Ekaterina Alexandrova and Nadia Podoroska will clash against each other in the 2nd round of the Olympics for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Monday at 12:30 pm on Court 5. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Ekaterina Alexandrova who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Ekaterina Alexandrova is the pick to win this match.
Ekaterina Alexandrova -> 1.49
Nadia Podoroska -> 2.7
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Prediction and head to head Ekaterina Alexandrova vs. Nadia Podoroska
This will be the 3rd time that Ekaterina Alexandrova and Nadia Podoroska clash against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Alexandrova (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they squared off, Alexandrova won 6-0 6-4 in the 2nd round in Miami back in March 2021.
Ekaterina Alexandrova
Ranked no. 34, Alexandrova reached the 2nd round after beating Elise Mertens 4-6 6-4 6-4.
In the 1st round against Mertens, The Russian recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-4 6-4). During the match, Alexandrova scored 101 points vs Mertens’s 99. The Russian was exceptionally aggressive to blast 44 winners.
Regarding the service games, Alexandrova managed to score 7 aces and she was not very steady on her 2nd serve to score 10 double faults. Ekaterina Alexandrova lost the serve 3 times. Furthermore, Alexandrova put 60% of her first serves in, winning 80% (44/55) of the points behind her 1st serve and 42% (11/26) on the 2nd serve. The Russian broke Mertens 4 times after converting 21% of her break points (4/19).
Alexandrova has a solid record in the last 7 years having won 61% of her matches (226-144). 9-5 on hard in 2021. In connection with her performance on the same surface of this event, Alexandrova has a composed60-46 match record in the last 7 years on hard.
The Russian’s best result of the year was reaching the semifinal in Melbourne.
The Russian has an aggregate 19-14 win-loss record in 2021, 9-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Olympics
The Russian has never competed in this tournament before.
Nadia Podoroska
Ranked no. 38, Nadia got to the 2nd round after defeating Yulia Putintseva 7-64 1-3 ret..
In the 1st round, Nadia defeated Putintseva (7-64 1-3 ret.). During the match Podoroska scored 63 points vs Putintseva’s 57. The Argentine was pretty aggressive to blast 17 winners.
About the serving games, Podoroska made 2 aces and she committed only 4 double faults. Nadia Podoroska lost the serve twice and she saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Podoroska put 46% of her first serves in, winning 65% (17/26) of the points behind her 1st serve and 73% (19/26) on the 2nd serve. Podoroska broke Putintseva once after converting 14% of her break points (1/7).
Podoroska has a composed 14-14 win-loss record in 2021, 7-7 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Alexandrova | Podoroska |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 30 | 17 |
| Pts | 101-99 | 63-57 |
| Total Points | 200 | 120 |
| Winners | 44 | 17 |
| %Winners | 44% | 27% |
Both Alexandrova and Podoroska played 1 match. Both players lost a set in the event. Ekaterina Alexandrova lost 1 set, while Nadia Podoroska surrendered 1 set. Talking about their workload, Alexandrova and Podoroska have played the same amount of sets 3. However, Alexandrova played 13 games more than Podoroska. Alexandrova scored 44 winners (44% of the total points). On the other side, The Argentine managed to score 17 winners (27%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Alexandrova | Podoroska |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 7 | 2 |
| Avg per match | 7 | 2 |
| 1st in | 55/91 | 26/56 |
| %1st in | 60% | 46% |
| 1st pts | 44/55 | 17/26 |
| %1st pts | 80% | 65% |
| 2nd pts | 11/26 | 19/26 |
| %2nd pts | 42% | 73% |
Alexandrova made 7 aces . Podoroska blasted 2 aces . Alexandrova won 80% points on her first serve. She pretty solid on her second serve to win 42% of the points. On the other side, Podoroska won 65% of the points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 73% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Alexandrova | Podoroska |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 4 | 1 |
| Converted | 4/19 | 1/7 |
| % Converted | 21% | 14% |
| Conceded | 3 | 5 |
| Saved | 0 | 3 |
| % Saved | 0% | 60% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 2 |
The Russian broke her opponent 4 times with a 21% conversion rate. The Russian dropped her serve 3 times and she saved 0% of the break points that she conceded. The Argentine broke her opponent once with a 14% conversion rate. The Argentine conceded her serve twice and she saved 60% of the break points that she conceded.
| Alexandrova | |||
| R1 Mertens |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 6-4 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 30 | 30 | |
| pts | 101-99 | 101-99 | |
| Total points | 200 | 200 | |
| Winners | 44 | 44 | |
| %Winners | 44% | 44% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 7 | 7 | |
| Double Faults | 10 | 10 | |
| 1st in | 55/91 | 55/91 | |
| % 1st in | 60% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 44/55 | 44/55 | |
| % 1st pts | 80% | 80% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/26 | 11/26 | |
| % 2nd pts | 42% | 42% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/19 | 4/19 | |
| Converted % | 21% | 21% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 3 | |
| Saved | 0/3 | 0 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 0% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | |
| Podoroska | |||
| R1 Putintseva |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-64 1-3 ret. | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 17 | |
| pts | 63-57 | 63-57 | |
| Total points | 120 | 120 | |
| Winners | 17 | 17 | |
| %Winners | 27% | 27% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 2 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 26/56 | 26/56 | |
| % 1st in | 46% | 46% | |
| 1st pts | 17/26 | 17/26 | |
| % 1st pts | 65% | 65% | |
| 2nd pts | 19/26 | 19/26 | |
| % 2nd pts | 73% | 73% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 1 | 1 | |
| Converted | 1/7 | 1/7 | |
| Converted % | 14% | 14% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 5 | |
| Saved | 3/5 | 3 | |
| Saved % | 60% | 60% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | |
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