Ekaterina Alexandrova vs Jelena Ostapenko Prediction & Picks - WTA Doha

Prediction published on 2/10/26, 3:50 AM  by Lou Aguila | Modified on 2/10/26 at 4:41 PM in Tennis Picks

Day 3 of the 2026 Qatar Open will feature Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia going head-to-head with Ekaterina Alexandrova of Russia, who is hot off a final appearance at the 2026 Abu Dhabi Open.

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Ostapenko reached the second round of the Qatar Open with a gritty three-set victory over Anastasia Zakharova of Russia 6-7, 6-3, 6-4. The former French Open champion leaned on her experience to climb from a set down, outlasting Zakharova by converting 8 breakpoints off the back 48 receiver points. In seven matches this year, Ostapenko has converted 31 of 67 breakpoints or a 46.3 percent conversion rate.

After a first-round flameout in Melbourne, Alexandrova picked up three wins to reach the final of the 2026 Abu Dhabi Open, where she got upset by Czech teenager Sara Bejlek 7-6, 6-1. Alexandrova is winning 64 percent of her first balls and converting 50 percent of breakpoint chances this year.