Paula Badosa and Veronika Kudermetova will play each other in the 2nd round of the Mutua Madrid Open for the 7th time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 11:00 am on MANOLO SANTANA STADIUM. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Paula Badosa who should win in 2 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Paula Badosa is the pick to win this match.
Paula Badosa -> 1.43
Veronika Kudermetova -> 2.82

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Prediction and head to head Paula Badosa vs. Veronika Kudermetova

This will be the 7th time that Paula Badosa and Veronika Kudermetova square off. The head to head is 4-2 for Kudermetova (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on clay.

The last time that they fought against each other, Kudermetova won 6-3 2-1 ret. in the 3rd round in at the French Open back in 2022.

Paula Badosa

Paula Badosa

12 - 7win/loss

Hard
12-7
I Hard
0-0
Rank
10
High
2
WWLWLWWLWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 12-7 12-7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2024 37-19 26-11 6-5 0-1 5-2 0-0
2023 18-9 6-4 11-4 0-0 1-1 0-0
2022 32-22 20-13 8-5 1-2 3-2 0-0
2021 43-17 19-9 17-3 4-3 3-2 0-0

Ranked no. 9, the Spaniard will start her run in Madrid after she played her last match in Miami where she lost w/o to Eala in the 4th round on the 24th of March.

The Spaniard has an aggregate 12-7 win-loss record in 2025, 0-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).

This will be the first match of the season on clay.

Paula’s best result of the year was reaching the semifinal at the Australian Open .

Talking about her overall career, The Spaniard has an overall 379-207 record. She has a positive 162-86 record on clay.

Previously in Madrid

Previously, her best result was reaching the semifinal in 2021. See her history.

Madrid
Badosa's Record

Veronika Kudermetova

Veronika Kudermetova

17 - 11win/loss

Hard
13-9
I Hard
0-0
Clay
4-2
Rank
50
High
9
LWWLWWLWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 18-12 13-9 5-3 0-0 0-0 0-0
2024 18-25 10-16 3-5 0-0 5-4 0-0
2023 34-22 18-14 8-5 1-1 7-2 0-0
2022 39-20 27-13 7-4 0-1 5-2 0-0
2021 33-24 15-13 14-4 3-4 1-3 0-0

Ranked no. 52, the Russian got to the 2nd round after defeating Polina Kudermetova 6-2 6-2.

In the 1st round, Veronika had a good straight sets win against Kudermetova (6-2 6-2). During the match Kudermetova scored 63 points vs Kudermetova’s 39. The Russian was quite aggressive to blast 20 winners.

About the serving games, Kudermetova managed to score 3 aces and she committed only 4 double faults. Veronika Kudermetova lost the serve twice and she saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Kudermetova put 54% of her first serves in, winning 77% (20/26) of the points behind her 1st serve and 45% (10/22) on the 2nd serve. The Russian broke Kudermetova 6 times after converting 55% of her break points (6/11).

Kudermetova has a composed 17-11 win-loss record in 2025, 4-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Madrid

Previously, her best result was reaching the semifinal in 2023. See her history.

Madrid
Kudermetova's Record

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  • Linda NoskovaNoskovaMaria Lourdes CarleLourdes Carle (7-5 6-1) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Beatriz Haddad MaiaHaddad MaiaBernarda PeraPera (2-6 6-3 6-1) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Anastasija SevastovaSevastovaJelena OstapenkoOstapenko (7-62 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Donna VekicVekicHailey BaptisteBaptiste (6-4 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Anna KalinskayaKalinskayaDiane ParryParry (7-64 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Belinda BencicBencicClara TausonTauson (7-5 7-5) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Iga SwiatekSwiatekAlexandra Eala
    Eala (4-6 6-4 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Emma NavarroNavarroMaya JointJoint (7-5 7-5) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Liudmila SamsonovaSamsonovaCaroline DolehideDolehide (6-4 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Mirra AndreevaAndreevaMarie BouzkovaBouzkova (6-3 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Yan BaiBaiQun GaoGao (6-2 2-1 ret.) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Zihao XiaXiaYuanfeng LiLi (6-4 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Jie CuiCuiRay HoHo (6-4 7-5) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Fajing SunSunTsung-Hao HuangHuang (7-5 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Yecong HeHePak Long YeungLong Yeung (1-6 6-4 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings

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