Veronika Kudermetova and Marta Kostyuk will fight against each other in the semifinal of the Abu Dhabi Tennis Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Tuesday at 2:30 pm on Centre Court. Here the head to head stats and the relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Veronika Kudermetova who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Veronika Kudermetova is the pick to win this match.
Veronika Kudermetova -> 1.93
Marta Kostyuk -> 1.95
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Prediction and head to head Veronika Kudermetova vs. Marta Kostyuk
There is no head to head record between Veronika Kudermetova and Marta Kostyuk since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Veronika Kudermetova
Ranked no. 46, the Russian got to the semifinal after defeating Anett Kontaveit 7-5 6-1, Bianca Turati 6-2 6-1, Paula Badosa Gibert 6-4 4-6 6-1 and Elina Svitolina 5-7 6-3 7-63.
In the quarter against Svitolina, Veronika recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (5-7 6-3 7-63). During the match Kudermetova and Svitolina scored the same amount of points (108). However, the world no. 46 was stronger during the important points and that was the most significant difference in the match. Kudermetova was very aggressive to blast 49 winners.
Talking about the service games, Kudermetova bagged 11 aces and she committed only 1 double fault. Veronika Kudermetova lost the serve 4 times and she saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Kudermetova put 60% of her first serves in, winning 71% (49/69) of the points behind her 1st serve and 43% (20/46) on the 2nd serve. Kudermetova broke Svitolina 4 times after converting 36% of her break points (4/11).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Kudermetova has surrendered 2 set in this competition to win 54% of the points she played.
Kudermetova has a solid match record in the last 8 years having won 60% of her matches (234-156). 4-0 on hard in 2021. Regarding her performance on the same surface of this event, Kudermetova has a 107-70 win-loss record in the last 8 years on hard.
Veronika has a 4-0 win-loss record in 2021, 4-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Abu Dhabi
Veronika didn’t play in Abu Dhabi in 2020.
Marta Kostyuk
Ranked no. 99, Kostyuk reached the semifinal after beating Lucie Hradecka 6-2 6-4, Su-Wei Hsieh 6-3 6-74 6-3, Tamara Zidansek 6-1 6-1 and Sara Sorribes Tormo 0-6 6-1 6-4.
In the quarter against Sorribes Tormo, Marta recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (0-6 6-1 6-4). During the match Kostyuk scored 74 points vs Sorribes Tormo’s 71. The Ukrainian was very aggressive to blast 30 winners.
Talking about serving, Kostyuk wasn’t able to score even 1 ace for the entire match and she committed only 3 double faults. Marta Kostyuk lost the serve 7 times and she saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Kostyuk put 71% of her first serves in, winning 55% (30/55) of the points behind her 1st serve and 35% (8/23) on the 2nd serve. Marta broke Sorribes Tormo 7 times after converting 78% of her break points (7/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Kostyuk has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points she played.
The Ukrainian has a 4-0 win-loss record in 2021, 4-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Kudermetova | Kostyuk |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 10 | 10 |
| Tot Games | 95 | 86 |
| Pts | 329-282 | 294-244 |
| Total Points | 611 | 538 |
| Winners | 123 | 110 |
| %Winners | 37% | 37% |
Both Kudermetova and Kostyuk played 4 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Veronika Kudermetova conceded 2 sets, while Marta Kostyuk dropper 2 sets. Talking about their workload, Kudermetova and Kostyuk have played the same amount of sets 10. However, Kudermetova played 9 games more than Kostyuk. Veronika scored 123 winners (37% of the total points). On the other side, The Ukrainian blasted 110 winners (37%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Kudermetova | Kostyuk |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 26 | 5 |
| Avg per match | 6.5 | 1.3 |
| 1st in | 173/311 | 179/265 |
| %1st in | 56% | 68% |
| 1st pts | 123/173 | 110/179 |
| %1st pts | 71% | 61% |
| 2nd pts | 68/138 | 39/86 |
| %2nd pts | 49% | 45% |
Kudermetova recorded 26 aces (6.5 per match). Kostyuk blasted 5 aces (1.3 per match). Kudermetova won 71% points behind her first serve. She pretty effective on her second serve to win 49% of the points. On the other side, Kostyuk won 61% of the points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 45% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Kudermetova | Kostyuk |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 20 | 25 |
| Converted | 20/40 | 25/42 |
| % Converted | 50% | 60% |
| Conceded | 26 | 25 |
| Saved | 17 | 10 |
| % Saved | 65% | 40% |
| Times Broken | 9 | 15 |
The Russian broke her opponents 20 times with a 50% conversion rate. Kudermetova lost her serve 9 times and she saved 65% of the break points that she conceded. Marta broke her opponents 25 times with a 60% conversion rate. Marta conceded her serve 15 times and she saved 40% of the break points that she conceded.
| Kudermetova | ||||||
| R1 Kontaveit |
R2 Turati |
R3 Badosa |
1/4 Svitolina |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 6-1 | 6-2 6-1 | 6-4 4-6 6-1 | 5-7 6-3 7-63 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 15 | 27 | 34 | 95 | |
| pts | 72-58 | 66-44 | 83-72 | 108-108 | 329-282 | |
| Total points | 130 | 110 | 155 | 216 | 611 | |
| Winners | 22 | 21 | 31 | 49 | 123 | |
| %Winners | 31% | 32% | 37% | 45% | 37% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 26 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 10 | |
| 1st in | 38/72 | 28/48 | 38/76 | 69/115 | 173/311 | |
| % 1st in | 53% | 58% | 50% | 60% | 56% | |
| 1st pts | 22/38 | 21/28 | 31/38 | 49/69 | 123/173 | |
| % 1st pts | 58% | 75% | 82% | 71% | 71% | |
| 2nd pts | 22/34 | 12/20 | 14/38 | 20/46 | 68/138 | |
| % 2nd pts | 65% | 60% | 37% | 43% | 49% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 20 | |
| Converted | 4/8 | 5/10 | 7/11 | 4/11 | 20/40 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 50% | 64% | 36% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 26 | |
| Saved | 3/4 | 1/1 | 6/10 | 7/11 | 17 | |
| Saved % | 75% | 100% | 60% | 64% | 75% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | |
| Kostyuk | ||||||
| R1 Hradecka |
R2 Hsieh |
R3 Zidansek |
1/4 Sorribes Tormo |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-4 | 6-3 6-74 6-3 | 6-1 6-1 | 0-6 6-1 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 31 | 14 | 23 | 86 | |
| pts | 65-49 | 102-93 | 53-31 | 74-71 | 294-244 | |
| Total points | 114 | 195 | 84 | 145 | 538 | |
| Winners | 23 | 36 | 21 | 30 | 110 | |
| %Winners | 35% | 35% | 40% | 41% | 37% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 11 | |
| 1st in | 36/54 | 61/93 | 27/40 | 55/78 | 179/265 | |
| % 1st in | 67% | 66% | 68% | 71% | 68% | |
| 1st pts | 23/36 | 36/61 | 21/27 | 30/55 | 110/179 | |
| % 1st pts | 64% | 59% | 78% | 55% | 61% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/18 | 14/32 | 7/13 | 8/23 | 39/86 | |
| % 2nd pts | 56% | 44% | 54% | 35% | 45% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 5 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 25 | |
| Converted | 5/9 | 8/14 | 5/10 | 7/9 | 25/42 | |
| Converted % | 56% | 57% | 50% | 78% | 60% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 25 | |
| Saved | 3/5 | 2/8 | 0/0 | 5/12 | 10 | |
| Saved % | 60% | 25% | – | 42% | 32% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 15 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWLLWWLWWL Tennis Scores in Abu Dhabi
- Veronika KudermetovaKudermetova – Elina SvitolinaSvitolina (5-7 6-3 7-63) – See score progression
- Maria SakkariSakkari – Sofia KeninKenin (2-6 6-2 6-0) – See score progression
- Marta KostyukKostyuk – Sara Sorribes TormoSorribes Tormo (0-6 6-1 6-4) – See score progression
- Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka – Elena RybakinaRybakina (6-4 4-6 6-3) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Maria SakkariSakkari – Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka (1-3) – H2H and prediction
- Marta KostyukKostyuk – Veronika KudermetovaKudermetova (0-0) – H2H and prediction
