Christina Mchale vs Ekaterina Alexandrova — Cincinnati Round of 32

Cincinnati · WTA · Round of 32
USA
Christina Mchale
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 24 August 2020
hard
Ekaterina Alexandrova
RUS
Ekaterina Alexandrova
#19WTA
1844ELO
1800Hard ELO
$761kYTD
$10MCAREER
31 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLL
Mchale C.
6-1 7-6
Alexandrova E.
Mchale C.
67102
Alexandrova E.
1680

Christina Mchale defeated Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-1 7-6 in the Cincinnati round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ekaterina Alexandrova came in defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

  • Match story: Christina Mchale came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 7–6.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Mchale C.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Alexandrova E.

Alexandrova E.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Mchale C.

Serve advantage — Alexandrova E.

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

Mchale C.Alexandrova E.
—
Serve
52
—
Return
42

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

Statistics

This season
Mchale C.Alexandrova E.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
59%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
45%
Service points won·Slight edge
53%
59%
Return points won·Even
44%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
50%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
1.2
5.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.6
5.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (81 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Mchale C.Alexandrova E.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
0
65
Break points saved·Dominant
28
94
Break points won·Dominant
65
98
Deciding sets·Dominant
8
61
Tiebreaks·Even
29
29

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

Freshness

Recent load
Mchale C.Alexandrova E.
Freshness·
—
91

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
28°CMainly clear
Wind 10 km/hHumidity 64%

Draw

Final
Azarenka V.
Osaka N.[4]
W/O
Semi-finals
Osaka N.[4]
Mertens E.[14]
6-27-65
Azarenka V.
Konta J.[8]
4-66-46-1
Quarter-finals
Mertens E.[14]
Pegula J.
6-16-3
Konta J.[8]
Sakkari M.[13]
6-46-3
Osaka N.[4]
Kontaveit A.[12]
4-66-27-5
Azarenka V.
Jabeur O.
7-696-2
R16
Jabeur O.
Mchale C.
6-36-0
Azarenka V.
Cornet A.
6-47-5
Kontaveit A.[12]
Bouzkova M.
6-36-3
Sakkari M.[13]
Williams S.[3]
5-77-656-1
Mertens E.[14]
Kudermetova V.
6-26-3
Pegula J.
Sabalenka A.[5]
6-22-66-3
Osaka N.[4]
Yastremska D.[16]
6-36-1
Konta J.[8]
Zvonareva V.
6-46-2
R32
Kudermetova V.
Pliskova K.[1]
7-56-4
Mertens E.[14]
Mladenovic K.
6-16-756-3
Sabalenka A.[5]
Bellis C.
6-716-47-5
Kontaveit A.[12]
Teichmann J.
6-36-4
Bouzkova M.
Kvitova P.[6]
2-67-56-2
Konta J.[8]
Flipkens K.
6-26-0
Zvonareva V.
Siegemund L.
6-16-1
Williams S.[3]
Rus A.
7-663-67-60
Jabeur O.
Keys M.[7]
6-46-1
Mchale C.
Alexandrova E.
6-17-68
Azarenka V.
Garcia C.
6-27-68
Cornet A.
Kenin S.[2]
6-17-67
Pegula J.
Anisimova A.
7-56-2
Sakkari M.[13]
Putintseva Y.
6-47-69
Osaka N.[4]
Muchova K.
6-756-46-2
Yastremska D.[16]
Pera B.
7-654-66-3
R64
Zvonareva V.
Linette M.
1-66-36-1
Kudermetova V.
Tomljanovic A.
5-76-37-5
Mladenovic K.
Sevastova A.
6-36-4
Anisimova A.
Riske Amritraj A.[11]
6-36-3
Pegula J.
Brady J.
7-656-4
Bellis C.
Dodin O.
6-23-67-61
Muchova K.
Li A.
6-46-4
Pera B.
Watson H.
6-13-66-3
Yastremska D.[16]
Williams V.
5-76-27-5
Teichmann J.
Collins D.
6-36-3
Bouzkova M.
Kalinskaya A.
6-17-5
Flipkens K.
Siniakova K.
6-36-3
Siegemund L.
Vondrousova M.[10]
6-36-736-4
Rus A.
Van Uytvanck A.
6-26-3
Jabeur O.
Fernandez L.
0-66-46-3
Mchale C.
Swiatek I.
6-26-4
Alexandrova E.
Rybakina E.[9]
7-57-66
Azarenka V.
Vekic D.[15]
6-26-3
Garcia C.
Stephens S.
6-37-64
Cornet A.
Mcnally C.
6-06-4
Sakkari M.[13]
Gauff C.
6-16-3
Mertens E.[14]
Peterson R.
6-06-2
Putintseva Y.
Zhang S.
6-46-3
Kontaveit A.[12]
Kasatkina D.
6-36-1