Ekaterina Alexandrova tops Townsend in the 2nd round to play vs Bencic in the following round – MIAMI RESULTS

MIAMI OPEN - MIAMI DRAW AND RESULTS. Alexandrova ousts Townsend to compete against Belinda Bencic in the 3rd round

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Ekaterina Alexandrova vs. Taylor Townsend

Ekaterina Alexandrova wins against Taylor Townsend 6-3 5-7 6-4 in the 2nd round in Miami on Friday. Alexandrova is going to play against Belinda Bencic in the 3rd round. The battle lasted 2 hours and 16 minutes. This run will match her best result in this event. Here you can see her history at this event.

Alexandrova
Miami
Alexandrova's Record

Alexandrova added to her prize money $ 24,885 after winning this match. She has already won $ 55,770 after this win. If she wins the next match, Ekaterina will add $ 41,185 to her earnings to get in total $ 96,955 in total.

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Alexandrova
Townsend
Ekaterina Alexandrova
6-3 5-7 6-4
2h:16
Taylor Townsend
99
99
Total points
87
87
36
36
Winners
45
45
36%
36%
Ratio Winners
52%
52%
-- Serve --
11
11
Aces
14
14
5
5
Double Faults
2
2
51%
51%
1st in
69%
69%
78%
78%
1st won
68%
68%
36/46
36/46
1st won
45/66
45/66
64%
64%
2nd won
53%
53%
28/44
28/44
2nd won
16/30
16/30
-- Break Points --
2/8
2/8
Total
1/1
1/1
25%
25%
Won
100%
100%
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At the end of the match, Ekaterina scored 99 points vs. Townsend’s 87.

Alexandrova

Alexandrova served extremely well to win 78% of the points (36/46) behind her first serve, and she won 64% points (28/44) on her second serve. The Russian struck 11 aces and she committed 5 double faults. Ekaterina won this match even if she was battling in converting her break points after she converted only 25% (2/8) of the procured opportunities.

Townsend

On the other side, The American was exceptional in converting the only break point that she converted. Notwithstanding, that was not enough to win the contest.

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

Draw and next match H2H: Ekaterina Alexandrova vs. Belinda Bencic – stats

Alexandrova will compete against Bencic in the 3rd round.

This will be the 6th time that Ekaterina Alexandrova and Belinda Bencic fight against each other. The head to head is 3-2 for Bencic (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

The last time that they competed against each other, Bencic won 6-4 6-3 in the semifinal in Charleston back in 2022.

Ekaterina Alexandrova Draw info

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Alexandrova 6-3
AlexandrovaTownsend
6
3
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
AlexandrovaTownsend
6
3
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
AlexandrovaTownsend
5
3
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
30
40
AlexandrovaTownsend
5
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
AlexandrovaTownsend
4
2
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
AlexandrovaTownsend
4
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
40
30
AlexandrovaTownsend
3
1
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
AlexandrovaTownsend
2
1
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
AlexandrovaTownsend
1
1
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
AlexandrovaTownsend
1
0
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30

The set was pretty even as both players managed to hold serve with the notable exception of 1 break that Ekaterina grabbed in the 4th game (3-1) prior to ultimately winning the set (6-3).

The American surrendered the 4th game (3-1) when she was comfortably leading 40-0.

The Russian converted 33% of her break points (1/3). She had 3 break points opportunities in the 4th game (2-1 40-A, 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, Ekaterina didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They contested 62 points. Ekaterina won 6 more points than the American (34-28). The Russian conceded 7 points on serve (20-7). In addition, on the other side, Taylor conceded 14 points on serve (21-14).

2nd Set -
Townsend 7-5
TownsendAlexandrova
7
5
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
TownsendAlexandrova
7
5
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
TownsendAlexandrova
6
5
15
0
30
0
40
0
TownsendAlexandrova
5
5
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
TownsendAlexandrova
5
4
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
TownsendAlexandrova
4
4
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
TownsendAlexandrova
4
3
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
TownsendAlexandrova
3
3
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
40
A
TownsendAlexandrova
3
2
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
TownsendAlexandrova
2
2
0
15
0
30
0
40
TownsendAlexandrova
2
1
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
TownsendAlexandrova
1
1
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
30
40

Similarly to the 1st set, the set was even with both players refusing to concede anything to the opposition on serve. Eventually, the only discrepancy was one break that Townsend snatched in the 12th game (7-5) before ultimately winning the set (7-5).

The American failed to serve out the set when leading 7-5 to be broken at 30.

Townsend wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 12th game (6-5 30-40). On the other side, the Russian was flawless in converting all her break points in the 3rd game (1-1 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40).

They played 71 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Taylor won just 3 more points than the Russian (37-34). Taylor conceded 11 points on serve (26-11). on the other side of the court, Ekaterina conceded 11 points on serve (23-11).

3rd Set -
Alexandrova 6-4
AlexandrovaTownsend
6
4
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
AlexandrovaTownsend
5
4
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
AlexandrovaTownsend
5
3
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
A
40
AlexandrovaTownsend
4
3
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
AlexandrovaTownsend
4
2
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
AlexandrovaTownsend
3
2
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
AlexandrovaTownsend
3
1
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
AlexandrovaTownsend
2
1
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
AlexandrovaTownsend
1
1
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15

Similarly to the 2nd set, there was not much difference between them in this set with the exception of 1 break that the Russian grabbed in the 3rd game (2-1) prior to ultimately winning the set (6-4).

Alexandrova converted 50% of her break points (1/2). She had 2 break points opportunities in the 3rd game (1-1 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, the Russian didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 53 points. The Russian was the one to win the set after conquering 9 points more than the American (31-22). Ekaterina lost 8 points on serve (21-8). Regarding the other side of the net, Taylor conceded 10 points on serve (14-10).

1st
Alexandrova
Townsend
6-3
6
3
5
3
5
2
4
2
4
1
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
2nd
Alexandrova
Townsend
5-7
5
7
5
6
5
5
4
5
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
3rd
Alexandrova
Townsend
6-4
6
4
5
4
5
3
4
3
4
2
3
2
3
1
2
1
1
1
0
1
 

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