DUBAI RESULTS. Kudermetova wins against Mattek-Sands in the qualifications of the Dubai Duty Free Championships

DUBAI DUTY FREE CHAMPIONSHIPS - DUBAI RESULTS. Kudermetova hustles Mattek-Sands to compete against Dayana Yastremska in the 1st round

Prediction and head to head Veronika Kudermetova vs. Bethanie Mattek-Sands

Veronika Kudermetova dispatches Bethanie Mattek-Sands 6-4 6-2 in the qualifications in Dubai on Monday. Kudermetova will seek to keep on going in this event against Dayana Yastremska in the 1st round.

Score, report, and key facts

1st set.

The Russian won the set after she broke Mattek-Sands in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 9th (5-4) game. Bethanie tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 6th (3-3) game. Anyhow, the Russian maintained the focus before winning the set 6-4.

2nd set.

Kudermetova was quite dominant at the beginning of the set to break Mattek-Sands in the 1st game (1-0). Veronika reinforced her lead after breaking Bethanie in the 7th (5-2) game before winning the set (6-2).

Statistics

At the end of the match, Veronika scored 65 points vs. Bethanie’s 49 points.

Veronika was pretty effective in converting 57% of the break points that she procured (4/7). On the other side, the American had a tough time converting her break points (only 20%1/5). That was one of the key issues for her loss.

After this match, the head to head between Kudermetova and Mattek-Sands is 1-0 for Veronika.

Next Match H2H: Veronika Kudermetova vs. Dayana Yastremska – stats

Kudermetova will compete against Yastremska in the 1st round.

This will be the 2nd time that Veronika Kudermetova and Dayana Yastremska face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Kudermetova (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

The last time that they squared off, Kudermetova won 6-4 6-0 in the quarter in Tianjin back in 2019.

Tennis Scores in Dubai

Upcoming matches

  • Maria SakkariSakkariAryna SabalenkaSabalenka (1-1) – See H2H details
  • Elina SvitolinaSvitolinaJennifer BradyBrady (1-0) – See H2H details
  • Veronika KudermetovaKudermetovaDayana YastremskaYastremska (1-0) – See H2H details
  • Petra MarticMarticSu-Wei HsiehHsieh (1-2) – See H2H details
  • Sorana CirsteaCirsteaAnett KontaveitKontaveit (0-0) – See H2H details
  • Anastasia PavlyuchenkovaPavlyuchenkovaBelinda BencicBencic (1-4) – See H2H details
  • Sofia KeninKeninElena RybakinaRybakina (0-0) – See H2H details
  • Karolina MuchovaMuchovaKaterina SiniakovaSiniakova (0-0) – See H2H details
  • Kristina MladenovicMladenovicAliaksandra SasnovichSasnovich (1-4) – See H2H details
  • Simona HalepHalepOns JabeurJabeur (0-1) – See H2H details