Veronika Kudermetova conquers Sloane Stephens 6-3 6-4 in the quarter in Charleston on Friday. Kudermetova will face off with Paula Badosa Gibert in the semifinal. The match lasted 1 hour and 33 minutes. This will be her best result in this competition. In the past, the best she could do in the past was reaching the 1st round in 2019. Here you can see her history at this event.
Veronika added to her prize money $ 14,075 after winning this match. She has won already $ 26,745 as of now in this event. If she wins the next match, the Russian will add $ 23,385 to her earnings to get in total $ 50,130.
Highlights Veronika Kudermetova vs. Sloane Stephens Volvo Car Open – Charleston
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Kudermetova scored 69 points vs. Stephens’s 59.
Kudermetova
Kudermetova served extremely well to win 75% of the points (27/36) behind her first serve. However she won only 47% points (18/38) on her second serve. The Russian was pretty focused in converting 80% of the break points that she conquered (4/5).
Stephens
On the other side, Sloane had some problems converting her break points (only 29% – 2/7). That was one of the key issues for her demise.
After this encounter, the head to head between Kudermetova and Stephens is 1-0 for Veronika.
Draw and next match H2H: Veronika Kudermetova vs. Paula Badosa Gibert – stats
Kudermetova will play Badosa Gibert in the semifinal.
This will be the 3rd time that Veronika Kudermetova and Paula Badosa Gibert clash against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Kudermetova (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay.
The last time that they competed against each other, Kudermetova won 6-4 4-6 6-1 in the 3rd round in Abu Dhabi back in January 2021.
Live score progression and stats
Kudermetova started the set in the best possible way after breaking Badosa Gibert in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. However, there was more to do for Veronika to win the set as Stephens succeeded in breaking back in the 5th (2-3) game. Kudermetova maintained her focus to break the American in the 6th (4-2) game before winning the set (6-3).
Veronika was exemplary in converting all her break points in the 2nd (1-0 15-40) and the 6th game (3-2 40-A). On the other side, the American was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 4th game (1-3 30-40).
They contested 57 points. Veronika conquered the set after winning 7 points more than Stephens (32-25). Veronika conceded 11 points on serve (19-11). In addition, on the other side, the American conceded 13 points on serve (14-13).
Kudermetova conquered a good lead at the beginning of the set after breaking Badosa Gibert in the 1st game (1-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. Nonetheless, that wasn’t sufficient for Kudermetova to win the set because the American found the way to break back in the 4th (1-3) game.
Kudermetova converted 66% of her break points (2/3). She had 3 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40 and 30-40) and the 3rd game (2-0 30-40). Furthermore, on the other side, Sloane converted 20% of her break points (1/5). She had her opportunities in the 2nd (0-1 15-40 and 30-40), the 4th (0-3 40-A and 40-A) and the 6th game (2-3 30-40).
They contested 70 points. The set was a huge battle since finally the Russian won just 2 points more than Sloane (36-34). Veronika lost 18 points on serve (25-18). Regarding the other side of the net, Sloane conceded 11 points on serve (16-11).
Tennis Scores in Charleston
- Ons JabeurJabeur – Cori GauffGauff (6-3 6-3) – Stats and score progression
- Veronika KudermetovaKudermetova – Sloane StephensStephens (6-3 6-4) – Stats and score progression
- Paula Badosa GibertBadosa Gibert – Ashleigh BartyBarty (6-4 6-3) – Stats and score progression
- Danka KovinicKovinic – Yulia PutintsevaPutintseva (6-72 7-5 6-1) – Stats and score progression
Upcoming matches
- Paula Badosa GibertBadosa Gibert – Veronika KudermetovaKudermetova (0-2) – H2H details and stats
- Danka KovinicKovinic – Ons JabeurJabeur (0-0) – H2H details and stats