Ekaterina Alexandrova def. Dayana Yastremska — Round of 16, Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open 2026

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Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open 2026

WTA 500HardAbu Dhabi, UAE

Played4 Feb 2026

Rounds
  1. R32
  2. R16
  3. QF
  4. Semifinal
  5. Final

🇷🇺ranked WTA number 11 going into this drawWon

E. Alexandrova seeded 2 6 6

🇺🇦ranked WTA number 28 going into this draw

Dayana Yastremska 3 0

🇷🇺E. AlexandrovaEkaterina AlexandrovavD. YastremskaDayana Yastremska🇺🇦

🇷🇺Ekaterina Alexandrova

🇺🇦Dayana Yastremska

Match stats

Serve

3

Aces

0

4

Double faults

1

48%

1st serve in

71%

78%

1st serve points won

36%

48%

2nd serve points won

53%

63%

Service points won

41%

4/5

Break points saved

3/9

Return

59%

Return points won

38%

6/9

Break points won

1/5

65

Total points won

42

Head to head

2–0 Alexandrova

  1. This matchAbu Dhabi R16won by Alexandrova
  2. 2025HardLinz Fwon by Alexandrova

Stats, 6 months going in

Won–lost

4–6

Last 10 matches

4–6

1–3

Last 30 days

3–3

By surface

18–11

Hard

5–9

0–1

Indoor hard

–

By round

4–4

R16

0–2

3–1

QF

–

11–6

At WTA 500s

4–4

How their matches go

29

Completed matches

12

52%

Won in straight sets

33%

7%

Won after losing a set

8%

24%

Lost after winning a set

25%

17%

Lost in straight sets

33%

3–3

Tiebreaks

5–1

2–7

Deciding sets

1–3

16/19

Won after winning set 1

5/7

1/10

Won after losing set 1

0/5

Serve and return, last 5 matches

64%

1st serve in

60%

66%

1st serve points won

59%

39%

2nd serve points won

50%

46%

Break points saved

54%

42%

Return points won

41%

45%

Break points won

37%

5.8

Aces a match

1.8

3.8

Double faults a match

4.6

Last 14 days

0

Matches

1

0

Sets

2

17

Days since last match

2

Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in

OpponentEkaterina AlexandrovaDayana Yastremska
🇨🇿SiniakovaNo. 45
🇨🇿SiniakovaNo. 45WonSeoul SFLostAdelaide R32
🇺🇸PegulaNo. 6
🇺🇸PegulaNo. 6LostWuhan R16LostBrisbane R16
🇰🇿RybakinaNo. 5
🇰🇿RybakinaNo. 5LostRiyadh RRLostNingbo FLostNingbo R16
🇷🇺ShnaiderNo. 22
🇷🇺ShnaiderNo. 22WonNingbo SFLostMonterrey FLostTokyo R32
🇨🇦MbokoNo. 16
🇨🇦MbokoNo. 16WonWuhan R64WonNingbo R32
🇩🇪SiegemundNo. 48
🇩🇪SiegemundNo. 48WonNew York R32LostWuhan R64
Total
Total4–41–5

Last 10 matches going in

LatestEkaterina AlexandrovaDayana Yastremska
1Lost🇹🇷Z. SonmezZeynep SonmezNo. 112No. 112 · 18 JanMelbourne R128 · 18 JanWon🇧🇷B. Haddad MaiaBeatriz Haddad MaiaR32 · 2 FebAbu Dhabi R32 · 2 Feb
2Lost🇷🇴J. CristianJaqueline CristianNo. 38No. 38 · 12 JanAdelaide R32 · 12 JanLost🇷🇴E. RuseElena Gabriela RuseNo. 79No. 79 · 18 JanMelbourne R128 · 18 Jan
3Lost🇨🇿K. MuchováKarolína MuchováNo. 19No. 19 · 8 JanBrisbane R16 · 8 JanLost🇨🇿K. SiniakovaKaterina SiniakovaNo. 47No. 47 · 13 JanAdelaide R32 · 13 Jan
4Won🇺🇸S. KeninSofia KeninNo. 28No. 28 · 6 JanBrisbane R32 · 6 JanLost🇺🇸J. PegulaJessica PegulaNo. 6No. 6 · 8 JanBrisbane R16 · 8 Jan
5Lost🇰🇿E. RybakinaElena RybakinaNo. 6No. 6 · 5 NovRiyadh RR · 5 NovWon🇨🇦L. FernandezLeylah FernandezNo. 22No. 22 · 7 JanBrisbane R32 · 7 Jan
6Lost🇺🇸S. KeninSofia KeninNo. 26No. 26 · 24 OctTokyo QF · 24 OctWon🇦🇺T. GibsonTalia GibsonNo. 122No. 122 · 5 JanBrisbane R64 · 5 Jan
7Won🇷🇴J. CristianJaqueline CristianNo. 47No. 47 · 23 OctTokyo R16 · 23 OctLost🇷🇺D. ShnaiderDiana ShnaiderNo. 19No. 19 · 21 OctTokyo R32 · 21 Oct
8Lost🇰🇿E. RybakinaElena RybakinaNo. 9No. 9 · 19 OctNingbo F · 19 OctLost🇰🇿E. RybakinaElena RybakinaNo. 9No. 9 · 16 OctNingbo R16 · 16 Oct
9Won🇷🇺D. ShnaiderDiana ShnaiderNo. 18No. 18 · 18 OctNingbo SF · 18 OctWon🇨🇦V. MbokoVictoria MbokoNo. 24No. 24 · 14 OctNingbo R32 · 14 Oct
10Won🇺🇸M. KesslerMcCartney KesslerNo. 33No. 33 · 17 OctNingbo QF · 17 OctLost🇩🇪L. SiegemundLaura SiegemundNo. 53No. 53 · 6 OctWuhan R64 · 6 Oct