Daria Kasatkina vs Ekaterina AlexandrovaBeijing Round of 16

Beijing · WTA · Round of 16
#65WTA
1795ELO
1757Hard ELO
29 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 30 September 2019
hard
#19WTA
1844ELO
1800Hard ELO
$761kYTD
$10MCAREER
31 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLL
Kasatkina D.
6-4 6-3
Alexandrova E.
Kasatkina D.
662
Alexandrova E.
430

Daria Kasatkina defeated Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-4 6-3 in the Beijing round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ekaterina Alexandrova came in ranked #19, leading the head-to-head 3–2. Daria Kasatkina narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

Head to head

23
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-04-22MadridR32clayEkaterina Alexandrova6-3 7-6(3)
2024-08-12CincinnatiR64hardDaria Kasatkina6-4 6-2
2022-10-03OstravaR16hardEkaterina Alexandrova6-1 7-6(1)
2022-06-13BerlinR16grassDaria Kasatkina5-7 6-1 6-1
2020-02-10St. PetersburgR32hardEkaterina Alexandrova6-4 3-6 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Kasatkina D.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Alexandrova E.

Alexandrova E.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Kasatkina D.

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

Serve & return on hard

Kasatkina D.Alexandrova E.
0
Serve
52
95
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·Slight edge
70%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
60%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
41%
45%
Service points won·Slight edge
54%
60%
Return points won·Slight edge
48%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
54%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
1.4
5.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.7
5.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
78
65
Break points saved·Clear edge
80
94
Break points won·Even
100
98
Deciding sets·Dominant
93
61
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
47
29

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Even
90
90

Kasatkina D.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d) · Alexandrova E.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
27°CClear
Wind 4 km/hHumidity 48%

Draw