Veronika Kudermetova and Ekaterina Alexandrova will square off in the final of the Libema Open for the 4th time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 12:00 pm on CENTRE COURT. Here the head to head stats and relative 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 -> 1.83
Ekaterina Alexandrova -> 1.98
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Prediction and head to head Veronika Kudermetova vs. Ekaterina Alexandrova
This will be the 4th time that Veronika Kudermetova and Ekaterina Alexandrova fight against each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Kudermetova (see full H2H stats), but Alexandrova leads 1-0 on grass.
The last time that they locked horns, Alexandrova won 6-3 6-1 in the semifinal in Hertogenbosch back in 2022.
Veronika Kudermetova
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7-12 | 4-8 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 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. 14, Veronika got to the final after beating Alison Riske 6-3 3-0 ret., Carol Zhao 6-1 6-3, Celine Naef 6-3 6-2 and Viktoria Hruncakova 6-3 6-2.
In the semifinal, Veronika had a good straight sets win against Kuzmova (6-3 6-2). During the match, Kudermetova scored 68 points vs Kuzmova’s 50. Veronika was exceptionally aggressive to blast 33 winners.
Regarding the service games, Kudermetova managed to score 7 aces and she committed only 2 double faults. Veronika Kudermetova conceded no breaks for the entire match to save 6 break points. Furthermore, Kudermetova put 71% of her first serves in, winning 73% (33/45) of the points behind her 1st serve and 44% (8/18) on the 2nd serve. Veronika broke Kuzmova 4 times after converting 80% of her break points (4/5).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Kudermetova hasn’t conceded yet a set in this event to conquer 59% of the points she played.
Kudermetova has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 61% of her matches (317-204). 4-0 on grass in 2023. In connection with her performance on the same surface of this event, Kudermetova has an overall 22-13 record in the last years on grass.
The Russian’s best result of the current year was getting to the semifinal in Adelaide, Doha, Madrid, Rome and Hertogenbosch.
Veronika has a compiled 22-12 win-loss record in 2023, 4-0 on grass (See FULL STATS).
Previously in ‘s-Hertogenbosch
Ekaterina Alexandrova
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12-12 | 9-7 | 0-4 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 33-21 | 17-13 | 6-5 | 0-1 | 10-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 35-18 | 12-10 | 13-5 | 4-2 | 6-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 26-23 | 10-9 | 6-5 | 7-7 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 20-12 | 9-4 | 4-5 | 7-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 26, the Russian reached the final after beating Evgeniya Rodina 6-3 6-4, Kimberly Birrell 6-4 7-63, Emina Bektas 6-4 6-4 and Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6-1 7-61.
In the semifinal, The Russian had a good straight sets win against Sasnovich (6-1 7-61). During the match Alexandrova scored 70 points vs Sasnovich’s 53. The Russian was exceptionally aggressive to blast 25 winners.
About the serving games, Alexandrova bagged 6 aces and she committed only 6 double faults. Ekaterina Alexandrova lost the serve twice and she saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Alexandrova put 51% of her first serves in, winning 78% (25/32) of the points behind her 1st serve and 42% (13/31) on the 2nd serve. Ekaterina was clinical in her return game without wasting any break point and break Sasnovich 5 times.
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Russian hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 54% of the points she played.
Alexandrova’s best result of the current season was getting to the semifinal in Hertogenbosch.
Ekaterina has a compiled 17-11 win-loss record in 2023, 4-0 on grass (See FULL STATS).
Previously in ‘s-Hertogenbosch
Previously, she won this tournament once in 2022. See her history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Kudermetova | Alexandrova |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 9 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 62 | 82 |
| Pts | 231-158 | 278-233 |
| Total Points | 389 | 511 |
| Winners | 98 | 109 |
| %Winners | 42% | 39% |
Both Kudermetova and Alexandrova played 4 matches. Both players have not surrendered a single set in this event so far. Kudermetova has played 1 set more than Alexandrova (9 vs 8). However, it’s interesting to notice that Kudermetova played 20 games less than Alexandrova. Veronika scored 98 winners (42% of the total points). On the other side, The Russian struck 109 winners (39%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Kudermetova | Alexandrova |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 23 | 29 |
| Avg per match | 5.8 | 7.3 |
| 1st in | 123/188 | 133/247 |
| %1st in | 65% | 54% |
| 1st pts | 98/123 | 109/133 |
| %1st pts | 80% | 82% |
| 2nd pts | 31/65 | 58/114 |
| %2nd pts | 48% | 51% |
Kudermetova scored 23 aces (5.8 per match). Alexandrova made 29 aces (7.3 per match). Kudermetova won 80% points on her first serve. She was rock solid on her second serve to win 48% of the points. On the other side, Alexandrova won 82% of the points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 51% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Kudermetova | Alexandrova |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 17 | 12 |
| Converted | 17/33 | 12/24 |
| % Converted | 52% | 50% |
| Conceded | 12 | 12 |
| Saved | 9 | 8 |
| % Saved | 75% | 67% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 4 |
The Russian broke her opponents 17 times with a 52% conversion rate. Veronika conceded her serve 3 times and she saved 75% of the break points that she conceded. The Russian broke her opponents 12 times with a 50% conversion rate. Ekaterina conceded her serve 4 times and she saved 67% of the break points that she conceded.
| Kudermetova | ||||||
| R1 Riske |
R2 Zhao |
1/4 Naef |
1/2 Kuzmova |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 3-0 ret. | 6-1 6-3 | 6-3 6-2 | 6-3 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 12 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 62 | |
| pts | 42-25 | 60-40 | 61-43 | 68-50 | 231-158 | |
| Total points | 67 | 100 | 104 | 118 | 389 | |
| Winners | 16 | 25 | 24 | 33 | 98 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 42% | 39% | 49% | 42% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 23 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |
| 1st in | 18/30 | 30/46 | 30/49 | 45/63 | 123/188 | |
| % 1st in | 60% | 65% | 61% | 71% | 65% | |
| 1st pts | 16/18 | 25/30 | 24/30 | 33/45 | 98/123 | |
| % 1st pts | 89% | 83% | 80% | 73% | 80% | |
| 2nd pts | 6/12 | 6/16 | 11/19 | 8/18 | 31/65 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 38% | 58% | 44% | 48% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | |
| Converted | 4/11 | 5/9 | 4/8 | 4/5 | 17/33 | |
| Converted % | 36% | 56% | 50% | 80% | 52% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | |
| Saved | 0/1 | 1/2 | 2/3 | 6/6 | 9 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 50% | 67% | 100% | 54% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Alexandrova | ||||||
| R1 Rodina |
R2 Birrell |
1/4 Bektas |
1/2 Sasnovich |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-4 | 6-4 7-63 | 6-4 6-4 | 6-1 7-61 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 82 | |
| pts | 79-64 | 69-60 | 60-56 | 70-53 | 278-233 | |
| Total points | 143 | 129 | 116 | 123 | 511 | |
| Winners | 28 | 32 | 24 | 25 | 109 | |
| %Winners | 35% | 46% | 40% | 36% | 39% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 7 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 29 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 20 | |
| 1st in | 35/63 | 36/65 | 30/56 | 32/63 | 133/247 | |
| % 1st in | 56% | 55% | 54% | 51% | 54% | |
| 1st pts | 28/35 | 32/36 | 24/30 | 25/32 | 109/133 | |
| % 1st pts | 80% | 89% | 80% | 78% | 82% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/28 | 17/29 | 14/26 | 13/31 | 58/114 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 59% | 54% | 42% | 51% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | |
| Converted | 3/11 | 1/3 | 3/5 | 5/5 | 12/24 | |
| Converted % | 27% | 33% | 60% | 100% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 | |
| Saved | 4/5 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 3/5 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 80% | – | 50% | 60% | 48% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
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