Veronika Kudermetova and Nao Hibino will clash against each other in the 2^nd round of the BNP Paribas Open for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 1:30 pm on STADIUM 9. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Veronika Kudermetova who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Veronika Kudermetova is the pick to win this match.
Veronika Kudermetova -> 1.33
Nao Hibino -> 3.34

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Prediction and head to head Veronika Kudermetova vs. Nao Hibino

There is no head to head record between Veronika Kudermetova and Nao Hibino since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

Veronika Kudermetova

Ranked no. 19, Kudermetova will start her run in Indian Wells after she played her last match in Dubai where she lost 6-1 6-4 to Cirstea in the 2^nd round on the 20^th of February.

Veronika has an overall 3-6 win-loss record in 2024, 3-6 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Talking about her overall career, The Russian has an overall 338-226 record. She has a positive 166-115 record on hard.

Previously in Indian Wells

Previously, her best result was reaching the quarter in 2022. See her history.

Nao Hibino

Ranked no. 80, Hibino got to the 2^nd round after beating Julia Riera 6-3 4-6 6-3, Su-Wei Hsieh 2-6 6-1 6-2 and Venus Williams 2-6 6-3 6-0.

In the 1^st round against Williams, Hibino recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (2-6 6-3 6-0). During the match Hibino scored 82 points vs Williams’s 71. Nao was exceptionally aggressive to blast 25 winners.

Talking about serving, Hibino scored just 1 ace during the entire match and she committed only 3 double faults. Nao Hibino lost the serve 4 times and she saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Hibino put 70% of her first serves in, winning 58% (25/43) of the points behind her 1st serve and 56% (10/18) on the 2nd serve. Hibino broke Williams 7 times after converting 47% of her break points (7/15).

Nao has a compiled 11-7 win-loss record in 2024, 11-7 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Indian Wells

Previously, her best result was reaching the 1^st round in 2016, 2019 and 2021. See her history.

Tennis Scores in Indian Wells

• Ugo HumbertHumbert – Joao MonteiroMonteiro (6-1 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Roberto QuirozQuiroz – Matteo ViolaViola (7-5 7-5) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Daniel BrandsBrands – Nam Hoang LyHoang Ly (6-2 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Andrea ArnaboldiArnaboldi – Aldin SetkicSetkic (6-3 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Luca VanniVanni – Filippo BaldiBaldi (6-4 3-6 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Adrian Menendez-MaceirasMenendez-Maceiras – Cem IlkelIlkel (6-0 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Andres Artunedo MartinavarrArtunedo Martinavarr – Maximilian NeuchristNeuchrist (6-1 5-2 ret.) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Gian Marco MoroniMarco Moroni – Ivan NedelkoNedelko (6-4 6-7¹ 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings

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