Ekaterina Alexandrova def. Lulu Sun — Round of 64, Cincinnati Open 2025

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Cincinnati Open 2025

WTA 1000HardCincinnati, USA

Played9 Aug 2025

Rounds
  1. R128
  2. R64
  3. R32
  4. R16
  5. QF
  6. Semifinal
  7. Final

🇷🇺ranked WTA number 16 going into this drawWon

E. Alexandrova seeded 12 6 6

🇳🇿ranked WTA number 90 going into this draw

Lulu Sun 4 2

🇷🇺E. AlexandrovaEkaterina AlexandrovavL. SunLulu Sun🇳🇿

🇷🇺Ekaterina Alexandrova

🇳🇿Lulu Sun

Match stats

Serve

7

Aces

5

8

Double faults

8

57%

1st serve in

48%

83%

1st serve points won

59%

36%

2nd serve points won

26%

63%

Service points won

42%

4/7

Break points saved

4/10

Return

58%

Return points won

37%

6/10

Break points won

3/7

71

Total points won

47

Head to head

1–1 level

  1. This matchCincinnati R64won by Alexandrova
  2. 2024HardMonterrey SFwon by Sun

Stats, 6 months going in

Won–lost

6–4

Last 10 matches

4–6

2–2

Last 30 days

2–1

By surface

4–5

Hard

4–6

13–5

Clay

2–3

8–3

Grass

2–4

By round

4–4

R64

1–5

9–0

R32

2–3

6–6

At WTA 1000s

6–7

How their matches go

38

Completed matches

21

55%

Won in straight sets

19%

11%

Won after losing a set

19%

13%

Lost after winning a set

5%

21%

Lost in straight sets

57%

4–7

Tiebreaks

1–2

4–5

Deciding sets

4–1

22/26

Won after winning set 1

6/6

3/12

Won after losing set 1

2/15

Serve and return, last 5 matches

63%

1st serve in

57%

67%

1st serve points won

68%

47%

2nd serve points won

48%

47%

Break points saved

64%

46%

Return points won

36%

42%

Break points won

42%

4.0

Aces a match

4.2

4.4

Double faults a match

4.2

Last 14 days

1

Matches

3

3

Sets

6

11

Days since last match

1

Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in

OpponentEkaterina AlexandrovaLulu Sun
🇺🇸AnisimovaNo. 7
🇺🇸AnisimovaNo. 7LostDoha SFLostCanada R64
🇫🇷BlinkovaNo. 81
🇫🇷BlinkovaNo. 81Won's-Hertogenbosch R16LostEastbourne R16
🇦🇺KasatkinaNo. 18
🇦🇺KasatkinaNo. 18WonMadrid R32WonEastbourne R32
🇷🇺SamsonovaNo. 16
🇷🇺SamsonovaNo. 16WonStuttgart R32LostDoha R64
🇨🇳ZhengNo. 6
🇨🇳ZhengNo. 6WonCharleston QFLostIndian Wells R32
Total
Total4–11–4

Last 10 matches going in

LatestEkaterina AlexandrovaLulu Sun
1Lost🇨🇳L. ZhuLin ZhuR64 · 29 JulCanada R64 · 29 JulWon🇭🇷A. RuzicAntonia RuzicNo. 94No. 94 · 8 AugCincinnati R128 · 8 Aug
2Lost🇭🇺A. BondarAnna BondarNo. 75No. 75 · 18 JulBrussels QF · 18 JulLost🇺🇸A. AnisimovaAmanda AnisimovaNo. 7No. 7 · 30 JulCanada R64 · 30 Jul
3Won🇩🇪C. WernerCaroline WernerR16 · 17 JulBrussels R16 · 17 JulWon🇷🇴S. CirsteaSorana CirsteaNo. 137No. 137 · 28 JulCanada R128 · 28 Jul
4Won🇳🇱E. VedderEva VedderR32 · 16 JulBrussels R32 · 16 JulLost🇨🇿M. BouzkovaMarie BouzkovaNo. 47No. 47 · 30 JunLondon R128 · 30 Jun
5Lost🇨🇭B. BencicBelinda BencicNo. 37No. 37 · 7 JulLondon R16 · 7 JulLost🇫🇷A. BlinkovaAnna BlinkovaNo. 71No. 71 · 25 JunEastbourne R16 · 25 Jun
6Won🇹🇷Z. SonmezZeynep SonmezNo. 88No. 88 · 5 JulLondon R32 · 5 JulWon🇦🇺D. KasatkinaDaria KasatkinaNo. 16No. 16 · 23 JunEastbourne R32 · 23 Jun
7Won🇳🇱S. LamensSuzan LamensNo. 68No. 68 · 3 JulLondon R64 · 3 JulLost🇬🇧K. BoulterKatie BoulterNo. 34No. 34 · 17 JunNottingham R32 · 17 Jun
8Won🇦🇺P. HonPriscilla HonR128 · 1 JulLondon R128 · 1 JulLost🇨🇦B. AndreescuBianca Vanessa AndreescuNo. 99No. 99 · 12 Jun's-Hertogenbosch R16 · 12 Jun
9Lost🇵🇱I. ŚwiątekIga ŚwiątekNo. 8No. 8 · 26 JunBad Homburg QF · 26 JunWon🇳🇱A. Vrancken PeetersAnouck Vrancken PeetersR32 · 9 Jun's-Hertogenbosch R32 · 9 Jun
10Won🇬🇷M. SakkariMaria SakkariNo. 86No. 86 · 25 JunBad Homburg R16 · 25 JunLost🇨🇦V. MbokoVictoria MbokoNo. 122No. 122 · 25 MayParis R128 · 25 May