In the semifinals of the Miami Masters, Russian tennis player Ekaterina Alexandrova will play against Danielle Collins from the United States.
Ekaterina Alexandrova
The 29-year-old Russian tennis player played two matches at once in Miami that night. First, in the quarterfinals of the singles, Alexandrova once again made a sensation and beat Jessica Pegula from the USA in three sets – 3:6; 6:4; 6:4. In the first set, both tennis players initially worked competently on their serves, but from the score of 3:3 in games, Ekaterina lost control of the game a little and as a result, having lost a game twice in a row on her serve, she lost the game. At the very beginning of the second set, Alexandrova made a break and led 2-0 in games. After that, Ekaterina and Jessica worked a little competently on their serves, and with the score 4:2 in games, the Russian tennis player made the second break and led with a score of 5:2. Immediately after that, Alexandrova lost a game on her serve and began to work from a minimal advantage. However, on the second attempt, Ekaterina was still able to serve for a set and equalized the match. In the decisive set, the tennis players exchanged breaks from the score of 2:2 in games. Further, in the middle of the game, with the score 4:4 in games, Alexandrova made the second break, and then Ekaterina confidently submitted for the match and thereby won a strong-willed victory. The tennis players spent two hours on the court.
Soon Ekaterina Alexandrova played in the quarterfinals of the doubles. Together with Irina Khromacheva, Ekaterina played an unsuccessful match and eventually suffered a major defeat from Italian women Sara Errani and Yasmin Paolini – 2:6; 2:6. The tennis players spent one hour on the court.
Let's add that Ekaterina Alexandrova, thanks to her successful performance in Miami, reached her largest semi-final on hard.
Daniel Collins
The 30-year-old representative of the United States, in turn, plays very well at the home Masters and is approaching her best form. Last night in the quarterfinals of the Miami tournament, Collins beat Frenchwoman Caroline Garcia in two sets – 6:3; 6:2. The tennis players spent one hour and fifteen minutes on the court.
Let's add that Danielle Collins reached the semi-finals of the Masters for the first time since 2018.
Forecast
In this match, Daniel Collins is considered a slight favorite by the bookmakers. However, given that both tennis players are now in good shape, Alexandrova may well try to make a third sensation in a row in this confrontation.