Ekaterina Alexandrova def. Talia Gibson — Round of 32, National Bank Open 2026

🇨🇦
National Bank Open 2026

WTA 1000HardCanada

Played6 Aug 2026

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

🇷🇺ranked WTA number 19 going into this drawWon

E. Alexandrova seeded 16 5 6 6

🇦🇺ranked WTA number 72 going into this draw

Talia Gibson 7 1 3

🇷🇺E. AlexandrovaEkaterina AlexandrovavT. GibsonTalia Gibson🇦🇺

🇷🇺Ekaterina Alexandrova

🇦🇺Talia Gibson

Match stats

Serve

7

Aces

8

4

Double faults

7

63%

1st serve in

47%

71%

1st serve points won

74%

67%

2nd serve points won

40%

70%

Service points won

56%

4/6

Break points saved

4/9

Return

44%

Return points won

30%

5/9

Break points won

2/6

93

Total points won

70

Head to head

1–1 level

  1. This matchCanada R32won by Alexandrova
  2. 2026HardIndian Wells R64won by Gibson

Stats, 6 months going in

Won–lost

6–4

Last 10 matches

4–6

1–1

Last 30 days

2–1

By surface

3–6

Hard

9–3

1–5

Clay

1–4

5–4

Grass

2–3

By round

3–6

R32

3–3

1–4

R16

2–1

2–5

At WTA 1000s

10–4

How their matches go

22

Completed matches

21

27%

Won in straight sets

33%

9%

Won after losing a set

19%

23%

Lost after winning a set

19%

41%

Lost in straight sets

29%

3–5

Tiebreaks

3–1

2–5

Deciding sets

4–4

7/8

Won after winning set 1

11/13

1/14

Won after losing set 1

0/8

Serve and return, last 5 matches

59%

1st serve in

55%

67%

1st serve points won

61%

44%

2nd serve points won

46%

71%

Break points saved

56%

45%

Return points won

43%

39%

Break points won

47%

5.8

Aces a match

3.4

7.4

Double faults a match

5.4

Last 14 days

2

Matches

3

5

Sets

6

2

Days since last match

2

Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in

OpponentEkaterina AlexandrovaTalia Gibson
🇺🇸JovicNo. 16
🇺🇸JovicNo. 16LostLondon R32WonMiami R32
🇯🇵OsakaNo. 13
🇯🇵OsakaNo. 13LostBad Homburg QFWonMiami R64
🇺🇸LiNo. 31
🇺🇸LiNo. 31WonBad Homburg R32LostStrasbourg R16WonIndian Wells R128
🇨🇿PliskovaNo. 63
🇨🇿PliskovaNo. 63LostLinz R16LostNottingham QF
🇨🇿NoskovaNo. 7
🇨🇿NoskovaNo. 7LostStuttgart R16LostIndian Wells QF
🇨🇿BejlekNo. 38
🇨🇿BejlekNo. 38LostAbu Dhabi FWonMiami R128
Total
Total1–64–2

Last 10 matches going in

LatestEkaterina AlexandrovaTalia Gibson
1Won🇨🇴M. Osorio SerranoMaria Camila Osorio SerranoNo. 56No. 56 · 4 AugCanada R64 · 4 AugWon🇵🇱M. ChwalinskaMaja ChwalinskaNo. 21No. 21 · 4 AugCanada R64 · 4 Aug
2Lost🇷🇺K. LiutovaKristina LiutovaNo. 225No. 225 · 28 JulMemphis R32 · 28 JulWon🇮🇹E. CocciarettoElisabetta CocciarettoNo. 71No. 71 · 3 AugCanada R128 · 3 Aug
3Lost🇺🇸I. JovicIva JovicNo. 17No. 17 · 3 JulLondon R32 · 3 JulLost🇩🇪T. MariaTatjana MariaNo. 79No. 79 · 27 JulMemphis R32 · 27 Jul
4Won🇹🇭L. TararudeeLanlana TararudeeNo. 95No. 95 · 1 JulLondon R64 · 1 JulLost🇨🇿M. BouzkovaMarie BouzkovaNo. 22No. 22 · 30 JunLondon R128 · 30 Jun
5Won🇭🇺P. UdvardyPanna UdvardyNo. 71No. 71 · 29 JunLondon R128 · 29 JunLost🇺🇸M. KeysMadison KeysNo. 28No. 28 · 23 JunEastbourne R32 · 23 Jun
6Lost🇯🇵N. OsakaNaomi OsakaNo. 15No. 15 · 25 JunBad Homburg QF · 25 JunLost🇨🇿K. PliskovaKarolina PliskovaNo. 106No. 106 · 19 JunNottingham QF · 19 Jun
7Won🇷🇺M. AndreevaMirra AndreevaNo. 5No. 5 · 24 JunBad Homburg R16 · 24 JunWon🇨🇳Q. ZhengQinwen ZhengNo. 122No. 122 · 17 JunNottingham R16 · 17 Jun
8Won🇺🇸A. LiAnn LiNo. 29No. 29 · 23 JunBad Homburg R32 · 23 JunWon🇬🇧F. JonesFrancesca JonesNo. 98No. 98 · 15 JunNottingham R32 · 15 Jun
9Lost🇧🇾A. SabalenkaAryna SabalenkaNo. 1No. 1 · 17 JunBerlin R16 · 17 JunLost🇰🇿Y. PutintsevaYulia PutintsevaNo. 75No. 75 · 25 MayParis R128 · 25 May
10Won🇦🇹A. PotapovaAnastasia PotapovaNo. 27No. 27 · 15 JunBerlin R32 · 15 JunLost🇵🇱M. FrechMagdalena FrechNo. 45No. 45 · 18 MayStrasbourg R32 · 18 May