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Beijing R32: Matching Form, No History as Alexandrova Meets Shnaider

Two in-form winners collide in Beijing with no recent head-to-head to settle the ledger.

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Beijing

Beijing

TENNIS/Round of 32
Moon CourtBeijing
KICK-OFF04:50SUN04/10
Ekaterina Alexandrova
Ekaterina Alexandrova
VS
Diana Shnaider
Diana Shnaider

Recent form

Ekaterina AlexandrovaWLWEkaterina Alexandrova: W-L-W in the last 3 games.
Diana ShnaiderWLWDiana Shnaider: W-L-W in the last 3 games.
Ekaterina Alexandrova 2-0 Aliaksandra SasnovichMarta Kostyuk 2-0 Ekaterina AlexandrovaKimberly Birrell 1-2 Ekaterina AlexandrovaJanice Tjen 0-2 Diana ShnaiderTaylor Townsend 2-1 Diana ShnaiderKarolína Plíšková 0-2 Diana Shnaider

Round of 32 in Beijing, and two players arrive on matching wavelengths: Ekaterina Alexandrova and Diana Shnaider both carry W-L-W records from their last three matches, and both won their most recent outing on October 2. With no recent head-to-head meetings to lean on, this is a fresh puzzle — form, not history, is the only guide.

Head to head

The numbers tell a story of resilience on both sides. Alexandrova swept Aliaksandra Sasnovich 2-0 in her opener here, rebounding from a straight-sets defeat to Marta Kostyuk in early September, which itself followed a three-set fightback past Kimberly Birrell. Shnaider's path mirrors it: a 2-0 dismissal of Janice Tjen on October 2, sandwiched around a narrow 2-1 loss to Taylor Townsend, and a commanding 2-0 win over Karolína Plíšková.

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  • Alexandrova comes off a straight-sets win over Aliaksandra Sasnovich on October 2.
  • Shnaider enters on the same note, having beaten Janice Tjen 2-0 the same day.
  • Each dropped a match in early September — Townsend edged Shnaider 2-1, Kostyuk beat Alexandrova 2-0.

Both women know how to win in straight sets and how to lose narrowly — the question is which version shows up.

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