Ekaterina Alexandrova vs Arantxa Rus — Budapest Round of 16

Budapest · WTA · Round of 16
Ekaterina Alexandrova
RUS5
Ekaterina Alexandrova
#19WTA
1844ELO
1737Clay ELO
$761kYTD
$10MCAREER
31 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 February 2019
clay
Arantxa Rus
NED
Arantxa Rus
#183WTA
1511ELO
1500Clay ELO
35 yrs · 180 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLWLL
Alexandrova E.
6-4 6-0
Rus A.
Alexandrova E.
662
Rus A.
400

Ekaterina Alexandrova defeated Arantxa Rus 6-4 6-0 in the Budapest round of 16 on clay. The result followed the form book — Ekaterina Alexandrova came in ranked #19. Ekaterina Alexandrova claimed a first win over Arantxa Rus in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-06-11S-HertogenboschR32grassArantxa Rus6-7(5) 6-4 7-6(7)
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Serve vs return

This season
Alexandrova E.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Rus A.

Rus A.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Alexandrova E.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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

Statistics

This season
Alexandrova E.Rus A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
71%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
46%
Service points won·Even
59%
56%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
54%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.0
2.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.3
3.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Alexandrova E.Rus A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
65
15
Break points saved·Dominant
94
51
Break points won·Clear edge
98
86
Deciding sets·Dominant
61
16
Tiebreaks·Dominant
29
0

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

Freshness

Recent load
Alexandrova E.Rus A.
Freshness·Slight edge
91
100

Alexandrova E.: 10 days rest · 3 matches (14d) · Rus A.: 20 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Van Uytvanck A.[1]
Vondrousova M.[8]
1-67-56-2
Semi-finals
Vondrousova M.[8]
Potapova A.
6-06-2
Van Uytvanck A.[1]
Alexandrova E.[5]
3-66-47-67
Quarter-finals
Van Uytvanck A.[1]
Baindl K.
3-66-16-4
Vondrousova M.[8]
Begu I.
5-76-16-3
Potapova A.
Cirstea S.
6-46-757-5
Alexandrova E.[5]
Parmentier P.[3]
6-36-2
R16
Potapova A.
Petkovic A.[6]
6-27-5
Baindl K.
Brengle M.
6-06-1
Van Uytvanck A.[1]
Swiatek I.
6-47-5
Vondrousova M.[8]
Blinkova A.
7-663-66-3
Begu I.
Rodina E.
6-26-3
Parmentier P.[3]
Smitkova T.
6-17-5
Cirstea S.
Krunic A.[4]
6-36-3
Alexandrova E.[5]
Rus A.
6-46-0
R32
Petkovic A.[6]
Bogdan A.
6-16-0
Potapova A.
Watson H.
6-42-67-64
Rus A.
Ferro F.
7-56-3
Smitkova T.
Bonaventure Y.
4-66-36-2
Brengle M.
Stollar F.
6-36-3
Blinkova A.
Vikhlyantseva N.
3-66-46-4
Krunic A.[4]
Korpatsch T.
6-07-5
Alexandrova E.[5]
Arn G.
4-66-16-4
Swiatek I.
Danilovic O.
6-36-0
Vondrousova M.[8]
Garcia Perez G.
6-07-66
Begu I.
Barthel M.
3-66-46-2
Cirstea S.
Bondar A.
4-66-36-4
Van Uytvanck A.[1]
Zvonareva V.
7-57-5
Parmentier P.[3]
Konjuh A.
7-56-3
Rodina E.
Tomova V.
6-04-66-2
Baindl K.
Larsson J.[7]
6-16-1