Veronika Kudermetova and Anastasia Potapova will clash against each other in the quarter of the Melbourne Summer Set 1 for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 6:30 pm on Margaret Court Arena. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and 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 -> 1.57
Anastasia Potapova -> 2.37
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Prediction and head to head Veronika Kudermetova vs. Anastasia Potapova
There is no head to head record between Veronika Kudermetova and Anastasia Potapova since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Veronika Kudermetova
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 18-25 | 10-16 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 5-4 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 34-22 | 18-14 | 8-5 | 1-1 | 7-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 39-20 | 27-13 | 7-4 | 0-1 | 5-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 33-24 | 15-13 | 14-4 | 3-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 19-15 | 11-7 | 1-3 | 7-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 31, Kudermetova got to the quarter after beating Viktoria Kuzmova 7-64 7-66 and Madison Brengle 6-0 3-6 7-5.
In the 2nd round, Kudermetova defeated Brengle (6-0 3-6 7-5). During the match, Kudermetova scored 107 points vs Brengle’s 92. The Russian was pretty aggressive to blast 49 winners.
Regarding the service games, Kudermetova managed to score 6 aces and she committed only 4 double faults. Veronika Kudermetova lost the serve once and she saved 8 break points. Furthermore, Kudermetova put 67% of her first serves in, winning 78% (49/63) of the points behind her 1st serve and 39% (12/31) on the 2nd serve. Veronika broke Brengle 4 times after converting 36% of her break points (4/11).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Kudermetova started her run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, she has dropped 1 set in this event to conquer 53% of the points she played.
Kudermetova has a solid win-loss record in the last 9 years having won 60% of her matches (264-178). 2-0 on hard in 2022. Talking about her performance on the same surface of this event, Kudermetova has an overall120-82 match record in the last 9 years on hard.
The Russian has an aggregate 2-0 win-loss record in 2022, 2-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Melbourne
The Russian has never competed in this tournament before.
Anastasia Potapova
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 26-22 | 15-13 | 6-5 | 2-1 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 30-21 | 11-14 | 7-4 | 7-1 | 5-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 35-24 | 14-14 | 18-7 | 3-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 21-23 | 11-11 | 3-5 | 5-5 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 11-6 | 7-5 | 0-0 | 4-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 69, Anastasia reached the quarter after beating Lizette Cabrera 5-7 6-2 6-2 and Anna Bondar 6-4 6-74 7-5.
In the 2nd round, Potapova defeated Bondar (6-4 6-74 7-5). During the match Potapova scored 109 points vs Bondar’s 101. The Russian was pretty aggressive to blast 40 winners.
About the serving games, Potapova scored 10 aces and she committed only 8 double faults. Overall, Anastasia Potapova was extremely effective on serve to win 71% (40/56) of her 1st serve and 63% (30/48) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent her to concede the serve twice. Anastasia broke Bondar 4 times after converting 40% of her break points (4/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Potapova started her run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, she has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points she played.
Anastasia has an overall 2-0 win-loss record in 2022, 2-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Melbourne
Potapova has never competed in this tournament before.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Kudermetova | Potapova |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 6 |
| Tot Games | 53 | 63 |
| Pts | 201-179 | 202-174 |
| Total Points | 380 | 376 |
| Winners | 89 | 81 |
| %Winners | 44% | 40% |
Both Kudermetova and Potapova played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Veronika Kudermetova conceded 1 set, while Anastasia Potapova lost 2 sets. Kudermetova has played 1 set(s) less than Potapova (5 vs 6). Therefore, Kudermetova played 10 games less than Potapova. Kudermetova scored 89 winners (44% of the total points). On the other side, The Russian recorded 81 winners (40%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Kudermetova | Potapova |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 16 | 12 |
| Avg per match | 8 | 6 |
| 1st in | 119/183 | 113/193 |
| %1st in | 65% | 59% |
| 1st pts | 89/119 | 81/113 |
| %1st pts | 75% | 72% |
| 2nd pts | 30/64 | 42/80 |
| %2nd pts | 47% | 53% |
Kudermetova made 16 aces (8 per match). Potapova struck 12 aces (6 per match). Kudermetova won 75% points behind her first serve. She extremely effective on her second serve to win 47% of the points. On the other side, Potapova won 72% of the points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 53% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Kudermetova | Potapova |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 5 | 11 |
| Converted | 5/17 | 11/18 |
| % Converted | 29% | 61% |
| Conceded | 12 | 18 |
| Saved | 10 | 12 |
| % Saved | 83% | 67% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 6 |
Kudermetova broke her opponents 5 times with a 29% conversion rate. Veronika dropped her serve twice and she saved 83% of the break points that she conceded. Anastasia broke her opponents 11 times with a 61% conversion rate. Potapova conceded her serve 6 times and she saved 67% of the break points that she conceded.
| Kudermetova | ||||
| R1 Kuzmova |
R2 Brengle |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-64 7-66 | 6-0 3-6 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 26 | 27 | 53 | |
| pts | 94-87 | 107-92 | 201-179 | |
| Total points | 181 | 199 | 380 | |
| Winners | 40 | 49 | 89 | |
| %Winners | 43% | 46% | 44% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 10 | 6 | 16 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 56/89 | 63/94 | 119/183 | |
| % 1st in | 63% | 67% | 65% | |
| 1st pts | 40/56 | 49/63 | 89/119 | |
| % 1st pts | 71% | 78% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 18/33 | 12/31 | 30/64 | |
| % 2nd pts | 55% | 39% | 47% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| Converted | 1/6 | 4/11 | 5/17 | |
| Converted % | 17% | 36% | 29% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 9 | 12 | |
| Saved | 2/3 | 8/9 | 10 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 89% | 78% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Potapova | ||||
| R1 Cabrera |
R2 Bondar |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 5-7 6-2 6-2 | 6-4 6-74 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 28 | 35 | 63 | |
| pts | 93-73 | 109-101 | 202-174 | |
| Total points | 166 | 210 | 376 | |
| Winners | 41 | 40 | 81 | |
| %Winners | 44% | 37% | 40% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 2 | 10 | 12 | |
| Double Faults | 8 | 8 | 16 | |
| 1st in | 57/89 | 56/104 | 113/193 | |
| % 1st in | 64% | 54% | 59% | |
| 1st pts | 41/57 | 40/56 | 81/113 | |
| % 1st pts | 72% | 71% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/32 | 30/48 | 42/80 | |
| % 2nd pts | 38% | 63% | 53% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 7 | 4 | 11 | |
| Converted | 7/8 | 4/10 | 11/18 | |
| Converted % | 88% | 40% | 61% | |
| Conceded | 15 | 3 | 18 | |
| Saved | 11/15 | 1/3 | 12 | |
| Saved % | 73% | 33% | 53% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
Head 2 Head
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- Andrey KuznetsovKuznetsov – Cedrik-Marcel StebeStebe (6-2 1-6 7-5) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Stan WawrinkaWawrinka – Sam QuerreyQuerrey (4-6 7-5 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Mischa ZverevZverev – Steve JohnsonJohnson (6-4 7-5) – Stats, scores, rankings
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