Veronika Kudermetova topples Liudmila Samsonova 6-4 6-2 in the 2nd round in Seoul on Wednesday in what was an all-Russian clash. The match lasted 1 hour and 40 minutes.
Kudermetova added to her prize money $ 11,320 after conquering this match. She has already won $ 24,910 after this win. If she wins the next match, Veronika will add $ 26,295 to her earnings to get in total $ 51,205 in total.
Highlights Veronika Kudermetova vs. Liudmila Samsonova Korea Open – Seoul
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Kudermetova scored 62 points vs. Samsonova’s 50.
Kudermetova
Kudermetova was effective when converting 63% of the break points that she procured (5/8).
Samsonova
On the other side, Samsonova was struggling when converting her break points (only 33% – 2/6). That was one of the key issues for her loss.
After this match, the head to head between Kudermetova and Samsonova is 5-2 for Veronika.
Live score progression and stats
Kudermetova had a favorable start in this set after breaking Liudmila Samsonova in the 1st game (1-0). Notwithstanding, that was not enough for Kudermetova to win the set as Samsonova managed to break back in the 4th (2-2) game. Kudermetova maintained her focus to break Ludmilla in the 7th (4-3) game before winning the set (6-4).
Veronika converted 33% of her break points (2/6). She had 6 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40), the 7th (3-3 40-A) and the 11th game (6-3 15-40 and 30-40). Furthermore, on the other side, Ludmilla converted 25% of her break points (1/4). She had her opportunities in the 4th game (1-2 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A).
They contested 68 points. Veronika was the winner of the set after clinching 8 points more than Ludmilla (38-30). Kudermetova dropped 11 points on serve (20-11). On the losing side, Samsonova conceded 18 points on serve (19-18).
Kudermetova was pretty sharp at the beginning of the set after breaking Liudmila Samsonova in the 2nd game (2-0). However, the set was not over yet and there was more work to do for Veronika to win the set as Ludmilla managed to break back in the 6th (2-4) game. Veronika kept her cool to break Ludmilla in the 7th (5-2) game before winning the set (6-2).
Kudermetova was perfect in converting all her break points in the 5th (3-1 30-40) and the 7th game (4-2 15-40). On the other side, Samsonova converted 50% of her break points (1/2). She had her opportunities in the 1st (0-0 40-A) and the 6th game (1-4 15-40).
They contested 44 points. Kudermetova conquered the set after winning 4 points more than Ludmilla (24-20). Kudermetova conceded 13 points on serve (16-13). In addition, on the other side, Samsonova conceded 8 points on serve (7-8).
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- Veronika KudermetovaKudermetova – Liudmila SamsonovaSamsonova (6-4 6-2)
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