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Emma Raducanu in the third round of the 2023 BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, California, USA
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Tennis | Australian Open 2025 | Emma Raducanu looks to put injury worries behind her as she starts her season in Melbourne

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By Ros Satar

  • Emma Raducanu v Ekaterina Alexandrova [26]
  • H2H: First Meeting
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – It is a slightly later start to 2025 than Emma Raducanu might have hoped as she opens her Australian Open campaign against 256th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova.

 

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Emma Raducanu v Ekaterina Alexandrova [26] | H2H & Match Fundamentals

Emma Raducanu v Ekaterina Alexandrova [26] H2H: Burrage leads 1-0 (ITF Level)
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Emma Raducanu starts her season a little later than originally planned, as she faces 26th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova.

 

Tale of the Tape – Key Stats (Hard – 2024)

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H2H: Emma Raducanu (WR 61) Ekaterina Alexandrova (WR 31)
Tournament Previous Best R2 (2022, 2023, 2024) R3 (2020, 2021, 2023)
1st Serve Return Points Won % 36.9 35.3
Return Points Won % 43.9 41.7
Break Point Conversion % 41.6 43.3
Break Points Saved % 58.0 60.4
Overall Service Points Won % 57.5 58.6

Despite her continued battles with injuries since her comeback to the tourn. Raducanu’s stronger finish to the year helped propel her into the Top 75 and puts her not far out of reach for stats on the hard courts in 2024.

 

 

Playing Styles & Prediction

Raducanu will be coming into the year completely undercooked, having had to withdraw in Auckland and meeting a seed first is not ideal. Alexandrova has yet to put together back-to-back wins yet this season but carries with her match sharpness. But with Raducanu, the constant concern is how she will hold up in terms of fitness.

Expect to see a lot of baseline rallies, and Raducanu will need to counter the natural aggressiveness of Alexandrova but what took Raducanu to the US Open title was her ability to think on her feet and get out of situations – she might also be better when she has to come from behind.

Prediction: Alexandrova in three sets.

 

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