Ekaterina Alexandrova defeated Elina Svitolina 6-4 7-5 in the Berlin round of 16 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Elina Svitolina came in ranked #7, leading the head-to-head 3–1. Ekaterina Alexandrova narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.
Alexandrova E. took it in straight sets.
Alexandrova E. and Svitolina E. faced 7 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Alexandrova E. went 5–4 (56%) against them, Svitolina E. 2–6 (25%). Alexandrova E. came out better against 3 of 7 comparable opponents, Svitolina E. against 1.
Grass: Alexandrova E. leads 2–0 · Hard: Svitolina E. leads 2–0 · Clay: Svitolina E. leads 1–0