Ekaterina Alexandrova faces Mirra Andreeva in the Beijing quarter-final on hard. Mirra Andreeva is the paper favourite — ranked #5, defending last year's round of 16, a roughly 190-point hard Elo advantage — but Ekaterina Alexandrova has won both their previous meetings, though none on hard.
Alexandrova E. and Andreeva M. faced 15 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Alexandrova E. went 11–11 (50%) against them, Andreeva M. 15–5 (75%). Andreeva M. came out better against 7 of 15 comparable opponents, Alexandrova E. against 0.
Grass: Alexandrova E. leads 1–0 · Clay: Alexandrova E. leads 1–0
Umpiry, "Ekaterina Alexandrova vs Mirra Andreeva — Beijing Quarter-final", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-10-08/alexandrova-vs-andreeva-beijing-qf?utm_source=cite (as of 8 October 2026).