R32 Abu Dhabi Open 2021

Ekaterina Alexandrova #33 def. Heather Watson #58

7-5 6-7(7) 6-3

Ekaterina Alexandrova defeated Heather Watson 7-5 6-7(7) 6-3 in the 2021 Abu Dhabi Open second round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatEkaterina AlexandrovaHeather Watson
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
817
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
613
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
61.0%55.9%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
70.5%76.3%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
48.7%40.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
50.0%66.7%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
62.0%60.3%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
33.3%50.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
39.7%38.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
49.2%50.8%
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.
+5.3+3.6
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.
-3.6-5.3

* 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

FieldEkaterina AlexandrovaHeather Watson
Country RUS GBR
Birth dateNov 15, 1994May 19, 1992
Age2628
Height175 cm170 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)3358
Ranking points (entering)1,7751,156
Elo (entering)1,8071,670
Current career W-L256–200146–199
Current career earnings$11,519,258$6,196,369
Pre-match H2H

Path

Ekaterina Alexandrova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Zarina Diyas #806-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 8, 2021R64

Ekaterina Alexandrova's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Elina Svitolina #52-6 7-6(5) 6-7(8)LH2HMatch dataJan 11, 2021R16

Heather Watson's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jodie Burrage #2634-6 6-2 7-5WH2HMatch dataJan 8, 2021R64