Aryna Sabalenka vs Ekaterina AlexandrovaSt. Petersburg Quarter-final

St. Petersburg · WTA · Quarter-final
#1WTA
2220ELO
2201Hard ELO
$4.7MYTD
$50MCAREER
28 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 28 January 2019
hard
#19WTA
1844ELO
1800Hard ELO
$761kYTD
$10MCAREER
31 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLL
Sabalenka A.
6-3 6-4
Alexandrova E.
Sabalenka A.
662
Alexandrova E.
340

Aryna Sabalenka defeated Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-3 6-4 in the St. Petersburg quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Aryna Sabalenka came in ranked #1, leading the head-to-head 4–3. Aryna Sabalenka extended the head-to-head to 5–3.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-06-17BerlinR16grassAryna Sabalenka6-4 6-4
2025-02-09DohaR32hardEkaterina Alexandrova3-6 6-3 7-6(5)
2024-08-26US OpenR32hardAryna Sabalenka2-6 6-1 6-2
2023-07-03WimbledonR16grassAryna Sabalenka6-4 6-0
2022-06-06s HertogenboschFgrassEkaterina Alexandrova7-5 6-0
2021-10-18MoscowQFhardEkaterina Alexandrova6-3 6-4
2018-12-31ShenzhenR16hardAryna Sabalenka6-3 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Sabalenka A.serving84% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Alexandrova E.

Alexandrova E.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Sabalenka A.

Serve advantage — Sabalenka A.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Sabalenka A.Alexandrova E.
96
Serve
52
39
Return
42

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
63%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
69%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
51%
45%
Service points won·Even
63%
59%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Even
63%
59%
Aces / match·Even
4.6
5.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.9
5.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
98
65
Break points saved·Even
98
94
Break points won·Even
100
98
Deciding sets·Dominant
97
61
Tiebreaks·Dominant
100
29

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Even
92
94

Sabalenka A.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d) · Alexandrova E.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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