Anna Blinkova vs Ekaterina Alexandrova | Ekaterina Alexandrova Wins 6-7 6-4 7-5

UMPIRY

CincinnatiR64HardSun 16 Aug · 16:45Final

Anna BlinkovaWTA #89 · RUS

Ekaterina Alexandrova(16)WTA #28 · RUS

SetsGames1

7⁷45

6⁵67

Ekaterina Alexandrova defeated Anna Blinkova in the Round of 64 at the Cincinnati hard-court tournament. The match ended with a score of 6-7, 6-4, 7-5 in favor of Alexandrova. Alexandrova hit 9 aces and committed 5 double faults, while converting 70 percent of her break points and winning 7 service breaks to Blinkova's 5.

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Key context

Match story: Ekaterina Alexandrova dropped the opening set before beating Anna Blinkova 6–7 6–4 7–5.

How the match was decided

Auto-generated

Alexandrova E. came through in three sets, with seven breaks of serve.

Breaks of serveAlexandrova E. 7 · Blinkova A. 5
AcesAlexandrova E. 9 · Blinkova A. 3
Double faultsAlexandrova E. 5 · Blinkova A. 9

Turning points

When the match moved

Set 23–4BreakAlexandrova E. · Broke, never broken back
Set 31–1Break backBlinkova A. · Broke back
Set 33–3Break backBlinkova A. · Broke back
Set 35–5Break backBlinkova A. · Broke back
Set 35–6BreakAlexandrova E. · Broke, never broken back

Serve flowBlinkova A. broken 7 times · Alexandrova E. broken 5 times.

Hold to love/15
Hold to 30
Hold to 40 / deuce
Broken
Result unknown

Blinkova A.

10/17Alexandrova E.

12/17

Set 1Set 2Set 3

Match momentum

Whole matchBlinkova A.Alexandrova E.

Late momentumAlexandrova E.98

4Last 12 points8

9Last 3 games10

5/17Break points7/10

Break of serve

Match statistics

Blinkova A.Alexandrova E.

Serve

3Aces9
9Double faults5
59% · 10/17Service games held71% · 12/17

Return

29%Break points won70%
5Breaks of serve7

Serve & return performance

Key performance gaps

Double faultsAlexandrova E. served 5 double faults, Blinkova A. 9. Largest performance gap of the match.+4Blinkova A.9Alexandrova E.5

AcesAlexandrova E. served 9 aces, Blinkova A. 3.+6Blinkova A.3Alexandrova E.9

Common opponents

10 shared · last 12 months

Blinkova A. and Alexandrova E. faced 10 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Blinkova A. went 3–7 (30%) against them, Alexandrova E. 6–6 (50%). Results against comparable opponents are close (1 : 2 better-results split).

3–730%Blinkova A. · better vs 1Record vs common opponents6–650%Alexandrova E. · better vs 2

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

7–16Sets15–13

81–115Games139–128

0–1Tiebreaks1–2

2–1Deciding sets1–3

vs Pegula J.#3L1-6 3-6US Open · hardL5-7 6-3 3-6Wuhan · hard
vs Jovic I.#13L3-6 4-6Austin · hardL3-6 6-3 4-6Wimbledon · grass
vs Mboko V.#15L2-6 0-6Miami · hardW6-3 6-2Wuhan · hard

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vs Bejlek S.#29L6-7(9) 6-3 1-6Livesport Prague Open · hardL6-7 1-6Abu Dhabi · hard
vs Gibson T.#37L1-6 3-6Australian Open · hardL3-6 5-7Indian Wells · hard
vs Krejcikova B.#43L2-6 2-6Beijing · hardL5-7 2-6Beijing · hard
vs Tagger L.#61W6-3 6-3Jiujiang · hardW6-3 6-3Miami · hard
vs Kenin S.#107W3-6 6-1 6-3Miami · hardW7-6 6-3Brisbane · hard
vs Siniakova K.#55Hard to compareL2-6 2-6Madrid · clayW6-4 6-2Seoul · hard
vs Yuan Y.#135Hard to compareW6-3 4-6 6-2Saint Malo 125 · clayW6-3 6-3Ningbo · hard

Head-to-head

3 meetings · Alexandrova E. leads 2–1

Hard: level 1–1 · Grass: Alexandrova E. leads 1–0

Alexandrova E.August 2026CincinnatiThis matchHard7-6(5) 4-6 5-7
Alexandrova E.June 2025s HertogenboschGrass6-0 7-5
Blinkova A.February 2018DohaHard6-2 4-2

Draw

Closing odds

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vs Bejlek S.View match

Player context

Before the match

Blinkova A.Alexandrova E.1 826ELO1 9821 719Hard ELO1 8547–3Last 105–527Age31179 cmHeight175 cmRightPlaysRightCareer $5.5M2026 $769KEarningsCareer $11.3M2026 $1.6M

Match info

Started16:45 local

Cite this

Ekaterina Alexandrova beat Anna Blinkova 7-6(5) 4-6 5-7. Umpiry, "Anna Blinkova vs Ekaterina Alexandrova — Cincinnati Round of 64", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-08-16/alexandrova-vs-blinkova-cincinnati-r64?utm_source=cite (as of 16 August 2026).