Laura Siegemund vs Ekaterina AlexandrovaAustralian Open Round of 128

Australian Open · WTA · Round of 128
#40WTA
1769ELO
1713Hard ELO
$736kYTD
$8.8MCAREER
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 15 January 2024
hard
#19WTA
1844ELO
1800Hard ELO
$761kYTD
$10MCAREER
31 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLL
Siegemund L.
6-2 3-6 7-6
Alexandrova E.
Siegemund L.
637112
Alexandrova E.
26691

Laura Siegemund defeated Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-2 3-6 7-6 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ekaterina Alexandrova came in ranked #19, leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's round of 32. Laura Siegemund narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Laura Siegemund closed it out in three sets, 6–2 3–6 7–6.

Head to head

13
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-05-08RomeR64clayLaura Siegemund4-6 7-6 1-6
2025-08-25US OpenR32hardEkaterina Alexandrova6-0 6-1
2021-06-28WimbledonR128grassEkaterina Alexandrova6-1 6-3
2019-10-07LinzR16hardEkaterina Alexandrova7-6(1) 2-6 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Siegemund L.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Alexandrova E.

Alexandrova E.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Siegemund L.

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

Siegemund L.Alexandrova E.
11
Serve
52
46
Return
42

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Clear edge
73%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
59%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
44%
Service points won·Slight edge
55%
60%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
54%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
0.8
5.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.1
4.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (101 vs 137). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
64
65
Break points saved·Clear edge
80
94
Break points won·Slight edge
89
98
Deciding sets·Clear edge
76
61
Tiebreaks·Even
33
29

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
4.9
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Recent retirement (−1.5)
7.1
Strong advantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
3.8Hard Elo 1713
Surface ELO
6.2+86 Hard Elo edge
3.8Overall Elo 1769
ELO gap
6.2Overall Elo 1844
5.0
H2H
5.0
6.4
Surface form
6.2
Fatigue & Travel
7.1
Minutes 14d
4.7
7.0
3-set count
7.0
6.0
Prev. match
8.0
4.7
Country comfort
Context
6.0
Defending pts
6.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Slight edge
98
88

Siegemund L.: 11 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Alexandrova E.: 8 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
26°COvercast
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 61%

Draw

R128
Sakkari M.[8]
Hibino N.
6-46-1
Yastremska D.
Vondrousova M.[7]
6-16-2
Tomova V.
Day K.
6-46-2
Mertens E.[25]
Sherif M.
6-22-0
Wozniacki C.
Linette M.[20]
6-22-0
Rakhimova K.
Bektas E.
6-46-4
Siegemund L.
Alexandrova E.[17]
6-23-67-69
Svitolina E.[19]
Preston T.
6-26-2
Korpatsch T.
Burrage J.
2-66-36-0
Siniakova K.
Cristian J.
6-27-5
Swiatek I.[1]
Kenin S.
7-626-2
Fernandez L.[32]
Bejlek S.
7-656-2
Sabalenka A.[2]
Seidel E.
6-06-1
Pegula J.[5]
Marino R.
6-26-4
Kessler M.
Ferro F.
3-66-36-2
Dodin O.
Zhu L.[29]
6-46-3
Timofeeva M.
Cornet A.
6-26-4
Rus A.
Kalinina A.[24]
6-16-0
Tauson C.
Minnen G.
7-57-5
Parry D.
Wang X.[30]
6-32-66-3
Frech M.
Saville D.
6-756-37-5
Collins D.
Kerber A.
6-23-66-1
Noskova L.
Bouzkova M.[31]
6-17-5
Ostapenko J.[11]
Birrell K.
7-656-1
Azarenka V.[18]
Giorgi C.
6-14-66-3
Navarro E.[27]
Wang X.
6-16-757-5
Rybakina E.[3]
Pliskova K.
7-666-4
Blinkova A.
Bucsa C.
6-26-4
Paolini J.[26]
Shnaider D.
6-36-4
Kasatkina D.[14]
Stearns P.
6-23-66-2
Zheng Q.[12]
Krueger A.
3-66-26-3
Boulter K.
Yuan Y.
7-57-61
Wang Y.
Cirstea S.[22]
0-67-56-2
Trevisan M.
Zarazua R.
4-66-46-2
Burel C.
Krunic A.
6-46-1
Avanesyan E.
Bai Z.
4-67-56-2
Kostyuk M.
Liu C.
6-34-66-1
Haddad Maia B.[10]
Fruhvirtova L.
6-23-66-2
Garcia C.[16]
Osaka N.
6-47-62
Juvan K.
Potapova A.[23]
6-16-4
Dolehide C.
Jeanjean L.
6-26-4
Jabeur O.[6]
Starodubtseva Y.
6-36-1
Andreeva M.
Pera B.
7-56-2
Hunter S.
Errani S.
6-46-3
Anisimova A.
Samsonova L.[13]
6-36-4
Badosa P.
Townsend T.
6-16-3
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Vekic D.[21]
6-46-4
Tsurenko L.[28]
Bronzetti L.
3-67-56-3
Parks A.
Snigur D.
2-66-26-4
Gauff C.[4]
Schmiedlova A.
6-36-0
Tomljanovic A.
Martic P.
7-634-66-4
Korneeva A.
Sorribes Tormo S.
4-66-36-2
Stephens S.
Gadecki O.
6-36-1
Cocciaretto E.
Sun L.
6-17-5
Gracheva V.
Wickmayer Y.
6-36-4
Golubic V.
Kudermetova V.[15]
7-641-66-1
Masarova R.
Sasnovich A.
6-36-4
Zakharova A.
Putintseva Y.
2-66-06-3
Maria T.
Osorio C.
7-56-746-4
Podoroska N.
Zidansek T.
6-16-0
Kalinskaya A.
Volynets K.
6-33-66-2
Raducanu E.
Rogers S.
6-36-2
Krejcikova B.[9]
Hontama M.
2-66-46-3
Fruhvirtova B.
Bogdan A.
2-66-46-3