Veronika Kudermetova tops Danka Kovinic 6-4 6-2 in the final in Charleston on Sunday. This was the maiden title for Veronika. (see list of the title) The match lasted 1 hour and 36 minutes. Veronika best achievement in this tournament so far was reaching the 1st round. Here you can see when her history at this event.
Kudermetova added $ 18,440 to her prize money after conquering this final. She has earned $ 68,570 in total after winning this tournament.
Kudermetova was glad about the match. She commented:
“When I came here, I said to myself, ‘Veronika, you just need to work, that’s it, and we will see how you play here. “When I started to play matches, I focused just on tactics, work, and that’s it. And I think match by match, I started to play really well.”
“All the matches were really tough. It’s really tough matches for nerves, and the tennis part, but I’m really proud of myself that I can take the first title. I’m really happy.”
Highlights Veronika Kudermetova vs. Danka Kovinic Volvo Car Open – Charleston
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
1h:36
At the end of the match, Kudermetova scored 70 points vs. Danka’s 60.
Kudermetova
Veronika won this match even if she had a tough time converting her break points after she converted only 33% (4/12) of the procured opportunities.
Kovinic
On the other side, the was well focused in converting 50% of the break points that she conquered points (1/2). Anyhow, that was not enough to win the match.
After this match, the head to head between Kudermetova and Kovinic is 2-0 for Veronika.
Live score progression and stats
Kudermetova came out strong at the beginning of the set after breaking in the 1st game (1-0). Nonetheless, there was more to do for Veronika to win the set as the managed to break back in the 4th (2-2) game. Veronika maintained her cool to break Danka in the 7th (4-3) game before conquering the set (6-4).
They contested 79 points. The set was a huge battle since finally the Russian won just 3 points more than the (41-38). Kudermetova conceded 16 points on serve (25-16). On the other side, the conceded 15 points on serve (21-15).
didn’t want to give any chance to the opposition at the beginning of the set after breaking Kudermetova in the 1st game (1-0). Anyhow, Kudermetova managed to stage a good comeback to break Danka in the 5th (3-2) and in the 7th (5-2) game before winning the set (6-2).
The couldn’t stop the opposition in the last 5 games of the set when the score went from 1-2 to 6-2.
Veronika converted 75% of her break points (3/4). She had 4 break points opportunities in the 5th (2-2 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A) and the 7th game (4-2 40-A). On the other side, the Russian didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 52 points. Veronika was the winner of the set after clinching 10 points more than the (31-21). Kudermetova conceded 5 points on serve (16-5). Regarding the other side of the net, Kovinic conceded 15 points on serve (16-15).
