Xiyu Wang and Polina Kudermetova will clash against each other in the qualifications of the Cincinnati Open for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 12:30 PM on COURT 8. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Xiyu Wang who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Xiyu Wang is the pick to win this match.
Xiyu Wang -> 1.66
Polina Kudermetova -> 2.06
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Prediction and head to head Xiyu Wang vs. Polina Kudermetova
This will be the 2nd time that Xiyu Wang and Polina Kudermetova fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Wang (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard.
The last time that they squared off, Wang won 6-3 6-3 in the qualifications in at the French Open back in May 2026.
Xiyu Wang
34 - 8win/loss
85
49
LWWLWWWWLL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 38-10 | 9-5 | 18-4 | 10-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 21-18 | 17-11 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 28-30 | 18-19 | 9-8 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 27-25 | 17-17 | 5-4 | 0-0 | 5-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 41-25 | 15-10 | 23-11 | 3-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 96, Wang reached the qualifications after beating Bianca Vanessa Andreescu 6-0 6-4.
In the qualifications, The Chinese had a good straight sets win against Andreescu (6-0 6-4). During the match, Wang scored 65 points vs Andreescu’s 39. Wang was extremely aggressive to blast 23 winners.
Talking about the service games, Wang scored just 1 ace for the entire match and she committed only 2 double faults. Xiyu Wang lost the serve 3 times. Furthermore, Wang put 78% of her first serves in, winning 66% (23/35) of the points behind her 1st serve and 30% (3/10) on the 2nd serve. Xiyu broke Andreescu 7 times after converting 44% of her break points (7/16).
Wang has positive record in the last 10 years having won 59% of her matches (261-180). 4-3 on hard in 2026. Talking about her performance on the same surface of this competition, Wang has a composed 150-110 win-loss record in the last years on hard.
Her best result of the current year was winning the title the W35 Maanshan where she beat Kristiana Sidorova in the final 6-4 7-5 and the W50 Maanshan where she overcame Hanyu Guo in the final 6-2 7-6(3) and the W50 Baotou where she overcame Anastasia Zolotareva in the final 6-2 6-3.
Xiyu has a compiled 33-8 win-loss record in 2026, 4-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Cincinnati
Previously, her best result was reaching the 1st round in 2023. See her history.
Polina Kudermetova
35 - 18win/loss
104
54
LWWLLLWLWL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 37-21 | 13-10 | 19-9 | 0-0 | 5-2 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 20-27 | 18-18 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 53-35 | 28-13 | 21-14 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| 2023 | 33-26 | 5-5 | 13-13 | 10-5 | 3-2 | 2-1 |
| 2022 | 54-19 | 30-14 | 8-3 | 16-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 103, Kudermetova got to the qualifications after beating Carol Young Suh Lee 6-4 6-7(5) 6-4.
In the qualifications, Kudermetova defeated Young Suh Lee (6-4 6-75 6-4). During the match Kudermetova scored 100 points vs Young Suh Lee’s 92. The Uzbek was pretty aggressive to blast 41 winners.
About the serving games, Kudermetova struck 4 aces and she committed only 3 double faults. Polina Kudermetova lost the serve 4 times and she saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Kudermetova put 59% of her first serves in, winning 68% (41/60) of the points behind her 1st serve and 55% (23/42) on the 2nd serve. The Uzbek broke Young Suh Lee 6 times after converting 86% of her break points (6/7).
The Uzbek’s best result of the season was reaching the semifinal in the Canberra and the Oeiras.
Polina has a composed 35-17 win-loss record in 2026, 11-6 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Cincinnati
Previously, her best result was reaching the 1st round in 2025. See her history.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Wang | Kudermetova |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 16 | 33 |
| Pts | 65-39 | 100-92 |
| Total Points | 104 | 192 |
| Winners | 23 | 41 |
| %Winners | 35% | 41% |
Both Wang and Kudermetova played 1 match. Also both players started their run from the qualifications.At the moment, Polina Kudermetova surrendered 1 set while Xiyu Wang hasn’t dropped a set so far. Wang has played 1 set(s) less than Kudermetova (2 vs 3). Therefore, Wang played 17 games less than Kudermetova. The Chinese scored 23 winners (35% of the total points). On the other side, Polina recorded 41 winners (41%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Wang | Kudermetova |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 1 | 4 |
| Avg per match | 1 | 4 |
| 1st in | 35/45 | 60/102 |
| %1st in | 78% | 59% |
| 1st pts | 23/35 | 41/60 |
| %1st pts | 66% | 68% |
| 2nd pts | 3/10 | 23/42 |
| %2nd pts | 30% | 55% |
Wang fired 1 ace . Kudermetova also scored 4 aces . Wang won 66% points on her first serve. She quite strong on her second serve to win 30% of the points. On the other side, Kudermetova won 68% of the points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 55% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Wang | Kudermetova |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 7 | 6 |
| Converted | 7/16 | 6/7 |
| % Converted | 44% | 86% |
| Conceded | 3 | 8 |
| Saved | 0 | 4 |
| % Saved | 0% | 50% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 4 |
Xiyu broke her opponent 7 times with a 44% conversion rate. Xiyu lost her serve 3 times and she saved 0% of the break points that she conceded. The Uzbek broke her opponent 6 times with a 86% conversion rate. Polina conceded her serve 4 times and she saved 50% of the break points that she conceded.
| Wang | |||
| Q1 Andreescu |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-0 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 16 | |
| pts | 65-39 | 65-39 | |
| Total points | 104 | 104 | |
| Winners | 23 | 23 | |
| %Winners | 35% | 35% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 1 | 1 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 35/45 | 35/45 | |
| % 1st in | 78% | 78% | |
| 1st pts | 23/35 | 23/35 | |
| % 1st pts | 66% | 66% | |
| 2nd pts | 3/10 | 3/10 | |
| % 2nd pts | 30% | 30% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 7 | 7 | |
| Converted | 7/16 | 7/16 | |
| Converted % | 44% | 44% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 3 | |
| Saved | 0/3 | 0 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 0% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | |
| Kudermetova | |||
| Q1 Young Suh Lee |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-75 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 33 | 33 | |
| pts | 100-92 | 100-92 | |
| Total points | 192 | 192 | |
| Winners | 41 | 41 | |
| %Winners | 41% | 41% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 4 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 60/102 | 60/102 | |
| % 1st in | 59% | 59% | |
| 1st pts | 41/60 | 41/60 | |
| % 1st pts | 68% | 68% | |
| 2nd pts | 23/42 | 23/42 | |
| % 2nd pts | 55% | 55% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 6 | 6 | |
| Converted | 6/7 | 6/7 | |
| Converted % | 86% | 86% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 8 | |
| Saved | 4/8 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 4 | |
Head 2 Head
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