Thursday, October 9, 2025

WTA Wuhan — Ekaterina Alexandrova vs Jessica Pegula

Surface: Hard • Round: Main Draw • Location: Wuhan, China

Wuhan: d. Mboko 6–3, 6–2; d. Ann Li 7–6, 6–2 (saved 6/7 BP).
Best season to date: 43–21 in 2025 (Hard 18–13); Seoul runner-up two weeks ago (pushed Świątek to a deciding-set TB).
Third Wuhan appearance; QF in 2024 (held MP for SF).
H2H lead 3–2 and 2–1 in 2025 (wins in Doha & Stuttgart).

Wuhan R2: edged Baptiste 6–4, 4–6, 7–6 in 2h55m after wasting six MPs; twice two points from defeat.
Beijing SF last week (lost 7–6 in the 3rd to Nosková) after three straight three-set wins (saved MPs vs Raducanu).
2025: 48–20 (Hard 32–11), 3 titles; first completed Wuhan win (benefited from a retirement in 2024).

Alexandrova leads 3–2 (2–1 in 2025: Doha & Stuttgart to Alexandrova; Pegula took one this year).

Serve/1st strike: Alexandrova’s flat pace + aggressive return can rush Pegula; Jess counters with depth and cross-court patterns to draw errors.
Pressure points: Pegula’s late-match resilience has been elite the last two weeks; Alexandrova’s BP saving in Wuhan suggests improved composure.
Court speed: Medium-slow hard rewards Pegula’s rally tolerance slightly, but Alexandrova’s line-hitting can still take time away if she lands first serves.

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