Polina Kudermetova and Nina Stojanovic will square off in the quarter of the Merida Open Akron for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 7:00 pm on ESTADIO AKRON. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Polina Kudermetova who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Polina Kudermetova is the pick to win this match.
Polina Kudermetova -> 1.5
Nina Stojanovic -> 2.59

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Prediction and head to head Polina Kudermetova vs. Nina Stojanovic

There is no head to head record between Polina Kudermetova and Nina Stojanovic since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

Polina Kudermetova

Ranked no. 133, the Russian got to the quarter after beating Nadia Podoroska 6-1 6-1 and Varvara Lepchenko 6-3 6-4.

In the 2^nd round, Kudermetova had a good straight sets win against Lepchenko (6-3 6-4). During the match, Kudermetova scored 68 points vs Lepchenko’s 56. The Russian was pretty aggressive to blast 27 winners.

Regarding the service games, Kudermetova scored just 1 ace in the course of the match and she committed only 2 double faults. Polina Kudermetova lost the serve twice and she saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Kudermetova put 64% of her first serves in, winning 71% (27/38) of the points behind her 1st serve and 43% (9/21) on the 2nd serve. Polina broke Lepchenko 5 times after converting 45% of her break points (5/11).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Kudermetova hasn’t dropped yet a set in this tournament to conquer 58% of the points she played.

Kudermetova has a solid match record in the last 7 years having won 64% of her matches (174-97). 23-11 on hard in 2024. In connection with her performance on the same surface of this tournament, Kudermetova has a compiled68-35 match record in the last 7 years on hard.

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

The Russian has a compiled 47-31 win-loss record in 2024, 23-11 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Merida

Kudermetova has never competed in this tournament before.

Nina Stojanovic

Ranked no. 560, Stojanovic got to the quarter after beating Tatjana Maria 6-4 6-4 and Marina Stakusic 6-3 6-3.

In the 2^nd round, The Serbian had a good straight sets win against Stakusic (6-3 6-3). During the match Stojanovic scored 61 points vs Stakusic’s 50. The Serbian was very aggressive to blast 18 winners.

About the serving games, Stojanovic fired 5 aces and she committed only 3 double faults. Nina Stojanovic lost the serve 3 times. Furthermore, Stojanovic put 53% of her first serves in, winning 64% (18/28) of the points behind her 1st serve and 40% (10/25) on the 2nd serve. Stojanovic broke Stakusic 6 times after converting 46% of her break points (6/13).

Overall Performance in this tournament

The Serbian hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 56% of the points she played.

Her best result of the current season was winning the title the W35 Kursumlijska Banja where she overcame Vivian Wolff in the final 6-2 6-4.

The Serbian has a composed 15-6 win-loss record in 2024, 5-4 on hard (See FULL STATS)

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H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Kudermetova	Stojanovic
Match played	2	2
Tot Set	4	4
Tot Games	33	38
Pts	129-92	138-110
Total Points	221	248
Winners	44	42
%Winners	34%	30%

Both Kudermetova and Stojanovic played 2 matches. Both players have not conceded a single set in this event so far. Talking about their workload, Kudermetova and Stojanovic have played the same amount of sets 4. However, Kudermetova played 5 games less than Stojanovic. Kudermetova scored 44 winners (34% of the total points). On the other side, Stojanovic scored 42 winners (30%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Kudermetova	Stojanovic
Aces	3	7
Avg per match	1.5	3.5
1st in	61/105	70/121
%1st in	58%	58%
1st pts	44/61	42/70
%1st pts	72%	60%
2nd pts	23/44	26/51
%2nd pts	52%	51%

Kudermetova bagged 3 aces (1.5 per match). Stojanovic bagged 7 aces (3.5 per match). Kudermetova won 72% points on her first serve. She quite strong on her second serve to win 52% of the points. On the other side, Stojanovic won 60% of the points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 51% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Kudermetova	Stojanovic
Won	10	11
Converted	10/26	11/22
% Converted	38%	50%
Conceded	5	12
Saved	3	6
% Saved	60%	50%
Times Broken	2	6

Polina broke her opponents 10 times with a 38% conversion rate. The Russian conceded her serve twice and she saved 60% of the break points that she conceded. The Serbian broke her opponents 11 times with a 50% conversion rate. Nina conceded her serve 6 times and she saved 50% of the break points that she conceded.

Kudermetova
	R1 Podoroska	R2 Lepchenko	Total
Score	6-1 6-1	6-3 6-4
Tot Set	2	2	4
Tot Games	14	19	33
pts	61-36	68-56	129-92
Total points	97	124	221
Winners	17	27	44
%Winners	28%	40%	34%
SERVE
Aces	2	1	3
Double Faults	2	2	4
1st in	23/46	38/59	61/105
% 1st in	50%	64%	58%
1st pts	17/23	27/38	44/61
% 1st pts	74%	71%	72%
2nd pts	14/23	9/21	23/44
% 2nd pts	61%	43%	52%
Breaks
Won	5	5	10
Converted	5/15	5/11	10/26
Converted %	33%	45%	38%
Conceded	1	4	5
Saved	1/1	2/4	3
Saved %	100%	50%	75%
Times Broken	0	2	2

Stojanovic
	R1 Maria	R2 Stakusic	Total
Score	6-4 6-4	6-3 6-3
Tot Set	2	2	4
Tot Games	20	18	38
pts	77-60	61-50	138-110
Total points	137	111	248
Winners	24	18	42
%Winners	31%	30%	30%
SERVE
Aces	2	5	7
Double Faults	5	3	8
1st in	42/68	28/53	70/121
% 1st in	62%	53%	58%
1st pts	24/42	18/28	42/70
% 1st pts	57%	64%	60%
2nd pts	16/26	10/25	26/51
% 2nd pts	62%	40%	51%
Breaks
Won	5	6	11
Converted	5/9	6/13	11/22
Converted %	56%	46%	50%
Conceded	9	3	12
Saved	6/9	0/3	6
Saved %	67%	0%	34%
Times Broken	3	3	6

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