Ekaterina Alexandrova vs Elena Rybakina — Cincinnati Round of 64
Cincinnati · WTA · Round of 64
#18WTA
1844ELO
1800Hard ELO
$1.0MYTD
$11MCAREER
31 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWWLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 24 August 2020 ·
hard
KAZ9#2WTA
2122ELO
2110Hard ELO
$4.7MYTD
$29MCAREER
27 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWLWWWWWL
Alexandrova E.7-5 7-6
Rybakina E.
Alexandrova E.
772
Rybakina E.
560
Ekaterina Alexandrova defeated Elena Rybakina 7-5 7-6 in the Cincinnati round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Elena Rybakina came in ranked #2, leading the head-to-head 4–2. Ekaterina Alexandrova narrowed the head-to-head to 4–3.
Key context
- Match story: Ekaterina Alexandrova edged Elena Rybakina in two tight sets (7–5 7–6).
Head to head
2–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-05 | WTA Finals | RR | hard | Elena Rybakina | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2025-11-01 | Riyadh Finals | RR | hard | Elena Rybakina | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2025-10-13 | Ningbo | F | hard | Elena Rybakina | 3-6 6-0 6-2 |
| 2024-01-08 | Adelaide | QF | hard | Ekaterina Alexandrova | 6-3 6-3 |
| 2020-09-14 | Rome | R64 | clay | Elena Rybakina | 6-0 6-4 |
| 2020-01-06 | Shenzhen | F | hard | Ekaterina Alexandrova | 6-2 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
60%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
73%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
44%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
59%
64%
Return points won·Even
43%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
58%
64%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.0
6.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.2
2.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
57
98
Break points saved·Dominant
71
96
Break points won·Even
95
96
Deciding sets·Dominant
52
98
Tiebreaks·Dominant
19
92
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Slight edge
61
55
Alexandrova E.: 2 days rest · 2 matches, 60 games (7d) · Rybakina E.: 1 day rest · 5 matches, 107 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast