Jana Cepelova (Slovakia) vs. Ekaterina Alexandrova (Russia) – Score prediction (15.10.2019)

Preview and players comparison.

Both players are making their second campaign in Moscow, and first in its main draw. The pair met for the first time in the first round of Nuremberg in May. Alexandrova needed 68 minutes to beat Cepelova, then also participating as a qualifier, 6-4, 6-2. It was one of her just three clay-court wins of the season (3-8).

Ekaterina Alexandrova sought her second career final appearance when she met Jelena Ostapenko in the semifinal of Linz this Saturday. She served for the match twice and had three match points across two sets, before ending her three-match winning streak against the 72nd-ranked Latvian, 1-6, 7-6, 7-5. Alexandrova has managed to score at least one win in eleven out of fourteen hard-court outings in the season, and multiple wins in eight in such appearances. Having re-entered the top 100 this time last year, the Russian has risen to the top 40 with six quarterfinal-or-better results across all surfaces this year.

Jana Cepelova is through the main draw of the Kremlin Cup after losing just one set across three qualifying matches, including beating world no. 134 Ana Bogdan, 1-6, 6-4, 6-3. It is the Slovak’s first outing since she retired in the third round of 125K New Haven due to a right rib injury in the first week of September. Cepelova has won just three main draw wins on tour in the last 24 months, just one in the 2019 season (1-4) — defeated Stefanie Voegele in Prague. The former world no. 50 is on an 18-match losing run against top 50 players, including going 0-4 in 2019, with the latest win coming in 2017 Miami (Vandeweghe).

Match Info.

Competition: WTA – SINGLES: Moscow (Russia), hard (indoor) – 1/16-finals.
Start: 15.10.2019, 9:30 UTC.