Veronika Kudermetova downs Aryna Sabalenka 6-2 7-6(2) in the 2nd round in Berlin on Thursday. Kudermetova will try to go further in the tournament when playing against Ekaterina Alexandrova in the quarter. The match lasted 1 hour and 39 minutes. This run will match her best achievement in this event. Here you can see her history at this event.

Berlin
Kudermetova's Record

Highlights Veronika Kudermetova vs. Aryna Sabalenka bett1open – Berlin

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Kudermetova
Sabalenka
6-2 7-62
1h:39
71
71
Total points
54
54
30
30
Winners
28
28
42%
42%
Ratio Winners
52%
52%
-- Serve --
5
5
Aces
5
5
1
1
Double Faults
2
2
58%
58%
1st in
59%
59%
83%
83%
1st won
76%
76%
30/36
30/36
1st won
28/37
28/37
62%
62%
2nd won
38%
38%
16/26
16/26
2nd won
10/26
10/26
-- Break Points --
3/4
3/4
Total
1/2
1/2
75%
75%
Won
50%
50%
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At the end of the match, Veronika scored 71 points vs. Aryna’s 54.

Kudermetova

Veronika served pretty well to win 83% of the points (30/36) behind her first serve, and she won 62% points (16/26) on her second serve. Veronika was pretty effective at converting 75% of the break points that she procured (3/4).

Sabalenka

On the other side, the Belarussian didn’t lose the concentration in converting 50% of the break points that she conquered points (1/2). Notwithstanding, that was not enough to win the match.

After this encounter, the head to head between Kudermetova and Sabalenka is 2-3 for Aryna.

Draw and next match H2H: Veronika Kudermetova vs. Ekaterina Alexandrova – stats

Kudermetova will fight against Alexandrova in the quarter.

This will be the 5th time that Veronika Kudermetova and Ekaterina Alexandrova clash against each other. The head to head is 2-2 for Kudermetova and Alexandrova (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on grass.

The last time that they competed against each other, Alexandrova won 4-6 6-4 7-63 in the final in Hertogenbosch back in June 2023.

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
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Kudermetova was in a great position at the beginning of the set to break Aryna Sabalenka in the 1st game (1-0) before consolidating her break and lead 4-0. The Russian managed to boost her lead after breaking Aryna in the 3rd (3-0) game before winning the set (6-2).

There was a pivotal moment in this set when Veronika won 4 consecutive games in the 1st set to change the scoreline from 0-0 to 4-0.

Veronika converted 50% of her break points (2/4). She had 4 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 40-A), the 2nd (2-0 40-A) and the 9th game (6-1 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, Veronika didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 53 points. Kudermetova won 15 points more than Aryna (34-19). Veronika was extremely solid on serve to drop just 3 points (16-3). on the other side of the net, the Belarussian conceded 18 points on serve (16-18).

2nd Set -
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Kudermetova started the set strong after breaking Aryna Sabalenka in the 2nd game (2-0). That break turned to be decisive for Aryna to win the set (7-6) since there were no other breaks.

Tiebreak

The Russian won 3 minibreaks in the 3rd (3-0), 7th (6-1) and 9th (7-2) point.

Kudermetova won the tiebreak 7-2 after she conquered a decisive 3-1 lead.

This was the tiebreak sequence: 1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 3-1, 4-1, 5-1, 6-1, 6-2, 7-2

Neither player conceded a single break point during this set. On the other side, Aryna converted 50% of her break points (1/2). She had her opportunities in the 6th (2-3 40-A) and the 8th game (3-4 30-40).

They contested 72 points. This set was so close that, Kudermetova won this set even if she scored the same amount of points as her opponent. The Russian conceded 16 points on serve (28-16). Regarding the other side of the net, the Belarussian conceded 8 points on serve (20-8).

1st
Kudermetova
Sabalenka
6-2
6
2
5
2
5
1
4
1
4
0
3
0
2
0
1
0
2nd
Kudermetova
Sabalenka
7-6
7
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
3
4
2
3
2
3
1
2
1
2
0
1
0

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