Magda Linette def. Ekaterina Alexandrova — Round of 32, Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships 2026
WTA 1000HardDubai, UAE
Played17 Feb 2026
🇵🇱ranked WTA number 47 going into this drawWon
Magda Linette 6 4 6
🇷🇺ranked WTA number 10 going into this draw
E. Alexandrova seeded 8 2 6 1
🇵🇱Magda Linette
🇷🇺Ekaterina Alexandrova
Match stats
Serve
6
Aces
1
1
Double faults
4
59%
1st serve in
62%
69%
1st serve points won
57%
52%
2nd serve points won
41%
62%
Service points won
51%
3/6
Break points saved
5/11
Return
49%
Return points won
38%
6/11
Break points won
3/6
82
Total points won
65
Head to head
4–1 Linette
Stats, 6 months going in
Won–lost
6–4
Last 10 matches
4–6
4–2
Last 30 days
3–3
By surface
8–9
Hard
19–12
–
Indoor hard
0–1
By round
2–4
R32
3–2
2–0
R16
5–3
2–3
At WTA 1000s
2–3
How their matches go
16
Completed matches
31
13%
Won in straight sets
48%
38%
Won after losing a set
10%
6%
Lost after winning a set
19%
44%
Lost in straight sets
23%
1–1
Tiebreaks
4–3
6–1
Deciding sets
3–6
6/6
Won after winning set 1
16/18
2/10
Won after losing set 1
2/13
Serve and return, last 5 matches
59%
1st serve in
59%
66%
1st serve points won
67%
48%
2nd serve points won
46%
52%
Break points saved
58%
39%
Return points won
44%
37%
Break points won
44%
5.4
Aces a match
3.4
2.4
Double faults a match
3.4
Last 14 days
3
Matches
5
8
Sets
11
2
Days since last match
7
Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in
| Opponent | Magda Linette | Ekaterina Alexandrova |
|---|---|---|
| 🇵🇭EalaNo. 40 | ||
| 🇵🇭EalaNo. 40 | LostAuckland QF | WonAbu Dhabi QF |
| 🇨🇿MuchováNo. 19 | ||
| 🇨🇿MuchováNo. 19 | LostMelbourne R32 | LostBrisbane R16 |
| 🇺🇸LiNo. 41 | ||
| 🇺🇸LiNo. 41 | WonMelbourne R64 | WonWuhan R32 |
| 🇨🇳WangNo. 33 | ||
| 🇨🇳WangNo. 33 | WonHobart R16 | WonNew York R64 |
| 🇺🇸KesslerNo. 32 | ||
| 🇺🇸KesslerNo. 32 | LostNew York R128 | WonNingbo QF |
| 🇨🇿BouzkovaNo. 37 | ||
| 🇨🇿BouzkovaNo. 37 | LostBeijing R64 | WonMonterrey SF |
| Total | ||
| Total | 2–4 | 5–1 |