Polina Kudermetova upsets Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-2 7-5 in the 2nd round in Seoul on Wednesday in what was an all-Russian match. Kudermetova will square off with Beatriz Haddad Maia or Ajla Tomljanovic in the 3rd round. The match lasted 1 hour and 37 minutes. Her best achievement in this event was reaching the quarter in 2023. Here you can see her history at this event.
Kudermetova added to her prize money $ 11,320 after winning this match. She has already won $ 24,910 after this win. If she wins the next match, Polina will add $ 26,295 to her earnings to get in total $ 51,205 in total.
Highlights Polina Kudermetova vs. Ekaterina Alexandrova Korea Open – Seoul
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
1h:37
At the end of the match, Polina scored 76 points vs. Ekaterina’s 60.
Kudermetova
Kudermetova was pretty effective at converting 55% of the break points that she procured (6/11).
Alexandrova
On the other side, Ekaterina didn’t lose the concentration in converting 50% of the break points that she conquered points (3/6). Nonetheless, that was not enough to win the match.
After this encounter, the head to head between Kudermetova and Alexandrova is 1-0 for Polina.
Draw and next match H2H: Polina Kudermetova vs. Beatriz Haddad Maia or Ajla Tomljanovic – stats
Kudermetova will play either Beatriz Haddad Maia or Ajla Tomljanovic in the 3rd round. The head to head is 0-0 vs. Beatriz Haddad Maia and 0-0 vs. Ajla Tomljanovic.
Live score progression and stats
Kudermetova in this set played at a much higher level than Alexandrova and finally she won 6-2 after breaking Ekaterina in the 6th (4-2) and in the 8th (6-2) game.
Kudermetova failed to serve out the set when leading 6-2 to be broken at 15.
Alexandrova was eclipsed in the last 5 games of the set when the score went from 2-2 to 6-2.
Polina converted 66% of her break points (2/3). She had 3 break points opportunities in the 6th (3-2 40-A) and the 8th game (5-2 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, Alexandrova was unable to convert any of her 2 break points. She had 2 break points opportunities in the 5th (2-2 30-40) and the 9th game (1-6 15-40).
They played 53 points. Polina was the one to win the set after conquering 9 points more than Ekaterina (31-22). Polina dropped 9 points on serve (18-9). Regarding the other side of the net, Ekaterina conceded 13 points on serve (13-13).
Kudermetova won the set after recovering 2 times from a break down. In fact, after dropping her serve in the 5th (2-3) and in the 7th (3-4) game, Polina broke back 3 times in the 6th (3-3), in the 10th (5-5) and in the 12th game to conquer the set 7-5.
Ekaterina was dominated in the last 4 games of the set when the scoreline went from 3-5 to 7-5.
Kudermetova converted 25% of her break points (2/8). She had 8 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 40-A), the 6th (2-3 40-A and 40-A), the 10th (4-5 0-40 and 15-40) and the 12th game (6-5 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A). Moreover, on the other side, Alexandrova converted 50% of her break points (2/4). She had her opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 30-40), the 5th (2-2 30-40) and the 7th game (3-3 15-40 and 30-40).
They played 83 points. Kudermetova was the winner of the set after clinching 7 points more than Ekaterina (45-38). Polina lost 15 points on serve (19-15). On the losing side, Ekaterina conceded 26 points on serve (23-26).
Tennis Scores in Seoul
- Polina KudermetovaKudermetova – Ekaterina AlexandrovaAlexandrova (6-2 7-5)
- Diana ShnaiderShnaider – Carol ZhaoZhao (6-3 6-3)
- Veronika KudermetovaKudermetova – Liudmila SamsonovaSamsonova (6-4 6-2)
- Marta KostyukKostyuk – Heather WatsonWatson (6-2 6-2)
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