Petra Martic vs Ekaterina AlexandrovaBirmingham Round of 32

Birmingham · WTA · Round of 32
#1014WTA
1673ELO
1618Grass ELO
35 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLLWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 17 June 2019
grass
#19WTA
1844ELO
1739Grass ELO
$761kYTD
$10MCAREER
31 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLL
Martic P.
6-3 7-5
Alexandrova E.
Martic P.
672
Alexandrova E.
350

Petra Martic defeated Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-3 7-5 in the Birmingham round of 32 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Ekaterina Alexandrova came in ranked #19, leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Petra Martic had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 4 on grass. Petra Martic claimed a first win over Ekaterina Alexandrova in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Petra Martic closed it out in two sets, 6–3 7–5.

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-01-27LinzQFhardEkaterina Alexandrova3-6 6-2 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Martic P.serving84% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Alexandrova E.

Alexandrova E.serving88% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Martic P.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

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
1st serve in·Even
60%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
45%
Service points won·Even
59%
60%
Return points won·Even
41%
43%
Break points saved·Even
56%
59%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.3
5.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.4
5.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
74
65
Break points saved·Slight edge
85
94
Break points won·Dominant
66
98
Deciding sets·Dominant
88
61
Tiebreaks·Dominant
86
29

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
91

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast