Ekaterina Alexandrova vs Ann Li Preview & Prediction | 2025 WTA Wuhan Open | Second Round

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Ekaterina Alexandrova faces Ann Li in the second-round of the Wuhan Open.
Ranking points: WTA 1000
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Venue: Optics Valley International Tennis Center, Wuhan, China
Surface: Outdoor hard
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Ekaterina Alexandrova vs Ann Li prediction
Ekaterina Alexandrova breezed through to the second-round of the Wuhan Open after defeating Canadian Open champion Victoria Mboko in straight sets. The Russian only conceded two break point opportunities as she won 6-3 6-2. She suffered an early exit at the China Open but Alexandrova has been incredibly consistent this season, with a title in Linz followed up by two other final appearances and four semi-finals.
Ann Li is her opponent. She recorded her first victory since making the round-of-16 at the US Open as her opponent Emma Raducanu was forced to retire due to illness. Li was leading 6-1 4-1 at the time. The American has got through to two finals in Singapore and Cleveland this season, but this is just her second tournament since the end of August.
Alexandrova leads the head-to-head 1-0, after easily defeating Li 6-3 6-0 in Charleston earlier this year. This will be their first match on a hard court, but Alexandrova is such a solid player and will be viewed as the clear favourite again here.
Ekaterina Alexandrova vs Ann Li tip: Ekaterina Alexandrova to win 2-0