R16 Canadian Open 2019

Serena Williams #10 def. Ekaterina Alexandrova #48

7-5 6-4

Serena Williams defeated Ekaterina Alexandrova 7-5 6-4 in the 2019 Canadian Open third round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatSerena WilliamsEkaterina Alexandrova
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
64
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
211
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
57.1%52.7%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
78.1%65.3%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
45.8%36.4%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
40.0%70.6%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
64.3%51.6%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
29.4%60.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
48.4%35.7%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
54.4%45.6%
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.
+7.5-5.2
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.
+5.2-7.5

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2019 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldSerena WilliamsEkaterina Alexandrova
Country USA RUS
Birth dateSep 26, 1981Nov 15, 1994
Age3724
Height175 cm175 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1048
Ranking points (entering)3,4101,133
Elo (entering)2,0821,737
Current career W-L837–172250–197
Current career earnings$94,948,662$10,956,763
Pre-match H2H

Path

Serena Williams's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Elise Mertens #206-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 8, 2019R32

Serena Williams's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Naomi Osaka #26-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 10, 2019QF

Ekaterina Alexandrova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Shuai Zhang #356-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 8, 2019R32
Misaki Doi #886-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 7, 2019R64