Polina Kudermetova upsets Anhelina Kalinina 6-4 6-3 in the semifinal in Brisbane on Saturday. Kudermetova will try to go further in the tournament when playing against Mirra Andreeva/Diana Shnaider or Priscilla Hon/Anna Kalinskaya in the final. The match lasted 1 hour and 25 minutes.
The Russian added to her prize money $ 51,085 after winning this match. She has already won $ 120,735 after this win. If she wins the next match, Polina will add $ 71,740 to her earnings to get in total $ 192,475 in total.
Highlights Polina Kudermetova vs. Anhelina Kalinina Brisbane International – Brisbane
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Kudermetova scored 65 points vs. the Ukrainian’s 53.
Kudermetova
Kudermetova served very well to win 84% of the points (31/37) behind her first serve. Nonetheless she won only 43% points (15/35) on her second serve. The Russian was stunning in converting all the break points (3/3).
Kalinina
On the other side, Kalinina wasn’t that great in converting her break points (only 20% – 1/5). That was one of the key issues for her loss.
After this match, the head to head between Kudermetova and Kalinina is 1-0 for Polina.
Draw and next match H2H: Polina Kudermetova vs. Mirra Andreeva/Diana Shnaider or Priscilla Hon/Anna Kalinskaya – stats
Kudermetova will come up against either Mirra Andreeva/Diana Shnaider or Priscilla Hon/Anna Kalinskaya in the final. The head to head is 0-0 vs. Mirra Andreeva/Diana Shnaider and 0-0 vs. Priscilla Hon/Anna Kalinskaya.
Live score progression and stats
Polina won the set after she broke Anhelina in the 6th (4-2) and in the 10th (6-4) game. The Ukrainian tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 9th (5-4) game. Nonetheless, the Russian managed to stay calm and finish the job to conquer the set 6-4.
Polina failed to serve out the set when leading 6-4 to be broken at 40.
Kudermetova was on the money in converting all her break points in the 6th (3-2 0-40) and the 10th game (5-4 15-40). On the other side, the Ukrainian converted 25% of her break points (1/4). She had her opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40 and 30-40) and the 9th game (3-5 40-A and 40-A).
They played 69 points. Polina was the one to win the set after conquering 9 points more than Anhelina (39-30). The Russian lost 17 points on serve (28-17). In addition, on the other side, Kalinina conceded 11 points on serve (13-11).
Both players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that the Russian conquered in the 6th game (4-2) just before ultimately conquering the set (6-3).
Polina was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 6th game (3-2 0-40). On the other side, Kalinina wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 5th game (2-2 30-40).
They contested 49 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Kudermetova won just 3 points more than Kalinina (26-23). Polina lost 9 points on serve (18-9). Regarding the other side of the net, Anhelina conceded 8 points on serve (14-8).
Tennis Scores in Brisbane
- Polina KudermetovaKudermetova – Anhelina KalininaKalinina (6-4 6-3)
Upcoming matches
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