Alexandrova downs Maria in the semifinal – SEOUL RESULTS

HANA BANK KOREA OPEN - SEOUL DRAW AND RESULTS. Alexandrova victorious over Maria to face Jelena Ostapenko in the final

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Ekaterina Alexandrova vs. Tatjana Maria

Ekaterina Alexandrova conquers Tatjana Maria 6-2 6-4 in the semifinal in Seoul on Saturday. Alexandrova will play Jelena Ostapenko in the final. The match lasted just 36 minutes.

Alexandrova
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Alexandrova's Record

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Alexandrova
Maria
Ekaterina Alexandrova
6-2 6-4
0h:36
Tatjana Maria
63
63
Total points
38
38
23
23
Winners
16
16
37%
37%
Ratio Winners
42%
42%
-- Serve --
3
3
Aces
0
0
5
5
Double Faults
3
3
60%
60%
1st in
58%
58%
79%
79%
1st won
52%
52%
23/29
23/29
1st won
16/31
16/31
53%
53%
2nd won
32%
32%
10/19
10/19
2nd won
7/22
7/22
-- Break Points --
5/7
5/7
Total
2/3
2/3
71%
71%
Won
67%
67%
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At the end of the match, Ekaterina scored 63 points vs. Maria’s 38.

Alexandrova

Alexandrova served very well to win 79% of the points (23/29) behind her first serve, and she won 53% points (10/19) on her second serve. Ekaterina was sharp when converting 71% of the break points that she procured (5/7).

Maria

On the other side, the German was well focused in converting 67% of the break points that she procured points (2/3). Nonetheless, that was not enough to win the match.

After this match, the head to head between Alexandrova and Maria is 1-0 for Ekaterina.

Draw and next match H2H: Ekaterina Alexandrova vs. Jelena Ostapenko – stats

Alexandrova will come up against Ostapenko in the final.

This will be the 7th time that Ekaterina Alexandrova and Jelena Ostapenko clash against each other. The head to head is 4-2 for Alexandrova (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

The last time that they fought against each other, Alexandrova won 6-2 4-6 6-4 in the 1st round in Madrid back in April 2022.

Ekaterina Alexandrova Draw info

Live score progression and stats

Alexandrova started the set strong after breaking Tatjana Maria in the 1st game (1-0) before consolidating her break and lead 4-0. Nonetheless, there was more work to do for Alexandrova to win the set as the German managed to break back in the 6th (2-4) game. Alexandrova kept her cool to break Tatjana in the 7th (5-2) game before winning the set (6-2).

A crucial moment of this set was when Ekaterina won 4 consecutive games in the 1st set so as to bring the game count from 0-0 to 4-0.

Ekaterina was exemplary in converting all her break points in the 1st (0-0 15-40), the 3rd (2-0 15-40) and the 7th game (4-2 30-40). On the other side, Maria was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 6th game (1-4 30-40).

They contested 41 points. The Russian won 15 more points than the German (28-13). Alexandrova surrendered 5 points on serve (14-5). Regarding the other side of the net, Maria conceded 14 points on serve (8-14).

Alexandrova conquered a leading position at the beginning of the set after breaking Tatjana Maria in the 1st game (1-0) before consolidating her break and lead 4-0. Anyhow, the set was not over yet and there was more work to do for the Russian to win the set as Maria found the way to break back in the 6th (2-4) game.

A defining moment of this set was when Alexandrova won 4 consecutive games in the 2nd set to convert the scoreline from 0-0 to 4-0.

They contested 61 points. Alexandrova conquered the set after winning 9 more points than Tatjana (35-26). Alexandrova conceded 10 points on serve (19-10). on the other side of the net, Maria conceded 16 points on serve (16-16).

 

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