Ann Li vs Anna Blinkova Preview & Prediction | 2025 Charleston Open | First Round

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Ann Li faces Anna Blinkova in the first round of the Charleston Open, with the winner to face ninth seed Ekaterina Alexandrova.

Ranking points: WTA 500

Start date/time: Monday 31st March, 2025: UK – not before 4:00pm / US ET – not before 11:00am / US PT – not before 8:00am

Venue: Family Circle Tennis Center, Charleston, USA

Surface: Outdoor clay

How to watch on TV: UK – Sky Sports Tennis / US – Tennis Channel

How to watch online: UK – Sky Go / US – Tennis Channel

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Ann Li vs Anna Blinkova prediction

After a fine run to the final of the Singapore Open, which saw her lose out to Elise Mertens, Ann Li has struggled to back that up with anything of note. She was forced to withdraw from her first-round match in Dubai, before early defeats at Indian Wells and Miami to Irina-Camelia Begu and Taylor Townsend. 

Anna Blinkova has fared slightly better in terms of her recent form, with a quarter-final run at the ATX Open before losing out to top seed Jessica Pegula and the scalp of Diana Shnaider in Miami on her way to reaching the third round. 

Li is ranked just eleven places higher than her opponent, and the head-to-head is massively in Blinkova’s favour, with three wins to none, though they’ve all been on hard courts. Despite having never played each other on clay before, Blinkova does hold the advantage of having never lost to her opponent and is in the better form of the two. Therefore, we think she is going to edge out and win this one.

Ann Li vs Anna Blinkova tip: Anna Blinkova to win