Polina Kudermetova victorious over Stojanovic in the quarter to collide vs Li at the Merida Open Akron. HIGHLIGHTS – MERIDA RESULTS

Polina Kudermetova topples Nina Stojanovic 5-7 6-4 6-3 in the quarter in Merida on Friday. Kudermetova will square off with Ann Li in the semifinal. The battle lasted 2 hours and 25 minutes.

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Kudermetova's Record

Highlights Polina Kudermetova vs. Nina Stojanovic Merida Open Akron – Merida

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Kudermetova

Stojanovic

5-7 6-4 6-3
2h:25

105

105

Total points

103

103

36

36

Winners

38

38

34%

34%

Ratio Winners

37%

37%

-- Serve --

5

5

Aces

6

6

11

11

Double Faults

3

3

49%

49%

1st in

67%

67%

68%

68%

1st won

58%

58%

36/53

36/53

1st won

38/66

38/66

41%

41%

2nd won

45%

45%

23/56

23/56

2nd won

15/33

15/33

-- Break Points --

7/11

7/11

Total

6/13

6/13

64%

64%

Won

46%

46%

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At the end of the match, the Russian scored 105 points vs. Stojanovic’s 103.

Kudermetova

Kudermetova didn’t lose the focus when converting 64% of the break points that she conquered (7/11).

Stojanovic

On the other side, Stojanovic wasn’t that great in converting her break points (only 46% – 6/13). That was one of the key issues for her loss.

After this match, the head to head between Kudermetova and Stojanovic is 1-0 for Polina.

Draw and next match H2H: Polina Kudermetova vs. Ann Li – stats

Kudermetova will square off with Li in the semifinal.

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

Live score progression and stats

Nina won the set after she broke the Russian in the 7^th (4-3) and in the 11^th (6-5) game. Polina tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 8^th (4-4) game. Notwithstanding, Nina stayed solid to conquer the set 7-5.

Polina had no answers in the last 4 games of the set when the scoreline went from 4-5 to 7-5.

Nina was spot on in converting all her break points in the 7^th (3-3 30-40, 40-A and 40-A), the 9^th (4-4 30-40), the 11^th (5-5 40-A) and the 13^th game (7-4 40-A). On the other side, Polina was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 8^th game (3-4 15-40).

They played 92 points. Stojanovic was the winner of the set after clinching 8 more points than Polina (50-42). Stojanovic dropped 15 points on serve (26-15). In addition, on the other side, Kudermetova conceded 24 points on serve (27-24).

Kudermetova clinched the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after dropping her serve in the 3^rd (1-2) game, Polina broke back in the 4^th (2-2) and in the 10^th game to conquer the set 6-4.

The Russian failed to serve out the set when leading 6-4 to be broken at 40.

The Russian converted 33% of her break points (2/6). She had 6 break points opportunities in the 1^st (0-0 30-40), the 4^th (1-2 15-40 and 30-40) and the 10^th game (5-4 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40). Moreover, on the other side, Nina converted 33% of her break points (1/3). She had her opportunities in the 3^rd (1-1 30-40 and 40-A) and the 11^th game (3-6 40-A).

They played 66 points. The Russian won 10 more points than the Serbian (38-28). Kudermetova surrendered 14 points on serve (22-14). On the other side, Stojanovic conceded 16 points on serve (14-16).

Kudermetova conquered a leading position at the beginning of the set after breaking Nina Stojanovic in the 2^nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. However, that was not enough for Kudermetova to win the set because the Serbian found the way to break back in the 5^th (2-3) and in the 7^th (3-4) game. The Russian kept her cool to break the Serbian in the 6^th (4-2) and in the 8^th (5-3) game before conquering the set (6-3).

The Serbian capitulated the 8^th game (5-3) when she was serving and leading 40-0.

The Russian converted 75% of her break points (3/4). She had 4 break points opportunities in the 1^st (0-0 30-40), the 6^th (3-2 30-40 and 40-A) and the 8^th game (4-3 40-A). In addition on the other side, Nina converted 50% of her break points (2/4). She had her opportunities in the 5^th (1-3 0-40 and 15-40), the 6^th (2-4 0-40) and the 9^th game (3-5 30-40).

They contested 50 points. This set was so close that, Polina won this set even if she scored the same amount of points as her opponent. Polina surrendered 12 points on serve (10-12). On the other side, Nina conceded 15 points on serve (13-15).

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• Ann LiLi – Jil TeichmannTeichmann (6-1 6-1)
• Polina KudermetovaKudermetova – Nina StojanovicStojanovic (5-7 6-4 6-3)
• Zeynep SonmezSonmez – Renata ZarazuaZarazua (3-6 6-3 6-4)

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