Ekaterina Alexandrova vs McCartney Kessler Prediction & Betting Tips - Ningbo Open

Prediction published on 16/10/2025, 16:42  by Ita Emmanuel | Modified on 17/10/2025 at 06:30 in Tennis Predictions

Fourth seed Ekaterina Alexandrova faces McCartney Kessler in this Ningbo Open quarter-final on Friday. Can the Russian star defeat 33rd-ranked Kessler to qualify for the semi-finals? Check out our prediction for the match below.

Ekaterina Alexandrova began her Ningbo Open campaign by dismantling 108th-ranked Yue Yuan in straight sets to qualify for the quarter-finals. She saw off the former World No. 36 6-3, 6-3 in 88 minutes to secure her spot in the last eight. 

This result saw the five-time WTA champion bounce back from her three-set quarter-final defeat to World No.  5 Jessica Pegula in the Wuhan Open. However, she has struggled for consistency in her recent outings, losing three of her last six matches (all on hard courts).

McCartney Kessler has bounced back strongly in the Ningbo Open after her first-round exit in the Wuhan tournament. The three-time WTA champion defeated Sofia Kenin, ranked seven places above her, in straight sets in her opening match in the Ningbo Open. 

She knocked out another higher-ranked opponent and tournament’s eighth seed Liudmila Samsonova with a second consecutive straight-set victory to qualify for the quarter-finals. The 26-year-old has won five of her last seven matches (all on hard courts) and enters this match as a favourite despite her inferior ranking.