Ekaterina Alexandrova overcomes Diana Shnaider 6-3 6-4 in the semifinal in Ningbo on Saturday in what was an all-Russian encounter. Alexandrova is going to play against Elena Rybakina in the final. The match lasted 1 hour and 32 minutes.
Alexandrova added to her prize money $ 42,000 after winning this match. She has already won $ 101,000 after this win. If she wins the next match, Alexandrova will add $ 63,000 to her earnings to get in total $ 164,000 in total.
Highlights Ekaterina Alexandrova vs. Diana Shnaider Ningbo Open – Ningbo
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Ekaterina scored 75 points vs. Diana’s 60.
Alexandrova
Alexandrova was sharp when converting 57% of the break points that she procured (4/7).
Shnaider
On the other side, Shnaider was not so effective in converting her break points (only 20%
– 2/10). That was one of the key issues for her defeat.After this encounter, the head to head between Alexandrova and Shnaider is 2-1
for Ekaterina.Draw and next match H2H: Ekaterina Alexandrova vs. Elena Rybakina – stats
Alexandrova will play Rybakina in the final.
This will be the 5th time that Ekaterina Alexandrova and Elena Rybakina clash against each other. The head to head is 3-1 for Alexandrova (see full H2H stats), 3-0 on hard.
The last time that they played each other, Alexandrova won 6-3 6-3 in the quarter in Adelaide back in 2024.
Tennis Scores in Ningbo
- Elena RybakinaRybakina – Jasmine PaoliniPaolini (6-3 6-2)
- Ekaterina AlexandrovaAlexandrova – Diana ShnaiderShnaider (6-3 6-4)
Upcoming matches
- Ekaterina AlexandrovaAlexandrova – Elena RybakinaRybakina (3-1) – H2H details and stats