Alexandrova dispatches Krejcikova in the 2nd round of the Australian Open. HIGHLIGHTS – MELBOURNE RESULTS

AUSTRALIAN OPEN - MELBOURNE DRAW AND RESULTS. Alexandrova wins against Krejcikova to take on Ashleigh Barty in the 3rd round

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Ekaterina Alexandrova vs. Barbora Krejcikova

Ekaterina Alexandrova bests Barbora Krejcikova 6-3 7-6(4) in the 2nd round in Melbourne on Thursday. Alexandrova will seek to keep on going in this event against Ashleigh Barty in the 3rd round. This run will match her best achievement in this event. Here you can see her history at this event.

Alexandrova
Melbourne
Alexandrova's Record

Ekaterina added to her prize money $ 65,000 after winning this match. She has won already $ 215,000 after this win. If she wins the next match, Ekaterina will add $ 105,000 to her earnings to get in total $ 320,000 in total.

Alexandrova was delighted about the outcome of the match. She commented:

“I think this is my favourite court to play on. I was told that this arena has a lot of younger people. I’m 16, so it’s good to see some people in the crowd that’s around my age, they tend to be a little bit louder so that’s why I like it.”

Highlights Ekaterina Alexandrova vs. Barbora Krejcikova Australian Open – Melbourne

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Alexandrova
Krejcikova
Ekaterina Alexandrova
6-3 7-64
1h:50
Barbora Krejcikova
87
87
Total points
74
74
26
26
Winners
34
34
30%
30%
Ratio Winners
46%
46%
28
28
Unforced
34
34
45%
45%
Ratio Unforced
55%
55%
3/4
3/4
Net Approaches
9/13
9/13
75%
75%
Perc
69%
69%
-- Serve --
9
9
Aces
4
4
6
6
Double Faults
6
6
43%
43%
1st in
56%
56%
76%
76%
1st won
76%
76%
26/34
26/34
1st won
34/45
34/45
59%
59%
2nd won
36%
36%
27/46
27/46
2nd won
13/36
13/36
184
184
Fastest serve
174
174
171
171
AVG 1st Serve
161
161
143
143
AVG 2nd Serve
140
140
-- Break Points --
2/7
2/7
Total
1/5
1/5
29%
29%
Won
20%
20%
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After this match, the head to head between Alexandrova and Krejcikova is 3-0 for Ekaterina.

Draw and next match H2H: Ekaterina Alexandrova vs. Ashleigh Barty – stats

Alexandrova will come up against Barty in the 3rd round.

There is no head to head record between Ekaterina Alexandrova and Ashleigh Barty since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

Ekaterina Alexandrova Draw info

Live score progression and stats

Alexandrova commenced this set in the best possible way after breaking Barty in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. That break was crucial for the Russian to win the set (6-3) since there were no other breaks.

Ekaterina converted 25% of her break points (1/4). She had 4 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 0-40) and the 6th game (4-1 30-40, 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, the Russian didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They contested 56 points. The Russian was the one to win the set after conquering 10 points more than the Czech (33-23). The Russian lost 7 points on serve (21-7). Regarding the other side of the net, Krejcikova conceded 12 points on serve (16-12).

Alexandrova won the set after she broke Barbora in the 11th (6-5) game. The Czech tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 12th (6-6) game. Yet, the Russian didn’t make any concession anymore to finally clinch the set at the following tiebreak at 4.

The Russian failed to serve out the set when leading 6-5 to be broken at 40.

The Czech lost the 11th game (6-5) when she had a strong 40-0 lead while on serve.

Tiebreak

Alexandrova won 4 minibreaks in the 1st (1-0), 5th (3-2), 9th (5-4) and 11th (7-4) point. On the other side, Krejcikova won 2 minibreaks in the 2nd (1-1) and 7th (3-4) point.

This was the tiebreak sequence: 1-0, 1-1, 2-1, 2-2, 3-2, 4-2, 4-3, 4-4, 5-4, 6-4, 7-c

Alexandrova converted 33% of her break points (1/3). She had 3 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 40-A), the 9th (4-4 30-40) and the 11th game (5-5 40-A). Moreover, on the other side, Krejcikova converted 20% of her break points (1/5). She had her opportunities in the 6th (3-2 30-40), the 8th (4-3 30-40) and the 12th game (5-6 30-40, 40-A and 40-A).

They played 105 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Ekaterina won just 3 points more than Barbora (54-51). Alexandrova dropped 20 points on serve (32-20). Regarding the other side of the net, Barbora conceded 22 points on serve (31-22).

 

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