Veronika Kudermetova topples the defending champion Kiki Bertens 6-4 6-3 in the 2nd round in Madrid on Saturday. Kudermetova is going to play against Petra Kvitova in the 3rd round. The match lasted 1 hour and 20 minutes. This will be her best achievement in this competition. In the past, the best she could do in the past was reaching the qualifications in 2019. Here you can see her history at this event.
Veronika added to her prize money € 14,048 after conquering this match. She has won already € 34,048 after this win. If she wins the next match, the Russian will add € 24,322 to her earnings to get in total € 58,370 in total.
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Kudermetova scored 59 points vs. the Dutch’s 52.
Kudermetova
The Russian was sharp when converting 67% of the break points that she procured (4/6).
Bertens
On the other side, Bertens was pretty good at converting 50% of the break points that she procured points (2/4). Nevertheless, that was not enough to win the match.
After this contest, the head to head between Kudermetova and Bertens is 1-1.
Draw and next match H2H: Veronika Kudermetova vs. Petra Kvitova – stats
Kudermetova will square off with Kvitova in the 3rd round.
There is no head to head record between Veronika Kudermetova and Petra Kvitova since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Live score progression and stats
Veronika conquered the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after conceding her serve in the 3rd (1-2) game, Veronika broke back in the 8th (4-4) and in the 10th game to conquer the set 6-4.
Bertens was not able to offer any resistance in the last 4 games of the set when the scoreline went from 2-4 to 6-4.
The Russian converted 50% of her break points (2/4). She had 4 break points opportunities in the 8th (3-4 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40) and the 10th game (5-4 40-A). Also, on the other side, Bertens converted 33% of her break points (1/3). She had her opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 15-40 and 30-40) and the 9th game (4-4 30-40).
They played 60 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Veronika won just 2 points more than the Dutch (31-29). Kudermetova surrendered 12 points on serve (19-12). Regarding the other side of the net, the Dutch conceded 12 points on serve (17-12).
Veronika won the set after recovering 2 times from a break down. In fact, after conceding her serve in the 2nd (1-1) and in the 3rd (1-2) game, The Russian broke back in the 4th (2-2) and in the 6th (4-2) game to conquer the set 6-3.
A defining moment of this set was when Veronika won 4 consecutive games in the 2nd set to change the score from 1-2 to 5-2.
Kudermetova was exemplary in converting all her break points in the 4th (1-2 15-40) and the 6th game (3-2 30-40). On the other side, the Dutch was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 3rd game (1-1 30-40).
They contested 51 points. Kudermetova won 5 points more than Kiki (28-23). The Russian lost 12 points on serve (19-12). On the losing side, the Dutch conceded 9 points on serve (11-9).
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