Dalma Galfi stuns the 2023 runner-up Veronika Kudermetova 6-3 3-6 7-5 in the 2nd round in ‘s-Hertogenbosch on Thursday. Galfi will face Aleksandra Krunic in the quarter. The battle lasted 2 hours and 21 minutes. This will be her most significant achievement in this tournament. In the past, the best she could do was reaching the 1st round in 2016 and 2023. Here you can see her previous results at this event.
Galfi added to her prize money € 8,750 after conquering this match. She has already won € 20,860 after this win. If she wins the next match, the Hungarian will add € 15,140 to her earnings to get in total € 36,000 in total.
Highlights Dalma Galfi vs. Veronika Kudermetova Libema Open – ‘s-Hertogenbosch
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, the Hungarian scored 99 points vs. the Russian’s 93.
Galfi
Galfi won this match even if she was struggling to find the solution in converting her break points after she converted only 38% (3/8) of the procured opportunities.
Kudermetova
On the other side, Veronika had some problems converting her break points (only 25% – 2/8). That was one of the key issues for her defeat.
After this encounter, the head to head between Galfi and Kudermetova is 3-2 for Dalma.
Draw and next match H2H: Dalma Galfi vs. Aleksandra Krunic – stats
Galfi will come up against Krunic in the quarter.
This will be the 3rd time that Dalma Galfi and Aleksandra Krunic square off. The head to head is 1-1 for Galfi and Krunic (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on grass.
The last time that they fought against each other, Galfi won 3-6 7-5 6-1 in the 1st round in Karlsruhe back in 2022.
Live score progression and stats
Galfi commenced this set in the best possible way after breaking Veronika Kudermetova in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. That break turned to be decisive for the Hungarian to win the set (6-3) as there were no other breaks.
The Hungarian converted 50% of her break points (1/2). She had 2 break points opportunities in the 2nd game (1-0 0-40 and 15-40). On the other side, Veronika was unable to convert any of her 2 break points. She had 2 break points opportunities in the 7th game (2-4 30-40 and 40-A).
They contested 61 points. Galfi was the one to win the set after conquering 7 more points than the Russian (34-27). Dalma conceded 9 points on serve (22-9). In addition, on the other side, the Russian conceded 12 points on serve (18-12).
Both players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that the Russian conquered in the 6th game (4-2) prior to finally winning the set (6-3).
Veronika was unerring in converting all her break points in the 6th game (3-2 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, Veronika didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 47 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Veronika won just 3 points more than the Hungarian (25-22). Veronika was extremely solid on serve to concede just 3 points (16-3). On the losing side, Galfi conceded 9 points on serve (19-9).
Galfi had a running start at the beginning of the set after breaking Veronika Kudermetova in the 2nd game (2-0). Anyhow, that wasn’t sufficient for Dalma to win the set as Kudermetova managed to break back in the 3rd (1-2) game. The Hungarian kept her cool to break Veronika in the 12th (7-5) game.
Dalma converted 16% of her break points (1/6). She had 6 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40), the 6th (3-2 40-A and 40-A) and the 12th game (6-5 40-A, 40-A and 40-A). Furthermore, on the other side, Veronika converted 25% of her break points (1/4). She had her opportunities in the 3rd (0-2 0-40 and 15-40), the 7th (3-3 30-40) and the 11th game (5-5 40-A).
They played 84 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Dalma won just 2 points more than the Russian (43-41). Galfi dropped 14 points on serve (21-14). Regarding the other side of the net, the Russian conceded 22 points on serve (27-22).
Tennis Scores in ‘s Hertogenbosch
- Ekaterina AlexandrovaAlexandrova – Emina BektasBektas (7-5 6-4)
- Dalma GalfiGalfi – Veronika KudermetovaKudermetova (6-3 3-6 7-5)
- Aleksandra KrunicKrunic – Jessica PegulaPegula (7-63 6-73 6-4)
- Naomi OsakaOsaka – Suzan LamensLamens (6-2 6-2)
- Greetje MinnenMinnen – Donna VekicVekic (6-1 0-6 7-5)
- Bianca Vanessa AndreescuVanessa Andreescu – Yue YuanYuan (6-4 6-4)
Upcoming matches
- Aleksandra KrunicKrunic – Dalma GalfiGalfi (1-0) – H2H details and stats
- Naomi OsakaOsaka – Bianca Vanessa AndreescuVanessa Andreescu (1-0) – H2H details and stats