19-year-old Dayana Yastremska looks as confident as ever in Tianjin, where she seems to be the favorite to win the tournament. Dayana has already 2 titles under her belt in 2019 after triumphing in Hua Hin and Strasbourg and she is looking forward to adding another one to her growing list.
After winning the first 2 matches in straight sets, Dayana didn’t hide the confidence she has in her tennis to comment:
“I have now a pretty good confidence in my game. I’m not really thinking yet about winning the trophy here, but I’m trying to think about every match playing great. I think if I do that, I will get a trophy here. Definitely, of course, I want to win. But I’m trying not to really think about it.”
H2H Dayana Yastremska vs. Veronika Kudermetova
Dayana will face Kudermetova for a place in the semifinal. This will be the 2nd time that they play with each other. The head to head is 1-0 for the Ukrainian that is the favorite to reach the final 4.
Yastremska in Tianjin, ranking, and results in 2019
Ranked no.23 (career-high), the Ukrainian has a 32-19 win-loss record in 2019. Yastremska is currently having a run in Tianjin where she ousted Lin Zhu 6-2 6-3 and Shuai Peng 6-2 6-4.
Yastremska will take on Kudermetova in the quarter. They have never played each so far on the main tour.
Yastremska conquered 2 titles in 2019 in Hua Hin and in Strasbourg.
Kudermetova in Tianjin, ranking, and results in 2019
Ranked no.45, Kudermetova has a 45-24 win-loss record in 2019. The Russian is currently playing in Tianjin where she bested Ajla Tomljanovic 6-4 6-2 and Saisai Zheng 5-0 ret..
Kudermetova will face Yastremska in the quarter. They have never played each so far on the main tour.
Kudermetova clinched 1 title in 2019 in the Guadalajara.
Dayana Yastremska and Veronika Kudermetova played each other 1 time. The head to head is 1-0 for Kudermetova.