Veronika Kudermetova gets the better of Jessica Pegula 7-5 6-1 in the final in Tokyo on Sunday. The match lasted 1 hour and 24 minutes. This is the first time that Veronika conquered this tournament. Her best achievement in this tournament so far was reaching the semifinal. Here you can see when her history at this event.
The Russian added $ 45,989 to her prize money after winning this final. She has earned $ 120,150 in total after winning this tournament.
Highlights Veronika Kudermetova vs. Jessica Pegula Toray Pan Pacific Open – Tokyo
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Veronika scored 67 points vs. the American’s 42.
Kudermetova
Veronika didn’t lose the concentration in converting 80% of the break points that she conquered (4/5).
Pegula
On the other side, Jessica was remarkable in converting the only break point that she converted. Notwithstanding, that was not enough to win the match.
After this contest, the head to head between Kudermetova and Pegula is 2-0 for Veronika.
This was the 2nd career title for Veronika. (see list of titles and finals). Pegula remains with 4th titles after she conquered the tournament in Washington 2019, in Guadalajara 2022, in Australia 2023 and in Montreal 2023. (see list of titles and finals)
Live score progression and stats
Kudermetova started off on the right foot in the set after breaking Jessica Pegula in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. However, there was more work to do for Veronika to win the set because Pegula succeeded in breaking back in the 5th (2-3) game. The Russian maintained her focus to break Pegula in the 12th (7-5) game.
Veronika failed to serve out the set when leading 7-5 to be broken at 0.
Kudermetova converted 33% of her break points (1/3). She had 3 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 0-40) and the 12th game (6-5 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, the American was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 5th game (1-3 15-40).
They played 73 points. Veronika was the winner of the set after clinching 13 points more than Pegula (43-30). The Russian dropped 8 points on serve (25-8). On the other side, Pegula conceded 18 points on serve (22-18).
Kudermetova conquered a good lead at the beginning of the set after breaking Jessica Pegula in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. Veronika managed to strengthen her lead after breaking the American in the 6th (5-1) game before conquering the set (6-1).
Kudermetova was unerring in converting all her break points in the 1st (0-0 15-40) and the 6th game (4-1 30-40). On the other side, Kudermetova didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They contested 36 points. Kudermetova was the one to win the set after conquering 12 more points than Pegula (24-12). Kudermetova conceded 5 points on serve (14-5). Regarding the other side of the net, the American conceded 10 points on serve (7-10).
Veronika Kudermetova in Tokyo |
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