R64 Australian Open 2023

Ekaterina Alexandrova #18 def. Taylor Townsend #135

1-6 6-2 6-3

Ekaterina Alexandrova defeated Taylor Townsend 1-6 6-2 6-3 in the 2023 Australian Open second round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatEkaterina AlexandrovaTaylor Townsend
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
45
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
41
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
67.0%67.1%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
64.6%60.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
40.6%44.4%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
71.4%64.3%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
56.7%54.9%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
35.7%28.6%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
45.1%43.3%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
51.4%48.6%
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.
0.0-1.9
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.
+1.80.0

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2023 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldEkaterina AlexandrovaTaylor Townsend
Country RUS USA
Birth dateNov 15, 1994Apr 16, 1996
Age2826
Height175 cm170 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)18135
Ranking points (entering)1,910471
Elo (entering)1,9001,646
Current career W-L250–19774–88
Current career earnings$10,956,763$9,317,734
Pre-match H2H

Path

Ekaterina Alexandrova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ysaline Bonaventure #906-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 18, 2023R128

Ekaterina Alexandrova's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Magda Linette #453-6 4-6LH2HMatch dataJan 22, 2023R32

Taylor Townsend's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Diane Parry #1076-1 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 18, 2023R128