Ekaterina Alexandrova grounds Belinda Bencic 6-1 6-2 in the 1st round in Bad Homburg on Monday after playing a remarkable match to square off with Maria Sakkari in the 2nd round. The match lasted 1 hour and 9 minutes. This run will match her best result in this competition. Here you can see her history at this event.

Bad Homburg
Alexandrova's Record

Ekaterina added to her prize money $ 4,980 after winning this match. She has already won $ 15,170 after this win. If she wins the next match, Ekaterina will add $ 12,770 to her earnings to get in total $ 27,940 in total.

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Alexandrova
Bencic
6-1 6-2
1h:09
64
64
Total points
42
42
27
27
Winners
14
14
42%
42%
Ratio Winners
33%
33%
-- Serve --
8
8
Aces
0
0
4
4
Double Faults
4
4
63%
63%
1st in
66%
66%
73%
73%
1st won
45%
45%
27/37
27/37
1st won
14/31
14/31
45%
45%
2nd won
38%
38%
10/22
10/22
2nd won
6/16
6/16
-- Break Points --
5/12
5/12
Total
1/8
1/8
42%
42%
Won
13%
13%
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At the end of the match, Ekaterina scored 64 points vs. Bencic’s 42.

Alexandrova

Ekaterina won this match even if she was battling in converting her break points after she converted only 42% (5/12) of the procured opportunities.

Bencic

On the other side, the Swiss was far from perfect in converting her break points (only 13% – 1/8). That was one of the key issues for her demise.

After this contest, the head to head between Alexandrova and Bencic is 4-4.

Draw and next match H2H: Ekaterina Alexandrova vs. Maria Sakkari – stats

Alexandrova will take on Sakkari in the 2nd round.

This will be the 8th time that Ekaterina Alexandrova and Maria Sakkari face off. The head to head is 6-1 for Sakkari (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on grass.

The last time that they squared off, Sakkari won 6-3 6-2 in the 2nd round in Doha back in 2023.

Live score progression and stats

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

Alexandrova conquered a good lead at the beginning of the set after breaking Belinda Bencic in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. Alexandrova managed to strengthen her lead after breaking Bencic in the 6th (5-1) game before winning the set (6-1).

Belinda was not able to offer any resistance in the last 4 games of the set when the score went from 3-1 to 6-1.

The Russian converted 28% of her break points (2/7). She had 7 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 15-40 and 30-40), the 4th (3-0 15-40 and 30-40), the 6th (4-1 30-40) and the 8th game (6-0 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, Belinda was unable to convert any of her 7 break points. She had 7 break points opportunities in the 1st

(0-0 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40), the 3rd (0-2 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40) and the 7th game (1-5 40-A).

They contested 61 points. Alexandrova was the one to win the set after conquering 13 more points than Belinda (37-24). Alexandrova conceded 13 points on serve (22-13). on the other side of the court, Belinda conceded 15 points on serve (11-15).

2nd Set -
Alexandrova 6-2
AlexandrovaBencic
6
2
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
AlexandrovaBencic
5
2
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
AlexandrovaBencic
4
2
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
AlexandrovaBencic
4
1
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
AlexandrovaBencic
4
0
15
0
30
0
40
0
AlexandrovaBencic
3
0
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
AlexandrovaBencic
2
0
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30

Alexandrova conquered a commanding position in the outset to break Belinda Bencic in the 2nd

game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 4-0. Notwithstanding, that was not enough for the Russian to win the set because Bencic succeeded in breaking back in the 6th (2-4) game. The Russian kept her focus to break the Swiss in the 7th (5-2) game before winning the set (6-2).

Ekaterina converted 40% of her break points (2/5). She had 5 break points opportunities in the 3rd (2-0 15-40), the 5th (4-0 30-40 and 40-A) and the 7th game (4-2 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, the Swiss was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 6th game (1-4 40-A).

They played 45 points. Alexandrova was the one to win the set after conquering 9 more points than Bencic (27-18). Alexandrova lost 9 points on serve (15-9). on the other side of the court, Bencic conceded 12 points on serve (9-12).

1st
Alexandrova
Bencic
6-1
6
1
5
1
4
1
3
1
3
0
2
0
1
0
2nd
Alexandrova
Bencic
6-2
6
2
5
2
4
2
4
1
4
0
3
0
2
0
1
0

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