Ekaterina Alexandrova vs Varvara Gracheva — Linz Round of 16

Linz · WTA · Round of 16
Ekaterina Alexandrova
RUS4
Ekaterina Alexandrova
#19WTA
1844ELO
1800Hard ELO
$761kYTD
$10MCAREER
31 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 November 2020
hard
Varvara Gracheva
FRA
Varvara Gracheva
#95WTA
1810ELO
1763Hard ELO
25 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLWWWLW
Alexandrova E.
7-5 6-1
Gracheva V.
Alexandrova E.
762
Gracheva V.
510

Ekaterina Alexandrova defeated Varvara Gracheva 7-5 6-1 in the Linz round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Ekaterina Alexandrova came in ranked #19, defending last year's semi-final.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Alexandrova E.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Gracheva V.

Gracheva V.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Alexandrova E.

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

Alexandrova E.Gracheva V.
52
Serve
3
42
Return
27

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

Statistics

This season
Alexandrova E.Gracheva V.
1st serve in·Even
60%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
47%
Service points won·Even
59%
56%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
53%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.0
2.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.3
3.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Alexandrova E.Gracheva V.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
65
74
Break points saved·Clear edge
94
76
Break points won·Slight edge
98
87
Deciding sets·Dominant
61
90
Tiebreaks·Dominant
29
65

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

Freshness

Recent load
Alexandrova E.Gracheva V.
Freshness·
91
—

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
5°COvercast
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 91%

Draw

Final
Sabalenka A.[1]
Mertens E.[2]
7-56-2
Semi-finals
Sabalenka A.[1]
Krejcikova B.
7-54-66-3
Mertens E.[2]
Alexandrova E.[4]
2-66-17-5
Quarter-finals
Sabalenka A.[1]
Dodin O.
6-33-3
Mertens E.[2]
Kudermetova V.[5]
6-46-1
Krejcikova B.
Sasnovich A.
6-36-1
Alexandrova E.[4]
Podoroska N.[6]
6-26-1
R16
Sasnovich A.
Fett J.
3-66-16-3
Podoroska N.[6]
Giorgi C.
6-746-16-4
Alexandrova E.[4]
Gracheva V.
7-56-1
Kudermetova V.[5]
Rus A.
6-41-66-3
Mertens E.[2]
Zvonareva V.
6-45-76-2
Sabalenka A.[1]
Voegele S.
6-06-3
Dodin O.
Cirstea S.
6-46-4
Krejcikova B.
Minnen G.
5-77-676-4
R32
Cirstea S.
Grabher J.
2-3
Fett J.
Martincova T.
6-23-1
Minnen G.
Yastremska D.[3]
6-46-3
Krejcikova B.
Tan H.
6-35-76-2
Sasnovich A.
Pera B.[8]
6-36-1
Sabalenka A.[1]
Paolini J.
6-46-4
Voegele S.
Hruncakova V.
7-636-3
Podoroska N.[6]
Begu I.
6-46-4
Giorgi C.
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-35-76-4
Gracheva V.
Zavatska K.
6-47-5
Kudermetova V.[5]
Haas B.
6-06-0
Rus A.
Zidansek T.
6-46-4
Zvonareva V.
Kostyuk M.
6-46-2
Mertens E.[2]
Kalinina A.
2-66-16-2
Alexandrova E.[4]
Siniakova K.
6-36-4
Dodin O.
Teichmann J.[7]
1-66-46-2