Athletistic / Tennis. In the quarterfinal match of the WTA tournament in Miami in the 1000 category, Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova and American Jessica Pegula will meet
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Tennis. WTA-1000. Miami. Quarter-finals. Alexandrova – Pegula. Direct
On the night of Thursday March 28, during the WTA tournament in Miami (USA) in the 1000 category, the quarter-finals will be played in which the Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova will face the American Jessica Pegula. This will only be the second face-to-face between professional level tennis players. The first took place almost three years ago at a prestigious tournament in Rome, where in the third round the American won in two sets – 6:2, 6:4. However, this meeting took place on clay and the next on hard court.
Alexandrova had an excellent run at the Miami tournament. Behind her back, the 29-year-old Russian has already left behind the experienced Croatian Donna Vekic (6:3, 6:4), her compatriot Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (6:4, 3:6, 6:3) and the first racket of the world, the Polish player Iga Swiatek (6: 4, 6: 2). It is worth noting that a year ago Ekaterina also reached the quarterfinals, where she lost to Czech Petra Kvitova in three sets. For the upcoming match, Alexandrova not only has a tournament incentive to reach the semi-finals, but also a career incentive. The fact is that if she wins, our tennis player will reach 15th place in the WTA rankings, and this is a personal best for Katya – she has never been in the top 15 in her career.
Alexandrova’s opponent will not be easy – Jessica Pegula has been in the top 5 of the WTA rankings for several seasons and is one of the most consistent tennis players of our time. In addition to that, the American mainly plays at home, since she lives in Florida, in the suburbs of Miami. There is no doubt that the public will support Jessica, who will probably fill the stands at center court. This is why this fight will be harder for Alexandrova than the previous one, against the first racket in the world.
By the way, it is worth noting that Katya is good at competing with representatives of the top 5. This season, the Russian has already beaten two of them – Elena Rybakina in Adelaide and Iga Swiatek at the current tournament. In total, Alexandrova has five victories in her career against representatives of the top five of the WTA rankings.
Tennis. WTA-1000. Miami. Quarter-finals. Alexandrova – Pegula. Direct
Live online streaming of this match will begin at SPORT.RU March 28 at 2:05 a.m. Moscow time
Source: Sport
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