Ekaterina Alexandrova vs Donna VekicSt. Petersburg Round of 16

St. Petersburg · WTA · Round of 16
#19WTA
1844ELO
1800Hard ELO
$761kYTD
$10MCAREER
31 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 10 February 2020
hard
#35WTA
1807ELO
1736Hard ELO
$625kYTD
$11MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWLWL
Alexandrova E.
6-1 7-5
Vekic D.
Alexandrova E.
672
Vekic D.
150

Ekaterina Alexandrova defeated Donna Vekic 6-1 7-5 in the St. Petersburg round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Ekaterina Alexandrova came in ranked #19, defending last year's quarter-final. Ekaterina Alexandrova narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

Head to head

23
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-06-24Bad HomburgR16grassDonna Vekic6-4 3-6 6-3
2024-03-18MiamiR64hardEkaterina Alexandrova6-3 6-4
2024-01-29LinzSFhardEkaterina Alexandrova5-7 7-6(4) 7-6(6)
2023-04-17StuttgartR32clayDonna Vekic7-6(7) 7-6(5)
2017-02-20BudapestR32clayDonna Vekic6-3 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Alexandrova E.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Vekic D.

Vekic D.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Alexandrova E.

Even serve battle

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.Vekic D.
52
Serve
6
42
Return
36

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
60%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
45%
Service points won·Even
59%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
43%
Break points saved·Even
59%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
5.0
3.9
Double faults / match·Even
5.2
4.9

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
65
67
Break points saved·Slight edge
94
86
Break points won·Slight edge
98
91
Deciding sets·Clear edge
61
77
Tiebreaks·Even
29
33

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Even
94
97

Alexandrova E.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d) · Vekic D.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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