NEW YORK. Ekaterina Alexandrova conquers Rybakina in the 1st round of the Western & Southern Open. HIGHLIGHTS, INTERVIEW

WESTERN & SOUTHERN OPEN - NEW YORK RESULTS. Alexandrova topples Rybakina to fight against Christina Mchale or Iga Swiatek in the 2nd round

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Ekaterina Alexandrova vs. Elena Rybakina

Ekaterina Alexandrova defeats Elena Rybakina 7-5 7-66 in the 1st round in New York on Saturday. Alexandrova will square off with Christina Mchale or Iga Swiatek in the 2nd round.

Score, report, and key facts

The Russian won the set after she broke the Kazakhstani in the 6th (4-2) and in the 12th (7-5) game. Rybakina tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 9th (5-4) game. Nonetheless, Alexandrova kept the situation under control to conquer the set 7-5.

Tiebreak

The Russian won 6 minibreaks in the 5th (2-3), 8th (3-5), 9th (4-5), 12th (6-6), 13th (7-6) and 14th (8-6) point. On the other side, the Kazakhstani won 5 minibreaks in the 2nd (1-1), 3rd (2-1), 6th (4-2), 7th (5-2) and 10th (6-4) point.

This was the tiebreak sequence: 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 2-3, 2-4, 2-5, 3-5, 4-5, 4-6, 5-6, 6-6, 7-6, 8-6

The Russian will add to her prize money $ 3,200 after winning this match. She has won already $ 14,200 after this win. If she wins the next match, the Russian will add $ 7,800 to her earnings to earn $ 22,000 in total.

Match Statistics

Alexandrova
Rybakina
Ekaterina Alexandrova
7-5 7-66
Elena Rybakina
79
79
Total points
70
70
38
38
Winners
32
32
48%
48%
Ratio Winners
46%
46%
-- Serve --
8
8
Aces
5
5
7
7
Double Faults
6
6
59%
59%
1st in
53%
53%
86%
86%
1st won
80%
80%
38/44
38/44
1st won
32/40
32/40
57%
57%
2nd won
54%
54%
17/30
17/30
2nd won
19/35
19/35
-- Break Points --
2/3
2/3
Total
1/3
1/3
67%
67%
Won
33%
33%
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At the end of the match, the Russian scored 79 points vs. Rybakina’s 70.

Alexandrova served extremely well to win 86% of the points (38/44) behind her first serve, and she won 57% points (17/30) on her second serve. The Russian was pretty effective at converting 67% of the break points that she conquered (2/3). On the other side, the Kazakhstani had some problems converting her break points (only 33% – 1/3). That was one of the key issues for her demise.

After this match, the head to head between Alexandrova and Rybakina is 2-0 for Ekaterina.

Highlights Ekaterina Alexandrova vs. Elena Rybakina Western & Southern Open – New York

Alexandrova’s Interview

Draw and next match H2H: Ekaterina Alexandrova vs. Christina Mchale or Iga Swiatek – stats

Alexandrova will fight against either Christina Mchale or Iga Swiatek in the 2nd round. The head to head is 0-0 vs. Christina Mchale and 0-0 vs. Iga Swiatek.

There is no head to head record between Ekaterina Alexandrova and Christina Mchale since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

Ekaterina Alexandrova Draw info

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