Kamilla Rakhimova #67Uzbekistan22 – 1Ekaterina Alexandrova #33Russia1

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The read

Alexandrova has beaten clearly stronger hard-court opposition recently and starts sets well, giving her the larger share of winning paths.

• Alexandrova is ranked 33, Rakhimova 67
• Alexandrova is 8-6 on hard in her last 14 completed matches; Rakhimova is 9-6 in 15
• In this window Alexandrova beat Noskova (No. 8) 6-2 6-2 and Li (No. 25) 6-4 6-4
• Alexandrova won 8 of 14 opening sets on hard

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The read

Both players' second sets average under ten games, with little tiebreak activity.

• Rakhimova's second sets average 4.5 games won against 4.7 lost
• Alexandrova's second sets average 4.8 won against 4.4 lost
• Few second-set tiebreaks recorded

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The read

Rakhimova's recent matches have been short on games, and a two-set finish keeps the count low.

• Rakhimova has played 15 hard matches averaging 21.3 games
• 6 of her 15 matches ended 0-2 with an 8-12 game count
• Alexandrova's 6-4 6-4 wins over Li were 20 games

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The read

Both players close out matches in two sets more often than not, and Alexandrova's latest win was straight sets.

• Rakhimova finished 12 of 15 hard matches in straight sets
• Combined average of 2.35 sets per match
• Alexandrova's most recent win was 6-4 6-4

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The read

Most of these matches were settled without a tiebreak, and both players break often.

• 10 of Rakhimova's 15 and 11 of Alexandrova's 14 hard matches had no tiebreak
• Rakhimova has been broken 60 times in 15 matches, so sets often turn on breaks