Anna Kalinskaya def. Anna Blinkova 6-4, 6-3 — US Open 2026 R128

Match recap

Anna Kalinskaya defeated Anna Blinkova 6-4, 6-3 in the R128 of the US Open 2026.

Serve and first-strike hitting carried the 21st seed through her US Open opener, as Kalinskaya won 24 of her 30 first-serve points and out-hit Blinkova 33 winners to 7 across 1h 27m. Two breaks in each set did it, the tidiest arriving in game 10 for 6-4 to close the opener on the Russian's serve. It is the 22nd-ranked Kalinskaya's first win since Cincinnati, and it comes against an opponent she had no prior meetings on record with.

Match stats

Anna Blinkova: 0 aces, 7 winners, 60% first serves, 4 double faults, 2/4 break points. Anna Kalinskaya: 5 aces, 34 winners, 60% first serves, 6 double faults, 4/11 break points.

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Head-to-head

This is the first meeting between Anna Blinkova and Anna Kalinskaya.