Polina Kudermetova shocks Ekaterina Alexandrova 7-5 6-2 in the 2nd round in Indian Wells on Saturday in what was an all-Russian clash. Kudermetova will try to go further in the tournament when playing against Sonay Kartal in the 3rd round. The match lasted 1 hour and 15 minutes.

Indian Wells
Kudermetova's Record

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Kudermetova
Alexandrova
7-5 6-2
1h:15
67
67
Total points
52
52
22
22
Winners
16
16
33%
33%
Ratio Winners
31%
31%
-- Serve --
2
2
Aces
3
3
2
2
Double Faults
4
4
62%
62%
1st in
61%
61%
55%
55%
1st won
48%
48%
22/40
22/40
1st won
16/33
16/33
60%
60%
2nd won
38%
38%
15/25
15/25
2nd won
8/21
8/21
-- Break Points --
6/10
6/10
Total
3/5
3/5
60%
60%
Won
60%
60%
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At the end of the match, Kudermetova scored 67 points vs. Ekaterina’s 52.

Kudermetova

Polina didn’t lose the focus when converting 60% of the break points that she procured (6/10).

Alexandrova

On the other side, Alexandrova was well focused in converting 60% of the break points that she conquered points (3/5). Notwithstanding, that was not enough to win the match.

After this encounter, the head to head between Kudermetova and Alexandrova is 2-0 for Polina.

Draw and next match H2H: Polina Kudermetova vs. Sonay Kartal – stats

Kudermetova will take on Kartal in the 3rd round.

There is no head to head record between Polina Kudermetova and Sonay Kartal since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Kudermetova 7-5
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Kudermetova started off on the right foot in the set after breaking Ekaterina Alexandrova in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. Anyhow, there was more work to do for Polina to win the set as Alexandrova succeeded in breaking back in the 8th (4-4) and in the 10th (5-5) game. Polina kept her cool to break Ekaterina in the 9th (5-4) and in the 11th (6-5) game before winning the set (7-5).

Kudermetova failed to serve out the set when leading 5-4 to be broken at 30.

One of the most important stints of the set was when Polina won 4 consecutive games in the 1st set to bring the game count from 0-3 to 4-3.

Kudermetova converted 57% of her break points (4/7). She had 7 break points opportunities in the 5th (1-3 15-40), the 7th (3-3 0-40), the 8th (4-4 30-40), the 11th (5-5 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40) and the 13th game (7-4 0-40). Also, on the other side, Ekaterina converted 50% of her break points (2/4). She had her opportunities in the 2nd (3-1 15-40), the 6th (3-2 40-A), the 8th (3-4 15-40) and the 10th game (4-5 30-40).

They contested 74 points. Polina was the winner of the set after clinching 10 points more than Alexandrova (42-32). Polina dropped 19 points on serve (19-19). On the other side, Alexandrova conceded 23 points on serve (13-23).

2nd Set -
Kudermetova 6-2
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Kudermetova had a running start at the beginning of the set after breaking Ekaterina Alexandrova in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 4-0. That break was the key for Kudermetova to win the set (6-2) since there were no other breaks anymore.

Polina converted 33% of her break points (1/3). She had 3 break points opportunities in the 3rd

(2-0 15-40 and 30-40) and the 5th game (4-0 30-40). On the other side, Ekaterina wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 6th game (1-4 40-A).

They played 45 points. Polina was the one to win the set after conquering 5 more points than Ekaterina (25-20). Polina conceded 9 points on serve (18-9). on the other side of the net, Ekaterina conceded 7 points on serve (11-7).

1st
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Alexandrova
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2nd
Kudermetova
Alexandrova
6-2
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