically reliable in her tournament openers.
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