Ekaterina Alexandrova vs Diana Shnaider Prediction & Betting Tips - WTA China Open

Prediction published on 03/10/2026, 04:29  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 03/10/2026 at 05:10 in Tennis Predictions

Ekaterina Alexandrova, the No. 19 seed at the China Open will face 11th seed Diana Shnaider in the third round. The two meet for the fourth time, with Alexandrova having the edge. Neither of the players has ever gone past the third round in Beijing, and our prediction is for an open contest.

Alexandrova had another low moment this season as she suffered a third-round elimination at the US Open. After close to a month off, she returned with a second-round win in the China Open, beating Aliaksandra Sasnovich in straight sets.

Having only reached the third round in this event, Alexandrova hopes for a better run. That will call for a lot from a player who made it past this stage just three times this season.

Shnaider is also looking to go beyond the third round for the first time here. Having suffered defeat in two of three meetings with Alexandrova will leave a few concerns.

She will, however, be encouraged by the fact that she has gone past the third round in six events this year. In that period, she got to three semi-finals, one of them at the French Open.

On the flipside, though, she’s also lost six times in the third round. In her last outing, the Russian brushed aside Janice Tjen in straight sets and has failed to win a set in just two of her last 10 games.