Ekaterina Alexandrova vs Belinda Bencic | Ekaterina Alexandrova Wins 7-6 6-3

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Ekaterina Alexandrova defeated Belinda Bencic 7-6 6-3 in the Miami round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Belinda Bencic came in ranked #12, leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's semi-final, but Ekaterina Alexandrova had been the form player, winning 5 of their last 8 on hard. That levelled the head-to-head at 3–3.

Key context

Match story: Ekaterina Alexandrova closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–3.

How the match was decided

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Alexandrova E. took it in straight sets.

Match statistics

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Common opponents

13 shared · last 12 months

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Alexandrova E. and Bencic B. faced 13 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Alexandrova E. went 10–7 (59%) against them, Bencic B. 10–8 (56%). Results against comparable opponents are close (4 : 5 better-results split).

10–759%Alexandrova E. · better vs 4Record vs common opponents10–856%Bencic B. · better vs 5

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

24–15Sets23–21

197–158Games221–206

2–2Tiebreaks2–4

1–4Deciding sets5–3

vs Swiatek I.#9L6-7 6-2 4-6Ostrava · hardL3-6 6-7United Cup · hard
vs Anisimova A.#11W6-4 6-3Madrid · clayL6-7 1-6Rome · clay
vs Paolini J.#20W6-1 6-2Miami · hardW7-5 6-3SUI vs ITA · hard

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vs Fernandez L.#26W6-4 7-5Cincinnati · hardW7-5 6-7 6-3Guadalajara 2 · hard
vs Sakkari M.#33L3-6 2-6Rome · clayW6-7 6-4 6-4Berlin · grass
vs Pliskova K.#51W6-1 6-2Doha · hardW6-2 7-6SUI vs CZE · hard
vs Kasatkina D.#87W6-1 7-6Ostrava · hardW6-0 6-2Adelaide 2 · hard
vs Stephens S.#136W6-1 6-2Rome · clayL4-6 4-6Guadalajara 2 · hard
vs Kudermetova V.#446W6-3 6-1s Hertogenbosch · grassW3-6 6-3 6-3Berlin · grass
vs Azarenka V.#455W6-4 4-6 6-2Ostrava · hardW1-6 7-6 6-4Doha · hard
vs Begu I.#460L7-6 3-6 4-6Roland Garros · clayW6-4 6-1Madrid · clay
vs Jabeur O.L2-6 3-6Madrid · clayL2-6 6-3 2-6Madrid · clay
vs Sabalenka A.#2Hard to compareW7-5 6-0s Hertogenbosch · grassL5-7 2-6Australian Open · hard

Head-to-head

6 meetings · level 3–3

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Hard: level 1–1 · Clay: level 1–1 · Grass: level 1–1

Alexandrova E.March 2023MiamiThis matchHard7-6 6-3
Bencic B.April 2022CharlestonClay6-4 6-3
Bencic B.June 2021BerlinGrass6-4 4-6 7-6(4)
Alexandrova E.April 2021StuttgartClay6-1 7-5
Alexandrova E.June 2019EastbourneGrass6-7 6-2 6-3

Draw

Closing odds

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vs Andreescu B.View match

Player context

Before the match

Alexandrova E.Bencic B.1 975ELO2 0501 846Hard ELO1 9056–4Last 105–528Age26175 cmHeight175 cmRightPlaysRightCareer $11.3M2026 $1.6MEarningsCareer $17.2M2026 $2.4M

Cite this

Ekaterina Alexandrova beat Belinda Bencic 7-6 6-3. Umpiry, "Ekaterina Alexandrova vs Belinda Bencic — Miami Round of 32", https://umpiry.com/match/2023-03-20/alexandrova-vs-bencic-miami-r32?utm_source=cite (as of 20 March 2023).