Kudermetova gets by Liu in the 1st round. HIGHLIGHTS – AUSTRALIAN OPEN RESULTS

AUSTRALIAN OPEN - MELBOURNE DRAW AND RESULTS. Kudermetova downs Liu to play Elena Gabriela Ruse in the 2nd round

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Veronika Kudermetova vs. Claire Liu

Veronika Kudermetova wins against Claire Liu 6-4 6-4 in the 1st round in Melbourne on Monday. Kudermetova will face off with Elena Gabriela Ruse in the 2nd round. The match lasted 1 hour and 22 minutes. Her best result in this event was reaching the 3rd round in 2021. Here you can see her history at this event.

Kudermetova
Melbourne
Kudermetova's Record

The Russian added to her prize money $ 50,000 after winning this match. She has won already $ 140,000 after this win. If she wins the next match, the Russian will add $ 40,000 to her earnings to get in total $ 180,000 in total.

Highlights Veronika Kudermetova vs. Claire Liu Australian Open – Melbourne

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Kudermetova
Liu
Veronika Kudermetova
6-4 6-4
1h:22
Claire Liu
64
64
Total points
56
56
21
21
Winners
23
23
33%
33%
Ratio Winners
41%
41%
26
26
Unforced
20
20
57%
57%
Ratio Unforced
43%
43%
5/10
5/10
Net Approaches
3/4
3/4
50%
50%
Perc
75%
75%
-- Serve --
2
2
Aces
11
11
6
6
Double Faults
3
3
52%
52%
1st in
61%
61%
70%
70%
1st won
61%
61%
21/30
21/30
1st won
23/38
23/38
50%
50%
2nd won
42%
42%
14/28
14/28
2nd won
10/24
10/24
182
182
Fastest serve
176
176
169
169
AVG 1st Serve
163
163
141
141
AVG 2nd Serve
139
139
-- Break Points --
5/7
5/7
Total
3/4
3/4
71%
71%
Won
75%
75%
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At the end of the match, the Russian scored 64 points vs. Claire’s 56.

Kudermetova

Kudermetova was effective when converting 71% of the break points that she procured (5/7).

Liu

On the other side, Liu was well focused in converting 75% of the break points that she conquered points (3/4). Nevertheless, that was not enough to win the contest.

After this encounter, the head to head between Kudermetova and Liu is 1-0 for Veronika.

Draw and next match H2H: Veronika Kudermetova vs. Elena Gabriela Ruse – stats

Kudermetova will fight against Gabriela Ruse in the 2nd round.

There is no head to head record between Veronika Kudermetova and Elena Gabriela Ruse since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

Veronika Kudermetova Draw info

Live score progression and stats

Kudermetova had a racing start in this set after breaking Claire Liu in the 1st game (1-0). Nevertheless, there was more to do for Kudermetova to win the set as Liu succeeded in breaking back in the 2nd (1-1) and in the 4th (2-2) game. The Russian kept her cool to break the American in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 5th (3-2) game before winning the set (6-4).

The Russian converted 60% of her break points (3/5). She had 5 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40), the 3rd (1-1 30-40 and 40-A) and the 5th game (2-2 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, Claire was on the money in converting all her break points in the 2nd (0-1 40-A) and the 4th game (1-2 30-40).

They contested 67 points. Kudermetova won 7 more points than the American (37-30). Veronika surrendered 11 points on serve (17-11). On the losing side, Claire conceded 20 points on serve (19-20).

Kudermetova conquered a leading position at the beginning of the set after breaking Claire Liu in the 1st game (1-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. Yet, that wasn’t sufficient for Veronika to win the set as the American succeeded in breaking back in the 4th (1-3) game.

Veronika was exemplary in converting all her break points in the 1st (0-0 15-40) and the 3rd game (2-0 15-40). On the other side, Liu converted 50% of her break points (1/2). She had her opportunities in the 4th game (0-3 0-40 and 15-40).

They played 53 points. The contest during this set was so even that Kudermetova won only 1 point more than the American (27-26). The Russian lost 12 points on serve (18-12). on the other side of the court, Claire conceded 9 points on serve (14-9).

 

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