Kimberly Birrell vs Ekaterina Alexandrova | Ekaterina Alexandrova Wins 6-1 2-6 6-3

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US OpenR64HardWed 2 Sept · 16:25Final

Kimberly BirrellWTA #40 · AUS

Ekaterina Alexandrova(18)WTA #24 · RUS

SetsGames1

163

626

Ekaterina Alexandrova defeated Kimberly Birrell in the Round of 64 at the US Open. The match ended with a score of 6-1, 2-6, 6-3 in Alexandrova's favor. Alexandrova hit 5 aces and converted 44% of her break points, ultimately securing 4 service breaks to Birrell's 2.

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Key context

Match story: Ekaterina Alexandrova closed it out in three sets, 6–1 2–6 6–3.

How the match was decided

Auto-generated

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

Breaks of serveAlexandrova E. 4 · Birrell K. 2
1st-serve points wonAlexandrova E. 77% · Birrell K. 63%
AcesAlexandrova E. 5 · Birrell K. 0

Turning points

When the match moved

Set 10–2BreakAlexandrova E. · Broke, never broken back
Set 24–2BreakBirrell K. · Broke, never broken back
Set 26–2SetBirrell K. · Broke to take the set
Set 30–1BreakAlexandrova E. · Broke, never broken back
Set 33–6SetAlexandrova E. · Broke to take the set

Serve flowBirrell K. broken 4 times · Alexandrova E. broken twice.

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

Birrell K.

8/12Alexandrova E.

10/12

Set 1Set 2Set 3

Match momentum

Whole matchBirrell K.Alexandrova E.

Late momentumEven

5Last 12 points7

8Last 3 games11

2/7Break points3/8

Break of serve

Match statistics

Birrell K.Alexandrova E.

Serve

0Aces5
4Double faults4
63%1st serve points won77%
67% · 8/12Service games held83% · 10/12

Return

29%Break points won44%
2Breaks of serve4

Serve & return performance

Key performance gaps

First-serve pointsAlexandrova E. won 77% of points behind the first serve, Birrell K. 63%. Largest performance gap of the match.+14 ptsBirrell K.1st-serve pts won63%Alexandrova E.1st-serve pts won77%

Common opponents

11 shared · last 12 months

Birrell K. and Alexandrova E. faced 11 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Birrell K. went 5–8 (38%) against them, Alexandrova E. 8–9 (47%). Results against comparable opponents are close (1 : 3 better-results split).

5–838%Birrell K. · better vs 1Record vs common opponents8–947%Alexandrova E. · better vs 3

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

14–17Sets20–18

131–149Games183–166

2–1Tiebreaks1–2

2–3Deciding sets1–5

vs Rybakina E.#1L1-6 2-6Dubai · hardL4-6 4-6WTA Finals · hard
vs Mboko V.#15L2-6 1-6Adelaide · hardW6-3 6-2Wuhan · hard
vs Potapova A.#26W6-4 6-4Adelaide · hardW6-1Berlin · grass

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vs Li A.#31L6-4 4-6Nottingham · grassW6-1 6-7 6-1Bad Homburg · grass
vs Cristian J.#61W5-7 6-1 7-5Adelaide · hardL4-6 4-6Adelaide · hard
vs Linette M.#77L6-2 1-6 2-6s Hertogenbosch · grassL2-6 6-4 1-6Dubai · hard
vs Udvardy P.#80L4-6 6-1 1-6Madrid · clayL4-6s Hertogenbosch · grass
vs Seidel E.#193W7-6 6-1Austin 125 1 · hardW6-2 6-3Seoul · hard
vs Pegula J.#4Hard to compareW1-6 6-3 6-3Roland Garros · clayL5-7 6-3 3-6Wuhan · hard
vs Krejcikova B.#46Hard to compareW6-3 7-6Eastbourne · grassL5-7 2-6Beijing · hard
vs Yuan Y.#141Hard to compareL3-6 2-6Rome · clayW6-3 6-3Ningbo · hard

Head-to-head

2 meetings · Alexandrova E. leads 2–0

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

Alexandrova E.September 2026US OpenThis matchHard1-6 6-2 3-6
Alexandrova E.June 2023s HertogenboschGrass6-4 7-6

Draw

Closing odds

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Player context

Before the match

Birrell K.Alexandrova E.1 846ELO1 9751 755Hard ELO1 8467–3Last 105–528Age31170 cmHeight175 cmRightPlaysRightCareer $3.2M2026 $1.1MEarningsCareer $11.3M2026 $1.6M

Match info

Started16:25 local

Cite this

Ekaterina Alexandrova beat Kimberly Birrell 1-6 6-2 3-6. Umpiry, "Kimberly Birrell vs Ekaterina Alexandrova — US Open Round of 64", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-09-02/alexandrova-vs-birrell-us-open-r64?utm_source=cite (as of 2 September 2026).