Iga Swiatek blitzes Veronika Kudermetova 6-1 6-1 in the semifinal in Madrid on Thursday after playing a great match to square off with Aryna Sabalenka in the final. The match lasted 1 hour and 19 minutes. This will be her most significant achievement in this event. In the past, the best she could do was reach the 3rd round in 2021. Here you can see her history at this event.
Iga added to her prize money € 271,210 after winning this match. She has already won € 580,000 after this win. If she wins the next match, the Pole will add € 525,265 to her earnings to get in total € 1,105,265 in total.
Highlights Iga Swiatek vs. Veronika Kudermetova Mutua Madrid Open – Madrid
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, the Pole scored 59 points vs. Veronika’s 36.
Swiatek
Iga won this match even if she had a tough time converting her break points as she converted only 42% (5/12) of the procured opportunities.
Kudermetova
On the other side, Veronika wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/5). That was one of the key issues for her defeat.
After this encounter, the head to head between Swiatek and Kudermetova is 4-0 for Iga.
Draw and next match H2H: Iga Swiatek vs. Aryna Sabalenka – stats
Swiatek will come up against Sabalenka in the final.
This will be the 8th time that Iga Swiatek and Aryna Sabalenka square off. The head to head is 5-2 for Swiatek (see full H2H stats), 3-0 on clay.
The last time that they played, Swiatek won 6-3 6-4 in the final in Stuttgart back in April 2023.
Live score progression and stats
Swiatek had a boost of confidence at the beginning of the set after breaking Veronika Kudermetova in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. Iga reinforced her lead after breaking Kudermetova in the 6th (5-1) game before winning the set (6-1).
The Pole missed the chance to break Kudermetova in the 4th game when she had 3 consecutive chances (0-40).
Kudermetova couldn’t stop the opposition in the last 4 games of the set when the scoreline went from 3-1 to 6-1.
The Pole converted 28% of her break points (2/7). She had 7 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40), the 4th (3-0 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40) and the 6th game (4-1 30-40). On the other side, Veronika wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 7th game (1-5 30-40).
They played 48 points. The Pole was the winner of the set after clinching 10 points more than Kudermetova (29-19). The Pole conceded 6 points on serve (17-6). On the other side, Veronika conceded 12 points on serve (13-12).
Iga won the set after she broke Kudermetova 3 times in the 3rd (2-1), in the 5th (4-1) and in the 7th (6-1) game.
Veronika was completely knocked out in the last 5 games of the set when the score went from 1-1 to 6-1.
Iga converted 60% of her break points (3/5). She had 5 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 30-40 and 40-A), the 5th (3-1 30-40 and 40-A) and the 7th game (5-1 30-40). On the other side, Veronika was unable to convert any of her 4 break points. She had 4 break points opportunities in the 6th game (1-4 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A).
They contested 47 points. Swiatek was the one to win the set after conquering 13 more points than Veronika (30-17). Swiatek dropped 8 points on serve (15-8). On the other side, the Russian conceded 15 points on serve (9-15).
Tennis Scores in Madrid
- Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka – Maria SakkariSakkari (6-4 6-1) – Stats and score progression
- Iga SwiatekSwiatek – Veronika KudermetovaKudermetova (6-1 6-1) – Stats and score progression
Upcoming matches
- Iga SwiatekSwiatek – Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka (5-2) – H2H details and stats