Ekaterina Alexandrova vs Aryna Sabalenka — Moscow Quarter-final
Moscow · WTA · Quarter-final
#18WTA
1844ELO
1800Hard ELO
$1.0MYTD
$11MCAREER
31 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 October 2021 ·
hard
BLR1#1WTA
2220ELO
2201Hard ELO
$5.1MYTD
$50MCAREER
28 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWWLW
Alexandrova E.6-3 6-4
Sabalenka A.
Alexandrova E.
662
Sabalenka A.
340
Ekaterina Alexandrova defeated Aryna Sabalenka 6-3 6-4 in the Moscow quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Aryna Sabalenka came in ranked #1, leading the head-to-head 5–3. Ekaterina Alexandrova narrowed the head-to-head to 5–4.
Key context
- Match story: Ekaterina Alexandrova closed it out in two sets, 6–3 6–4.
Head to head
3–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-08 | Toronto | R16 | hard | Ekaterina Alexandrova | 6-7(3) 6-4 4-6 |
| 2026-06-17 | Berlin | R16 | grass | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2025-02-09 | Doha | R32 | hard | Ekaterina Alexandrova | 3-6 6-3 7-6 |
| 2024-08-26 | US Open | R32 | hard | Aryna Sabalenka | 2-6 6-1 6-2 |
| 2023-07-03 | Wimbledon | R16 | grass | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-4 6-0 |
| 2022-06-06 | s Hertogenbosch | F | grass | Ekaterina Alexandrova | 7-5 6-0 |
| 2019-01-28 | St. Petersburg | QF | hard | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2018-12-31 | Shenzhen | R16 | hard | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-3 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
60%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
69%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
45%
51%
Service points won·Even
59%
63%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
58%
64%
Aces / match·Slight edge
5.1
4.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.2
2.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
57
100
Break points saved·Clear edge
71
93
Break points won·Even
95
99
Deciding sets·Dominant
52
97
Tiebreaks·Dominant
19
100
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Even
61
59
Alexandrova E.: 2 days rest · 2 matches, 60 games (7d) · Sabalenka A.: played today · 4 matches, 76 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
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