Ekaterina Alexandrova def. Kimberly Birrell — Round of 64, US Open 2026

🇺🇸
US Open 2026

Grand SlamHardNew York, USA

Played2 Sep 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 18 6 2 6

🇦🇺ranked WTA number 69 going into this draw

Kimberly Birrell 1 6 3

🇷🇺E. AlexandrovaEkaterina AlexandrovavK. BirrellKimberly Birrell🇦🇺

🇷🇺Ekaterina Alexandrova

🇦🇺Kimberly Birrell

Match stats

Serve

5

Aces

0

4

Double faults

4

61%

1st serve in

72%

77%

1st serve points won

63%

52%

2nd serve points won

38%

67%

Service points won

56%

5/7

Break points saved

5/9

Serve speed (km/h)

185

Fastest serve

172

172

Average 1st serve

164

146

Average 2nd serve

124

Return

44%

Return points won

33%

4/9

Break points won

2/7

Points

22

Winners

16

19

Unforced errors

17

1/3

Net points won

8/9

85

Total points won

71

Stats, 6 months going in

Won–lost

5–5

Last 10 matches

3–7

5–3

Last 30 days

1–2

By surface

6–6

Hard

2–6

1–5

Clay

1–2

5–4

Grass

2–4

By round

4–2

R64

0–3

4–5

R32

1–4

3–2

At Grand Slams

3–2

How their matches go

25

Completed matches

17

28%

Won in straight sets

12%

16%

Won after losing a set

18%

28%

Lost after winning a set

29%

28%

Lost in straight sets

41%

3–6

Tiebreaks

2–6

4–7

Deciding sets

3–5

9/12

Won after winning set 1

3/5

2/13

Won after losing set 1

2/12

Serve and return, last 5 matches

60%

1st serve in

59%

65%

1st serve points won

61%

49%

2nd serve points won

39%

61%

Break points saved

50%

40%

Return points won

41%

52%

Break points won

60%

5.8

Aces a match

2.8

5.0

Double faults a match

8.6

Last 14 days

2

Matches

2

5

Sets

5

3

Days since last match

2

Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in

OpponentEkaterina AlexandrovaKimberly Birrell
🇭🇺UdvardyNo. 76
🇭🇺UdvardyNo. 76WonLondon R128Lost's-Hertogenbosch R32LostMadrid R128
🇺🇸LiNo. 30
🇺🇸LiNo. 30WonBad Homburg R32LostStrasbourg R16LostNottingham R32LostMiami R128
Total
Total2–20–3

Last 10 matches going in

LatestEkaterina AlexandrovaKimberly Birrell
1Won🇺🇸M. KesslerMcCartney KesslerNo. 65No. 65 · 30 AugNew York R128 · 30 AugWon🇭🇷P. MarcinkoPetra MarcinkoNo. 73No. 73 · 31 AugNew York R128 · 31 Aug
2Lost🇩🇰C. TausonClara TausonNo. 42No. 42 · 26 AugMonterrey R16 · 26 AugLost🇨🇿D. VidmanovaDarja VidmanovaNo. 88No. 88 · 25 AugMonterrey R32 · 25 Aug
3Lost🇨🇿S. BejlekSara BejlekNo. 35No. 35 · 18 AugCincinnati R32 · 18 AugLost🇺🇿K. RakhimovaKamilla RakhimovaNo. 83No. 83 · 13 AugCincinnati R128 · 13 Aug
4Won🇫🇷A. BlinkovaAnna BlinkovaNo. 102No. 102 · 16 AugCincinnati R64 · 16 AugLost🇨🇭V. GolubicViktorija GolubicNo. 51No. 51 · 2 AugCanada R128 · 2 Aug
5Lost🇺🇦E. SvitolinaElina SvitolinaNo. 10No. 10 · 10 AugCanada QF · 10 AugLost🇨🇳Y. MaYexin MaNo. 195No. 195 · 28 JulMemphis R32 · 28 Jul
6Won🇧🇾A. SabalenkaAryna SabalenkaNo. 1No. 1 · 8 AugCanada R16 · 8 AugLost🇷🇴S. CirsteaSorana CirsteaNo. 18No. 18 · 2 JulLondon R64 · 2 Jul
7Won🇦🇺T. GibsonTalia GibsonNo. 72No. 72 · 6 AugCanada R32 · 6 AugWon🇷🇺A. KorneevaAlina KorneevaNo. 94No. 94 · 30 JunLondon R128 · 30 Jun
8Won🇨🇴M. Osorio SerranoMaria Camila Osorio SerranoNo. 56No. 56 · 4 AugCanada R64 · 4 AugLost🇭🇷P. MarcinkoPetra MarcinkoNo. 52No. 52 · 24 JunEastbourne R16 · 24 Jun
9Lost🇷🇺K. LiutovaKristina LiutovaNo. 225No. 225 · 28 JulMemphis R32 · 28 JulWon🇨🇿B. KrejcikovaBarbora KrejcikovaNo. 39No. 39 · 23 JunEastbourne R32 · 23 Jun
10Lost🇺🇸I. JovicIva JovicNo. 17No. 17 · 3 JulLondon R32 · 3 JulLost🇺🇸A. LiAnn LiNo. 29No. 29 · 16 JunNottingham R32 · 16 Jun