Ekaterina Alexandrova vs Nicole Gibbs — Limoges Semi-final

Limoges · WTA · Semi-final
Ekaterina Alexandrova
RUS1
Ekaterina Alexandrova
#19WTA
1844ELO
1800Hard ELO
$761kYTD
$10MCAREER
31 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 December 2019
hard
USA
Nicole Gibbs
33 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLWWWL
Alexandrova E.
7-6 6-2
Gibbs N.
Alexandrova E.
7862
Gibbs N.
6620

Ekaterina Alexandrova defeated Nicole Gibbs 7-6 6-2 in the Limoges semi-final on hard.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Alexandrova E.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Gibbs N.

Gibbs N.serving71% hold

wins 59% 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

Serve & return on hard

Alexandrova E.Gibbs N.
52
Serve
—
42
Return
—

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

Statistics

This season
Alexandrova E.Gibbs N.
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
59%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
45%
51%
Service points won·Even
59%
56%
Return points won·Even
43%
46%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
54%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.0
1.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.3
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 39). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Alexandrova E.Gibbs N.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
65
2
Break points saved·Dominant
94
28
Break points won·Dominant
98
51
Deciding sets·Dominant
61
17
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
29
38

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

Freshness

Recent load
Alexandrova E.Gibbs N.
Freshness·
91
—

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Alexandrova E.[1]
Sasnovich A.
6-16-3
Semi-finals
Sasnovich A.
Minnen G.
2-66-26-2
Alexandrova E.[1]
Gibbs N.
7-666-2
Quarter-finals
Minnen G.
Samsonova L.
7-56-2
Sasnovich A.
Teichmann J.
6-37-5
Alexandrova E.[1]
Bogdan A.
6-46-2
Gibbs N.
Cirstea S.
3-66-30-0
R16
Minnen G.
Parmentier P.
6-37-5
Samsonova L.
Cornet A.[5]
6-43-66-3
Teichmann J.
Brady J.[4]
7-57-612
Gibbs N.
Ponchet J.
1-66-16-2
Bogdan A.
Pera B.[8]
6-756-26-4
Alexandrova E.[1]
Dodin O.
6-36-4
Cirstea S.
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-36-3
Sasnovich A.
Blinkova A.[6]
3-66-17-5
R32
Brady J.[4]
Kanepi K.
6-26-3
Cornet A.[5]
Voegele S.
6-26-1
Parmentier P.
Garcia C.[2]
6-26-2
Minnen G.
Burel C.
6-36-2
Samsonova L.
Giorgi C.
6-44-66-4
Gibbs N.
Zidansek T.[7]
4-67-656-3
Sorribes Tormo S.
Van Uytvanck A.[3]
6-46-4
Alexandrova E.[1]
Niculescu M.
6-42-66-3
Cirstea S.
Maria T.
5-77-636-2
Blinkova A.[6]
Vikhlyantseva N.
6-37-5
Ponchet J.
Baindl K.
7-57-5
Sasnovich A.
Shinikova I.
6-26-1
Teichmann J.
Korpatsch T.
7-646-3
Pera B.[8]
Paquet C.
6-36-2
Bogdan A.
Rus A.
7-56-2
Dodin O.
Wickmayer Y.
6-26-4