Sara Sorribes Tormo shocks Ekaterina Alexandrova 3-6 6-4 6-4 in the final in Cleveland on Saturday. The battle lasted 2 hours and 27 minutes. This is the first time that Sara conquered this tournament. Her best achievement in this competition so far was reaching the semifinal. Sara accessed the main draw as a lucky loser. Here, you can see her history at this event.
Sara added $ 14,002 to her prize money after conquering this final. She has earned $ 34,228 in total after conquering this tournament.
Highlights Sara Sorribes Tormo vs. Ekaterina Alexandrova Tennis in the Land – Cleveland
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
2h:27
At the end of the match, the Spaniard scored 99 points vs. Ekaterina’s 92.
Sorribes Tormo
The Spaniard was sharp when converting 60% of the break points that she conquered (6/10).
Alexandrova
On the other side, Alexandrova didn’t lose the focus when converting 56% of the break points that she conquered points (5/9). Nevertheless, that was not enough to win the match.
After this contest, the head to head between Sorribes Tormo and Alexandrova is 2-0 for Sara.
This was the 2nd career title for Sara. She won the previous title in Cleveland. (see list of titles and finals). Ekaterina remains with 4th titles after she conquered the tournament in Shenzhen 2020, in ‘s 2022, in Seoul 2022 and in ‘s 2023. (see list of titles and finals)
Live score progression and stats
Sorribes Tormo had a favorable start in this set after breaking Ekaterina Alexandrova in the 1st game (1-0). Yet, Alexandrova found the way to come back to break Sorribes Tormo in the 2nd (1-1) and in the 6th (4-2) game before winning the set (6-3).
They contested 68 points. The Russian won 4 points more than Sara (36-32). The Russian lost 15 points on serve (21-15). on the other side of the net, the Spaniard conceded 15 points on serve (17-15).
Sorribes Tormo won the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after conceding her serve in the 5th (2-3) game, Sara broke back in the 8th (4-4) and in the 10th game to conquer the set 6-4.
Sara failed to serve out the set when leading 6-4 to be broken at 15.
Alexandrova was eclipsed in the last 5 games of the set when the scoreline went from 2-4 to 6-4.
Sara was on the money in converting all her break points in the 8th (3-4 0-40) and the 10th game (5-4 40-A). On the other side, Ekaterina converted 50% of her break points (1/2). She had her opportunities in the 5th (2-2 30-40) and the 9th game (4-4 40-A).
They contested 66 points. The Spaniard was the winner of the set after clinching 8 more points than Alexandrova (37-29). The Spaniard lost 11 points on serve (20-11). On the other side, Alexandrova conceded 17 points on serve (18-17).
Sara won the set after recovering 2 times from a break down. In fact, after conceding her serve in the 3rd (1-2) and in the 7th (3-4) game, The Spaniard broke back 3 times in the 6th (3-3), in the 8th (4-4) and in the 10th game to conquer the set 6-4.
The Spaniard converted 50% of her break points (3/6). She had 6 break points opportunities in the 6th (2-3 0-40), the 8th (3-4 15-40) and the 10th game (5-4 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A). Also, on the other side, Ekaterina converted 50% of her break points (2/4). She had her opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 15-40), the 7th (3-3 15-40 and 30-40) and the 9th game (4-4 40-A).
They contested 57 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Sorribes Tormo won just 3 more points than Ekaterina (30-27). Sorribes Tormo surrendered 14 points on serve (13-14). On the losing side, Ekaterina conceded 17 points on serve (13-17).
