
Diana Shnaider beats Veronika Kudermetova 5-7 6-2 6-3 in the 1st round in Stuttgart on Monday in what was an all-Russian encounter. Shnaider will try to keep the momentum against Elise Mertens in the 2nd round. The battle lasted 2 hours and 14 minutes. This will be her best achievement in this event. Previously, the best she could do was reaching the 1st round in 2024. Here you can see her history at this event.
Diana added to her prize money € 3,932 after winning this match. She has already won € 13,760 after this win. If she wins the next match, Shnaider will add € 13,280 to her earnings to get in total € 27,040 in total.
Highlights Diana Shnaider vs. Veronika Kudermetova Porsche Tennis Grand Prix – Stuttgart
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Shnaider scored 91 points vs. Kudermetova’s 79.
Shnaider
Diana served pretty well to win 78% of the points (43/55) behind her first serve, and she won 50% points (13/26) on her second serve. Diana was well focused in converting 80% of the break points that she conquered (4/5).
Kudermetova
On the other side, Kudermetova was battling in converting her break points (only 40% – 2/5). That was one of the key issues for her defeat.
After this encounter, the head to head between Shnaider and Kudermetova is 2-0 for Diana.
Draw and next match H2H: Diana Shnaider vs. Elise Mertens – stats
Shnaider will play Mertens in the 2nd round.
This will be the 2nd time that Diana Shnaider and Elise Mertens clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Mertens (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay.
The last time that they locked horns, Mertens won 6-0 6-4 in the 1st round in Monterrey back in 2023.
Live score progression and stats
Kudermetova won the set after she broke Diana in the 4th (2-2) and in the 11th (6-5) game.
Shnaider was completely wiped out in the last 4 games of the set when the game count went from 4-5 to 7-5.
Veronika was flawless in converting all her break points in the 11th game (5-5 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, Kudermetova didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 72 points. Veronika conquered the set after winning 4 more points than Shnaider (38-34). Kudermetova surrendered 8 points on serve (24-8). on the other side of the net, Diana conceded 14 points on serve (26-14).
Shnaider in this set was more solid than Kudermetova and consequently she won 6-2 after breaking Kudermetova in the 6th (4-2) and in the 8th (6-2) game.
Shnaider failed to serve out the set when leading 6-2 to be broken at 30.
Kudermetova was outplayed in the last 5 games of the set when the game count went from 2-2 to 6-2.
Shnaider was exemplary in converting all her break points in the 6th (3-2 30-40) and the 8th game (5-2 40-A). On the other side, Shnaider didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They contested 46 points. Shnaider was the one to win the set after conquering 10 more points than Kudermetova (28-18). Shnaider dropped 5 points on serve (16-5). Regarding the other side of the net, Veronika conceded 12 points on serve (13-12).
Shnaider won the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after conceding her serve in the 3rd (1-2) game, Diana broke back in the 6th (3-3) and in the 8th (5-3) game to win the set 6-3.
Kudermetova lost the 6th game (3-3) when she had a good chance to win the game when leading 40-0. Veronika was completely outplayed in the last 5 games of the set when the scoreline went from 1-3 to 6-3.
Diana converted 66% of her break points (2/3). She had 3 break points opportunities in the 6th (2-3 40-A and 40-A) and the 8th game (4-3 40-A). Furthermore, on the other side, Veronika converted 50% of her break points (1/2). She had her opportunities in the 3rd game (1-1 15-40 and 30-40).
They played 52 points. Diana was the one to win the set after conquering 6 more points than Veronika (29-23). Shnaider surrendered 6 points on serve (14-6). on the other side of the net, Kudermetova conceded 15 points on serve (17-15).
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- Diana ShnaiderShnaider – Veronika KudermetovaKudermetova (5-7 6-2 6-3)
- Elise MertensMertens – Aliaksandra SasnovichSasnovich (7-63 6-2)
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