SF Moscow 2021

Ekaterina Alexandrova #37 def. Maria Sakkari #7

4-1 (ret.)

The match ended when Maria Sakkari retired.

Ekaterina Alexandrova defeated Maria Sakkari 4-1 RET after Maria Sakkari retired in the 2021 Moscow semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatEkaterina AlexandrovaMaria Sakkari
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
12
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
11
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
50.0%50.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
100.0%57.1%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
71.4%42.9%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
0.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
85.7%50.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
100.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
50.0%14.3%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
67.9%32.1%
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.
+29.1-6.7
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.
+6.7-29.1

* 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

FieldEkaterina AlexandrovaMaria Sakkari
Country RUS GRE
Birth dateNov 15, 1994Jul 25, 1995
Age2626
Height175 cm172 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)377
Ranking points (entering)1,6414,005
Elo (entering)1,7991,974
Current career W-L250–197266–211
Current career earnings$10,956,763$14,983,434
Pre-match H2H

Path

Ekaterina Alexandrova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Aryna Sabalenka #26-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 23, 2021QF
Anhelina Kalinina #576-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataOct 22, 2021R16
Ons Jabeur #86-1 1-0WH2HMatch dataOct 21, 2021R32

Ekaterina Alexandrova's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Anett Kontaveit #206-4 4-6 5-7LH2HMatch dataOct 24, 2021F

Maria Sakkari's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Simona Halep #196-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 23, 2021QF
Anna Kalinskaya #1256-2 1-0 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataOct 22, 2021R16