Ekaterina Alexandrova conquers Kudermetova in the quarter to battle vs Mertens. HIGHLIGHTS – ‘S RESULTS

LIBEMA OPEN - 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH DRAW AND RESULTS. Alexandrova overcomes Kudermetova to face Elise Mertens in the semifinal

By
Luke Meyer
-
Prediction-and-head-to-head-Ekaterina-Alexandrova-vs-Veronika-Kudermetova

Ekaterina Alexandrova dispatches Veronika Kudermetova 5-7 6-4 6-2 in the quarter in ‘s-Hertogenbosch on Friday in what was an all-Russian encounter. Alexandrova will have to play Elise Mertens in the semifinal. The battle lasted 2 hours and 20 minutes. Ekaterina won this tournament twice in 2022 and 2023. Here you can see her history at this event.

Alexandrova
's-Hertogenbosch
Alexandrova's Record

Ekaterina added to her prize money € 4,485 after winning this match. She has already won € 10,410 until now in this tournament. If she wins the next match, Alexandrova will add € 8,275 to her earnings to get in total € 18,685.

Highlights Ekaterina Alexandrova vs. Veronika Kudermetova Libema Open – ‘s-Hertogenbosch

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Alexandrova
Kudermetova
Ekaterina Alexandrova
5-7 6-4 6-2
2h:20
Veronika Kudermetova
96
96
Total points
88
88
39
39
Winners
35
35
41%
41%
Ratio Winners
40%
40%
-- Serve --
9
9
Aces
6
6
10
10
Double Faults
2
2
57%
57%
1st in
62%
62%
74%
74%
1st won
63%
63%
39/53
39/53
1st won
35/56
35/56
28%
28%
2nd won
29%
29%
11/40
11/40
2nd won
10/35
10/35
-- Break Points --
8/13
8/13
Total
6/14
6/14
62%
62%
Won
43%
43%
See Full Stats

At the end of the match, Alexandrova scored 96 points vs. Veronika’s 88.

Alexandrova

Alexandrova was pretty focused in converting 62% of the break points that she procured (8/13).

Kudermetova

On the other side, Veronika was far from perfect in converting her break points (only 43% – 6/14). That was one of the key issues for her demise.

After this contest, the head to head between Alexandrova and Kudermetova is 5-3 for Ekaterina.

Draw and next match H2H: Ekaterina Alexandrova vs. Elise Mertens – stats

Alexandrova will play Mertens in the semifinal.

This will be the 5th time that Ekaterina Alexandrova and Elise Mertens play each other. The head to head is 3-1 for Alexandrova (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on grass.

The last time that they squared off, Alexandrova won 6-4 6-2 in the 3rd round in Doha back in February 2025.

Ekaterina Alexandrova Draw info

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Kudermetova 7-5
KudermetovaAlexandrova
7
5
0
15
0
30
0
40
KudermetovaAlexandrova
7
5
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
KudermetovaAlexandrova
6
5
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
30
KudermetovaAlexandrova
5
5
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
KudermetovaAlexandrova
5
4
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
KudermetovaAlexandrova
4
4
0
15
0
30
0
40
KudermetovaAlexandrova
4
3
15
0
30
0
40
0
KudermetovaAlexandrova
3
3
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
KudermetovaAlexandrova
2
3
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
KudermetovaAlexandrova
2
2
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
KudermetovaAlexandrova
2
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
40
30
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
KudermetovaAlexandrova
1
1
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
KudermetovaAlexandrova
1
0
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15

Alexandrova started off on the right foot in the set after breaking Veronika Kudermetova in the 1st game (1-0). Yet, that was not enough for Kudermetova to win the set as Alexandrova managed to break back in the 2nd (1-1), in the 4th (2-2), in the 8th (4-4) and in the 10th (5-5) game. Kudermetova kept her cool to break Alexandrova in the 3rd (2-1), in the 7th (4-3), 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.

Veronika was perfect in converting all her break points in the 1st (0-0 15-40), the 3rd (1-1 0-40, 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A), the 4th (2-2 30-40 and 40-A), the 7th (3-3 0-40), the 9th (4-4 0-40 and 15-40) and the 11th game (5-5 15-40 and 30-40). Moreover, on the other side, Alexandrova was flawless in converting all her break points in the 2nd (0-1 15-40), the 4th (1-2 30-40), the 8th (3-4 0-40) and the 10th game (4-5 30-40).

They contested 76 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Veronika won just 2 points more than Alexandrova (39-37). Veronika dropped 19 points on serve (13-19). On the losing side, Ekaterina conceded 26 points on serve (18-26).

2nd Set -
Alexandrova 6-4
AlexandrovaKudermetova
6
4
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
AlexandrovaKudermetova
6
4
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
AlexandrovaKudermetova
5
4
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
30
AlexandrovaKudermetova
4
4
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
AlexandrovaKudermetova
4
3
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
AlexandrovaKudermetova
4
2
0
15
0
30
0
40
AlexandrovaKudermetova
4
1
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
30
AlexandrovaKudermetova
3
1
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
AlexandrovaKudermetova
3
0
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
A
40
AlexandrovaKudermetova
2
0
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30

Alexandrova started the set strong after breaking Veronika Kudermetova in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. Nonetheless, that was not enough for Ekaterina to win the set since Veronika found the way to break back in the 7th (3-4) game. Ekaterina kept her focus to break Veronika in the 10th (6-4) game.

Ekaterina failed to serve out the set when leading 6-4 to be broken at 30.

Alexandrova was unable to break Veronika in the 8th game when she had 3 consecutive chances (0-40).

Ekaterina converted 28% of her break points (2/7). She had 7 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40), the 8th (4-3 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40) and the 10th game (5-4 30-40, 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, Kudermetova was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 7th game (2-4 40-A).

They contested 70 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Ekaterina won just 2 more points than Veronika (36-34). Ekaterina conceded 14 points on serve (20-14). In addition, on the other side, Veronika conceded 16 points on serve (20-16).

3rd Set -
Alexandrova 6-2
AlexandrovaKudermetova
6
2
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
AlexandrovaKudermetova
5
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
AlexandrovaKudermetova
4
2
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
30
40
AlexandrovaKudermetova
4
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
40
30
AlexandrovaKudermetova
3
1
0
15
0
30
0
40
AlexandrovaKudermetova
3
0
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
AlexandrovaKudermetova
2
0
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15

Alexandrova conquered a commanding position in the outset to break Veronika Kudermetova in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. Ekaterina extended her lead after breaking Veronika in the 8th (6-2) game before winning the set.

Alexandrova was perfect in converting all her break points in the 1st (0-0 15-40) and the 8th game (5-2 40-A). On the other side, Ekaterina didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They contested 38 points. Ekaterina was the winner of the set after clinching 8 more points than Veronika (23-15). Alexandrova was extremely solid on serve to concede just 3 points (12-3). Regarding the other side of the net, Veronika conceded 11 points on serve (12-11).

1st
Alexandrova
Kudermetova
5-7
5
7
5
6
5
5
4
5
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
2nd
Alexandrova
Kudermetova
6-4
6
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
2
4
1
3
1
3
0
2
0
1
0
3rd
Alexandrova
Kudermetova
6-2
6
2
5
2
4
2
4
1
3
1
3
0
2
0
1
0
 

Tennis Scores in ‘s Hertogenbosch

  • Ekaterina AlexandrovaAlexandrova – Veronika KudermetovaKudermetova (5-7 6-4 6-2)
  • Elena Gabriela RuseGabriela Ruse – Bianca Vanessa AndreescuVanessa Andreescu (6-2 6-4)
  • Elisabetta CocciarettoCocciaretto – Suzan LamensLamens (6-2 7-64)
  • Elise MertensMertens – Yue YuanYuan (6-0 6-4)

Upcoming matches