Veronika Kudermetova aces Vekic in the 1st round – OSTRAVA RESULTS

J&T BANKA OSTRAVA OPEN - OSTRAVA DRAW AND RESULTS. Kudermetova gets by Vekic to take on Karolina Pliskova in the 2nd round

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Veronika Kudermetova vs. Donna Vekic

Veronika Kudermetova downs Donna Vekic 6-2 6-4 in the 1st round in Ostrava on Tuesday. Kudermetova will fight against Karolina Pliskova in the 2nd round.

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The Russian in this set was too good for the Croatian and without too much struggle she won 6-2 after breaking Donna in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 5th (4-1) game.

It is worth noting that a key moment of this set was when Veronika won 5 consecutive games in the 1st set so as to change the scoreline from 0-1 to 5-1.

The Russian was perfect in converting all her break points in the 3rd (1-1 15-40) and the 4th game (3-1 15-40). On the other side, the Croatian wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 1st game (0-0 30-40).

They played 46 points. Kudermetova was the winner of the set after clinching 12 points more than Donna (29-17). Veronika conceded 6 points on serve (17-6). On the other side, Donna conceded 12 points on serve (11-12).

Veronika won the set after she broke Donna in the 5th (3-2) and in the 9th (5-4) game. Vekic tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 8th (4-4) game. Nevertheless, Kudermetova maintained the focus to win the set 6-4.

Veronika converted 40% of her break points (2/5). She had 5 break points opportunities in the 5th (2-2 40-A and 40-A), the 7th (4-2 30-40) and the 9th game (4-4 0-40 and 15-40). Also, on the other side, Donna converted 25% of her break points (1/4). She had her opportunities in the 7th (3-4 0-40) and the 10th game (4-5 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40).

They played 62 points. Kudermetova won 4 more points than the Croatian (33-29). Veronika lost 10 points on serve (17-10). On the losing side, Vekic conceded 16 points on serve (19-16).

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Kudermetova
Vekic
Veronika Kudermetova
6-2 6-4
1h:13
Donna Vekic
62
62
Total points
46
46
26
26
Winners
18
18
42%
42%
Ratio Winners
39%
39%
-- Serve --
8
8
Aces
3
3
3
3
Double Faults
4
4
60%
60%
1st in
57%
57%
87%
87%
1st won
55%
55%
26/30
26/30
1st won
18/33
18/33
40%
40%
2nd won
48%
48%
8/20
8/20
2nd won
12/25
12/25
-- Break Points --
4/7
4/7
Total
1/5
1/5
57%
57%
Won
20%
20%
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At the end of the match, the Russian scored 62 points vs. Vekic’s 46.

Kudermetova served exceptionally well to win 87% of the points (26/30) behind her first serve. Anyhow she won only 40% points (8/20) on her second serve. The Russian was pretty effective at converting 57% of the break points that she conquered (4/7). On the other side, the Croatian was battling in converting her break points (only 20% – 1/5). That was one of the key issues for her loss.

After this contest, the head to head between Kudermetova and Vekic is 1-2 for Donna.

Draw and next match H2H: Veronika Kudermetova vs. Karolina Pliskova – stats

Kudermetova will play Pliskova in the 2nd round.

This will be the 3rd time that Veronika Kudermetova and Karolina Pliskova face off. The head to head is 1-1 for Kudermetova and Pliskova (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on I.hard.

The last time that they locked horns, Kudermetova won 7-5 6-4 in the 2nd round in New York back in August 2020.

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