Veronika Kudermetova and Anhelina Kalinina will square off in the semifinal of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 3:30 pm on CENTER COURT. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis 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 -> 1.56
Anhelina Kalinina -> 2.43
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Prediction and head to head Veronika Kudermetova vs. Anhelina Kalinina
This will be the 3rd time that Veronika Kudermetova and Anhelina Kalinina play each other. The head to head is 1-1 for Kudermetova and Kalinina (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay.
The last time that they squared off, Kalinina won 6-3 5-7 7-5 in the 1st round in Dubai back in February 2023.
Highlights Anhelina Kalinina vs Veronika Kudermetova – Dubai 20-February-2023
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. 12, Veronika got to the semifinal after beating Nuria Parrizas-Diaz 7-5 6-2, Anastasia Potapova 7-5 3-6 6-1, Marie Bouzkova 6-2 6-2 and Qinwen Zheng 3-6 6-3 6-4.
In the quarter against Zheng, Veronika recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 6-3 6-4). During the match, Kudermetova scored 93 points vs Zheng’s 85. The Russian was very aggressive to blast 33 winners.
Regarding the service games, Kudermetova made 11 aces and she committed only 2 double faults. Veronika Kudermetova lost the serve 3 times and she saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Kudermetova put 52% of her first serves in, winning 72% (33/46) of the points behind her 1st serve and 50% (21/42) on the 2nd serve. Kudermetova broke Zheng 4 times after converting 57% of her break points (4/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Veronika has dropped 2 set in this competition to win 56% of the points she played.
Kudermetova has a solid match record in the last 10 years having won 61% of her matches (313-202). 8-3 on clay in 2023. In connection with her performance on the same surface of this competition, Kudermetova has an aggregate 85-55 win-loss record in the last years on clay.
Veronika’s best result of the year was getting to the semifinal in Adelaide, Doha and Madrid.
Kudermetova has a composed 18-10 win-loss record in 2023, 8-3 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Rome
Anhelina Kalinina
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 22-24 | 8-14 | 10-7 | 0-0 | 4-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 29-25 | 18-16 | 5-4 | 3-1 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 34-22 | 8-10 | 8-5 | 13-3 | 5-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 47-15 | 5-6 | 31-4 | 9-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 11-11 | 2-6 | 2-3 | 7-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 47, Anhelina got to the semifinal after defeating Anna Blinkova 6-2 6-2, Sofia Kenin 6-4 6-2, Madison Keys 2-6 6-2 6-4 and Beatriz Haddad Maia 6-72 7-66 6-3.
In the quarter against Haddad Maia, The Ukrainian recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-72 7-66 6-3). During the match Kalinina scored 126 points vs Haddad Maia’s 121. Kalinina was extremely aggressive to blast 45 winners.
About the serving games, Kalinina fired 4 aces and she committed only 5 double faults. Anhelina Kalinina lost the serve 6 times and she saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Kalinina put 65% of her first serves in, winning 57% (45/79) of the points behind her 1st serve and 48% (20/42) on the 2nd serve. Anhelina broke Haddad Maia 8 times after converting 53% of her break points (8/15).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Anhelina has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points she played.
Anhelina has an overall 14-10 win-loss record in 2023, 4-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Rome
Previously, her best result was reaching the 1st round in 2022. See her history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Kudermetova | Kalinina |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 10 | 10 |
| Tot Games | 92 | 95 |
| Pts | 331-263 | 348-300 |
| Total Points | 594 | 648 |
| Winners | 114 | 142 |
| %Winners | 34% | 41% |
Both Kudermetova and Kalinina played 4 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Veronika Kudermetova dropped 2 sets, while Anhelina Kalinina dropped 2 sets. Talking about their workload, Kudermetova and Kalinina have played the same amount of sets 10. However, Kudermetova played 3 games less than Kalinina. Kudermetova scored 114 winners (34% of the total points). On the other side, Kalinina blasted 142 winners (41%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Kudermetova | Kalinina |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 23 | 12 |
| Avg per match | 5.8 | 3 |
| 1st in | 159/287 | 229/344 |
| %1st in | 55% | 67% |
| 1st pts | 114/159 | 142/229 |
| %1st pts | 72% | 62% |
| 2nd pts | 65/128 | 56/115 |
| %2nd pts | 51% | 49% |
Kudermetova recorded 23 aces (5.8 per match). Kalinina fired 12 aces (3 per match). Kudermetova won 72% points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 51% of the points. On the other side, Kalinina won 62% of the points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 49% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Kudermetova | Kalinina |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 21 | 22 |
| Converted | 21/42 | 22/43 |
| % Converted | 50% | 51% |
| Conceded | 23 | 34 |
| Saved | 12 | 22 |
| % Saved | 52% | 65% |
| Times Broken | 11 | 12 |
The Russian broke her opponents 21 times with a 50% conversion rate. Veronika lost her serve 11 times and she saved 52% of the break points that she conceded. The Ukrainian broke her opponents 22 times with a 51% conversion rate. The Ukrainian conceded her serve 12 times and she saved 65% of the break points that she conceded.
| Kudermetova | ||||||
| R2 Parrizas-Diaz |
R3 Potapova |
R4 Bouzkova |
1/4 Zheng |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 6-2 | 7-5 3-6 6-1 | 6-2 6-2 | 3-6 6-3 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 28 | 16 | 28 | 92 | |
| pts | 78-55 | 101-85 | 59-38 | 93-85 | 331-263 | |
| Total points | 133 | 186 | 97 | 178 | 594 | |
| Winners | 30 | 28 | 23 | 33 | 114 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 28% | 39% | 35% | 34% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 6 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 23 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 39/73 | 47/82 | 27/44 | 46/88 | 159/287 | |
| % 1st in | 53% | 57% | 61% | 52% | 55% | |
| 1st pts | 30/39 | 28/47 | 23/27 | 33/46 | 114/159 | |
| % 1st pts | 77% | 60% | 85% | 72% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/34 | 18/35 | 10/17 | 21/42 | 65/128 | |
| % 2nd pts | 47% | 51% | 59% | 50% | 51% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 5 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 21 | |
| Converted | 5/10 | 8/14 | 4/11 | 4/7 | 21/42 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 57% | 36% | 57% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 23 | |
| Saved | 4/6 | 4/10 | 1/1 | 3/6 | 12 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 40% | 100% | 50% | 64% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 11 | |
| Kalinina | ||||||
| R2 Blinkova |
R3 Kenin |
R4 Keys |
1/4 Haddad Maia |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-2 | 6-4 6-2 | 2-6 6-2 6-4 | 6-72 7-66 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 18 | 26 | 35 | 95 | |
| pts | 67-46 | 67-52 | 88-81 | 126-121 | 348-300 | |
| Total points | 113 | 119 | 169 | 247 | 648 | |
| Winners | 27 | 29 | 41 | 45 | 142 | |
| %Winners | 40% | 43% | 47% | 36% | 41% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | |
| 1st in | 40/59 | 45/65 | 65/99 | 79/121 | 229/344 | |
| % 1st in | 68% | 69% | 66% | 65% | 67% | |
| 1st pts | 27/40 | 29/45 | 41/65 | 45/79 | 142/229 | |
| % 1st pts | 68% | 64% | 63% | 57% | 62% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/19 | 12/20 | 12/34 | 20/42 | 56/115 | |
| % 2nd pts | 63% | 60% | 35% | 48% | 49% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 22 | |
| Converted | 4/10 | 4/7 | 6/11 | 8/15 | 22/43 | |
| Converted % | 40% | 57% | 55% | 53% | 51% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 34 | |
| Saved | 7/7 | 4/5 | 6/11 | 5/11 | 22 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 80% | 55% | 45% | 70% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | |
Head 2 Head
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LLLWLLLWWL Tennis Scores in Rome
- Cori Gauff/Jessica PegulaGauff/Jessica Pegula – Desirae Krawczyk/Demi SchuursKrawczyk/Demi Schuurs (4-6 7-65 10-8) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Tomislav BrkicBrkic – Pascal MeisMeis (6-3 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Elena RybakinaRybakina – Jelena OstapenkoOstapenko (1-2) – H2H and prediction
- Veronika KudermetovaKudermetova – Anhelina KalininaKalinina (1-1) – H2H and prediction
