R16 Abu Dhabi Open 2021

Elina Svitolina #5 def. Ekaterina Alexandrova #33

6-2 6-7(5) 7-6(8)

Elina Svitolina defeated Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-2 6-7(5) 7-6(8) in the 2021 Abu Dhabi Open third round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatElina SvitolinaEkaterina Alexandrova
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
61
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
48
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
57.3%52.2%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
71.6%57.6%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
40.0%42.6%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
73.7%46.2%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
58.1%50.4%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
53.8%26.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
49.6%41.9%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
53.9%46.1%
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.
+1.5-6.2
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.
+6.2-1.5

* 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

FieldElina SvitolinaEkaterina Alexandrova
Country UKR RUS
Birth dateSep 12, 1994Nov 15, 1994
Age2626
Height174 cm175 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)533
Ranking points (entering)5,2601,775
Elo (entering)1,9461,817
Current career W-L450–234250–197
Current career earnings$30,597,396$10,956,763
Pre-match H2H

Path

Elina Svitolina's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Vera Zvonareva #1646-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 9, 2021R32
Jessica Pegula #636-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 8, 2021R64

Elina Svitolina's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Veronika Kudermetova #467-5 3-6 6-7(3)LH2HMatch dataJan 12, 2021QF

Ekaterina Alexandrova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Heather Watson #587-5 6-7(7) 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 9, 2021R32
Zarina Diyas #806-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 8, 2021R64