Ekaterina Alexandrova extended her strong 2025 season by defeating No. 6 seed Mirra Andreeva 6-3, 6-2 in just 65 minutes to advance to the quarterfinals of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix.
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This victory marks Alexandrova`s fourth Top 10 win of the season and 18th overall. She has only surpassed this number of Top 10 wins in a single season once before, achieving five in 2021. Alexandrova, currently ranked No. 22 in the world, won her fifth WTA Tour title in Linz in February and has since reached semifinals in Doha and Charleston.
In their first encounter, Andreeva, the 17-year-old champion of Dubai and Indian Wells, started strongly, breaking serve in the opening game with two impressive down-the-line winners. However, Alexandrova broke back immediately due to a double fault and then took control of the match with her powerful serve.
Alexandrova, aged 30, hit 19 winners, including eight aces, compared to Andreeva`s 11. Andreeva struggled with her first serve, landing only 48% and accumulating 24 unforced errors.
`Before the match, I prepared for a very tough match, and parts of it were indeed challenging despite the score,` Alexandrova commented afterward. In the quarterfinals, she will face either No. 3 seed Jessica Pegula or Magdalena Frech.
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