Belinda Bencic and Ekaterina Alexandrova will fight against each other in the quarter of the Credit One Charleston Open for the 7th time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 4:30 pm on Credit One Stadium. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Belinda Bencic who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Belinda Bencic is the pick to win this match.
Belinda Bencic -> 1.46
Ekaterina Alexandrova -> 2.72
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Prediction and head to head Belinda Bencic vs. Ekaterina Alexandrova
This will be the 7th time that Belinda Bencic and Ekaterina Alexandrova play each other. The head to head is 3-3 for Bencic and Alexandrova (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on clay.
The last time that they squared off, Alexandrova won 7-6(8) 6-3 in the 3rd round in Miami back in March 2023.
Highlights Ekaterina Alexandrova vs Belinda Bencic – Miami 26-March-2023
Belinda Bencic
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 31-13 | 24-10 | 4-2 | 0-0 | 3-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 42-18 | 13-9 | 13-4 | 10-2 | 6-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 37-20 | 22-9 | 5-5 | 5-3 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 8-8 | 6-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 50-22 | 23-9 | 11-6 | 9-4 | 7-3 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 11, Bencic reached the quarter after defeating Katherine Sebov 6-0 6-3 and Shelby Rogers 4-6 7-5 6-2.
In the 3rd round against Rogers, Belinda recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 7-5 6-2). During the match, Bencic scored 101 points vs Rogers’s 87. Bencic was exceptionally aggressive to blast 40 winners.
Regarding the service games, Bencic fired 4 aces and she committed only 4 double faults. Belinda Bencic lost the serve 3 times and she saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Bencic put 61% of her first serves in, winning 78% (40/51) of the points behind her 1st serve and 48% (16/33) on the 2nd serve. Bencic broke Rogers 5 times after converting 42% of her break points (5/12).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Belinda has lost 1 set in this tournament to win 58% of the points she played.
Bencic has a solid match record in the last 10 years having won 65% of her matches (315-168). 2-0 on clay in 2023. In connection with her performance on the same surface of this tournament, Bencic has a composed 47-30 record in the last years on clay.
Her best result of the current season was winning the title in Adelaide where she beat Daria Kasatkina in the final 6-0 6-2 and in Abu Dhabi where she beat Liudmila Samsonova in the final 1-6 7-6(8) 6-4.
Bencic has a composed 18-5 win-loss record in 2023, 2-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Charleston
Ekaterina Alexandrova
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12-11 | 9-7 | 0-3 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 33-21 | 17-13 | 6-5 | 0-1 | 10-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 35-18 | 12-10 | 13-5 | 4-2 | 6-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 26-23 | 10-9 | 6-5 | 7-7 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 20-12 | 9-4 | 4-5 | 7-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 17, Ekaterina reached the quarter after defeating Yulia Putintseva 6-1 6-3 and Julia Grabher 6-4 6-2.
In the 3rd round, Ekaterina had a good straight sets win against Grabher (6-4 6-2). During the match Alexandrova scored 69 points vs Grabher’s 57. Alexandrova was exceptionally aggressive to blast 25 winners.
About the serving games, Alexandrova struck 6 aces and she committed only 9 double faults. Ekaterina Alexandrova lost the serve twice and she saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Alexandrova put 56% of her first serves in, winning 71% (25/35) of the points behind her 1st serve and 44% (12/27) on the 2nd serve. The Russian broke Grabher 5 times after converting 50% of her break points (5/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Alexandrova hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 57% of the points she played.
The Russian has a composed 9-6 win-loss record in 2023, 2-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Charleston
Previously, her best result was reaching the semifinal in 2022. See her history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Bencic | Alexandrova |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 4 |
| Tot Games | 45 | 34 |
| Pts | 154-112 | 135-100 |
| Total Points | 266 | 235 |
| Winners | 57 | 49 |
| %Winners | 37% | 36% |
Both Bencic and Alexandrova played 2 matches. At the moment, Belinda Bencic surrendered 1 set while Ekaterina Alexandrova hasn’t dropped a set so far. Bencic has played 1 set more than Alexandrova (5 vs 4). Therefore, Bencic played 11 games more than Alexandrova. Bencic scored 57 winners (37% of the total points). On the other side, The Russian blasted 49 winners (36%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Bencic | Alexandrova |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 5 | 13 |
| Avg per match | 2.5 | 6.5 |
| 1st in | 72/117 | 67/125 |
| %1st in | 62% | 54% |
| 1st pts | 57/72 | 49/67 |
| %1st pts | 79% | 73% |
| 2nd pts | 27/45 | 25/58 |
| %2nd pts | 60% | 43% |
Bencic bagged 5 aces (2.5 per match). Alexandrova made 13 aces (6.5 per match). Bencic won 79% points on her first serve. She quite strong on her second serve to win 60% of the points. On the other side, Alexandrova won 73% of the points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 43% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Bencic | Alexandrova |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 10 | 11 |
| Converted | 10/21 | 11/18 |
| % Converted | 48% | 61% |
| Conceded | 6 | 15 |
| Saved | 3 | 11 |
| % Saved | 50% | 73% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 4 |
The Swiss broke her opponents 10 times with a 48% conversion rate. Belinda conceded her serve 3 times and she saved 50% of the break points that she conceded. Ekaterina broke her opponents 11 times with a 61% conversion rate. Alexandrova conceded her serve 4 times and she saved 73% of the break points that she conceded.
| Bencic | ||||
| R2 Sebov |
R3 Rogers |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-0 6-3 | 4-6 7-5 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 15 | 30 | 45 | |
| pts | 53-25 | 101-87 | 154-112 | |
| Total points | 78 | 188 | 266 | |
| Winners | 17 | 40 | 57 | |
| %Winners | 32% | 40% | 37% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 21/33 | 51/84 | 72/117 | |
| % 1st in | 64% | 61% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 17/21 | 40/51 | 57/72 | |
| % 1st pts | 81% | 78% | 79% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/12 | 16/33 | 27/45 | |
| % 2nd pts | 92% | 48% | 60% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 5 | 5 | 10 | |
| Converted | 5/9 | 5/12 | 10/21 | |
| Converted % | 56% | 42% | 48% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 6 | 6 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 3/6 | 3 | |
| Saved % | – | 50% | 25% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| Alexandrova | ||||
| R2 Putintseva |
R3 Grabher |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-3 | 6-4 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 18 | 34 | |
| pts | 66-43 | 69-57 | 135-100 | |
| Total points | 109 | 126 | 235 | |
| Winners | 24 | 25 | 49 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 36% | 36% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 7 | 6 | 13 | |
| Double Faults | 9 | 9 | 18 | |
| 1st in | 32/63 | 35/62 | 67/125 | |
| % 1st in | 51% | 56% | 54% | |
| 1st pts | 24/32 | 25/35 | 49/67 | |
| % 1st pts | 75% | 71% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/31 | 12/27 | 25/58 | |
| % 2nd pts | 42% | 44% | 43% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 6 | 5 | 11 | |
| Converted | 6/8 | 5/10 | 11/18 | |
| Converted % | 75% | 50% | 61% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 7 | 15 | |
| Saved | 6/8 | 5/7 | 11 | |
| Saved % | 75% | 71% | 73% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
Head 2 Head
LLLLWWWWLL Tennis Scores in Charleston
- Caroline Dolehide/Storm HunterDolehide/Storm Hunter – Leylah Annie Fernandez/Taylor TownsendAnnie Fernandez/Taylor Townsend (6-0 4-6 11-9) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Nino SerdarusicSerdarusic – Djurabeck KarimovKarimov (6-3 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Vit KoprivaKopriva – Domagoj BiljeskoBiljesko (6-0 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Manuel Pena LopezPena Lopez – Miljan ZekicZekic (6-3 7-64) – Stats, scores, rankings
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Jessica PegulaPegula – Paula Badosa GibertBadosa Gibert (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Belinda BencicBencic – Ekaterina AlexandrovaAlexandrova (3-3) – H2H and prediction
- Madison KeysKeys – Darya KasatkinaKasatkina (8-1) – H2H and prediction
- Anna KalinskayaKalinskaya – Ons JabeurJabeur (0-1) – H2H and prediction
