R16 Italian Open 2021

Jessica Pegula #31 def. Ekaterina Alexandrova #33

6-2 6-4

Jessica Pegula defeated Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-2 6-4 in the 2021 Italian Open third round on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatJessica PegulaEkaterina Alexandrova
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
21
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
34
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
54.2%56.6%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
62.5%40.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
40.7%43.5%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
60.0%0.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
52.5%41.5%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
100.0%40.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
58.5%47.5%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
55.4%44.6%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
-4.1-15.1
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+15.1+4.1

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2021 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldJessica PegulaEkaterina Alexandrova
Country USA RUS
Birth dateFeb 24, 1994Nov 15, 1994
Age2726
Height170 cm175 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)3133
Ranking points (entering)2,0581,935
Elo (entering)1,9431,829
Current career W-L304–140250–197
Current career earnings$26,151,104$10,956,763
Pre-match H2H

Path

Jessica Pegula's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Naomi Osaka #27-6(2) 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 13, 2021R32
Daria Kasatkina #377-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 12, 2021R64

Jessica Pegula's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Petra Martic #255-7 4-6LH2HMatch dataMay 15, 2021QF

Ekaterina Alexandrova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jennifer Brady #13(w/o)WH2HMatch dataMay 13, 2021R32
Marta Kostyuk #796-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 12, 2021R64