Nadia Podoroska and Polina Kudermetova will clash against each other in the 1^st round of the Merida Open Akron for the 2^nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 10:00 AM on ESTADIO AKRON. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Nadia Podoroska who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Nadia Podoroska is the pick to win this match.
Nadia Podoroska -> 1.62
Polina Kudermetova -> 2.3

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Prediction and head to head Nadia Podoroska vs. Polina Kudermetova

This will be the 2^nd time that Nadia Podoroska and Polina Kudermetova square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Podoroska (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard.

The last time that they locked horns, Podoroska won 7-6(7) 6-4 in the semifinal in the W60 San Bartolome de Tirajana back in 2022.

Nadia Podoroska

Ranked no. 80, Podoroska will start her run in Merida after she played her last match in Beijing where she lost 6-3 6-2 to Zheng in the 3^rd round on the 30^th of September.

Nadia has a composed 27-28 win-loss record in 2024, 17-13 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Her best result of the season was winning the title the San Luis Potosi where she defeated Francesca Jones in the final 6-1 6-2 and the Barranquilla where she overcame Tatjana Maria in the final 6-2 1-6 6-3.

Talking about her overall career, Nadia has an overall 359-216 record. She has a positive 132-92 record on hard.

Previously in Merida

Previously, her best result was reaching the 1^st round in 2023. See her history.

Polina Kudermetova

Ranked no. 133, Kudermetova will start her run in Merida after she played her last match in the Tampico where she lost 6-3 6-4 to Sorribes Tormo in the 2^nd round on the 23^rd of October.

Polina has a compiled 45-31 win-loss record in 2024, 21-11 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Her best result of the current season was conquering the title the W50 Indore where she defeated Dalila Jakupovic in the final 3-6 6-2 6-0.

In terms of her career, Polina has an overall 172-97 record. She has a positive 66-35 record on hard.

Previously in Merida

Kudermetova has never competed in this tournament before.

Tennis Scores in Merida

• Lucrezia StefaniniStefanini – Jule NiemeierNiemeier (6-3 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Varvara LepchenkoLepchenko – Tamara ZidansekZidansek (6-2 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Zeynep SonmezSonmez – Maria Lourdes CarleLourdes Carle (5-7 6-1 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Alina KorneevaKorneeva – Alycia ParksParks (6-3 6-1) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Nina StojanovicStojanovic – Tatjana MariaMaria (6-4 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Antonia RuzicRuzic – Laura SamsonSamson (6-4 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Maria Lourdes Carle/Eva VedderLourdes Carle/Eva Vedder – Alicia Herrero Linana/Melany Solange KrywojHerrero Linana/Melany Solange Krywoj (4-6 6-0 13-11) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Elsa JacquemotJacquemot – Robin Montgomery
  Montgomery (4-6 6-3 7-6⁴) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Ann LiLi – Nuria Parrizas-DiazParrizas-Diaz (6-0 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Ajla TomljanovicTomljanovic – Elizabeth MandlikMandlik (7-6⁹ 6-1) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Maja ChwalinskaChwalinska – Rebecca MarinoMarino (4-6 6-4 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Jil TeichmannTeichmann – Anastasia TikhonovaTikhonova (6-1 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Davide GaloppiniGaloppini – Omar GiacaloneGiacalone (2-6 6-3 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Genaro Alberto OlivieriAlberto Olivieri – Andrea GuerrieriGuerrieri (6-4 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Lorenzo FrigerioFrigerio – Michel VernierVernier (7-5 6-1) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Jelle SelsSels – Ivan GakhovGakhov (4-6 6-4 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Samuel BensoussanBensoussan – Juan Pablo PazPablo Paz (6-7⁵ 6-2 6-0) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Antoine Cornut-ChauvincCornut-Chauvinc – Lucas GomezGomez (6-4 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Sebastian FanselowFanselow – Filippo LeonardiLeonardi (6-3 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Zhizhen ZhangZhang – Rafael MatosMatos (6-3 7-6⁴) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Matteo MartineauMartineau – Mirko CutuliCutuli (6-4 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Peter TorebkoTorebko – Pascal MeisMeis (7-6⁴ 6-1) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Francesco FortiForti – Adelchi VirgiliVirgili (6-4 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Maxime ChazalChazal – Simone RoncalliRoncalli (6-4 7-6⁶) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Camilo Ugo CarabelliUgo Carabelli – Giulio ZeppieriZeppieri (7-5 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Bruno Sant’AnnaSant’Anna – Andres Gabriel CiurlettiGabriel Ciurletti (6-4 6-1) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Matias ZukasZukas – Bastian MallaMalla (3-6 6-3 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Wilson LeiteLeite – Luis PatinoPatino (5-7 6-2 6-0) – Stats, scores, rankings

Upcoming matches in the draw

• Renata ZarazuaZarazua – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Sara Sorribes TormoSorribes Tormo – Ana Sofia SanchezSofia Sanchez (1-0) – H2H and prediction
• Lesya TsurenkoTsurenko – Anna BlinkovaBlinkova (0-1) – H2H and prediction
• Elsa JacquemotJacquemot – Zeynep SonmezSonmez (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Ann LiLi – (0-0) – H2H and prediction