Veronika Kudermetova vs Jasmine Paolini — Australian Open Qualifying Round 1

Australian Open · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
Veronika Kudermetova
RUS
Veronika Kudermetova
#125WTA
1836ELO
1786Hard ELO
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLLLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 14 January 2019
hard
Jasmine Paolini
ITA
Jasmine Paolini
#15WTA
1905ELO
1873Hard ELO
$1.3MYTD
$16MCAREER
30 yrs · 160 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLLWLL
Kudermetova V.
4-6 6-1 6-3
Paolini J.
Kudermetova V.
4662
Paolini J.
6131

Veronika Kudermetova defeated Jasmine Paolini 4-6 6-1 6-3 in the Australian Open qualifying round 1 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jasmine Paolini came in ranked #15, leading the head-to-head 2–1. Veronika Kudermetova narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-10-13NingboR16hardJasmine Paolini6-2 7-5
2025-08-07CincinnatiSFhardJasmine Paolini6-3 6-7(2) 6-3
2021-08-16CincinnatiR64hardVeronika Kudermetova6-3 6-2
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Serve vs return

This season
Kudermetova V.serving58% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Paolini J.

Paolini J.serving58% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Kudermetova V.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Kudermetova V.Paolini J.
67
Serve
31
24
Return
55

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Kudermetova V.Paolini J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
68%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
67%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
49%
Service points won·Even
59%
57%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
53%
55%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.7
1.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.4
1.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kudermetova V.Paolini J.
Clutch Rating·Even
85
89
Break points saved·Even
85
87
Break points won·Clear edge
85
99
Deciding sets·Slight edge
91
97
Tiebreaks·Even
96
93

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Kudermetova V.Paolini J.
Freshness·
—
82

Paolini J.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 17 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q3
Sharma A.
Khromacheva I.
5-77-677-610
Kudermetova V.
Martincova T.
6-25-76-3
Kalinskaya A.
Lottner A.
7-636-3
Badosa P.
Kostyuk M.
7-666-3
Dart H.
Jorovic I.
1-66-36-1
Zhu L.
Trevisan M.
3-67-626-1
Lepchenko V.
Mchale C.
5-77-57-63
Ponchet J.
Bains N.
6-17-5
Bonaventure Y.
Hogenkamp R.
6-46-3
Vikhlyantseva N.
Kovinic D.
7-56-3
Doi M.
Govortsova O.
7-626-4
Golubic V.
Gibbs N.
6-37-63
Swiatek I.
Lao D.
6-16-3
Haddad Maia B.
Brady J.
6-36-4
Muchova K.
Loeb J.
6-46-1
Q2
Kudermetova V.
Zaja A.
6-46-2
Haddad Maia B.
Juvan K.
6-36-4
Brady J.
Perrin C.
6-16-1
Vikhlyantseva N.
Schoofs B.
6-06-3
Kovinic D.
Stollar F.
6-46-0
Bonaventure Y.
Cabrera L.
6-46-3
Hogenkamp R.
Wallace I.
6-36-2
Bains N.
Nara K.
6-46-4
Ponchet J.
Krejcikova B.
7-656-4
Sharma A.
Flink V.
6-736-26-4
Khromacheva I.
Rogowska O.
6-36-2
Govortsova O.
Minella M.
6-11-67-5
Doi M.
Mcphee K.
2-67-606-3
Golubic V.
Ahn K.
6-46-4
Gibbs N.
Ormaechea P.
7-56-2
Andreescu B.
Grammatikopoulou V.
6-46-1
Smitkova T.
Hradecka L.
6-46-3
Loeb J.
Kalinina A.
6-36-4
Muchova K.
Samsonova L.
6-46-0
Swiatek I.
Bolsova A.
7-616-2
Lao D.
Dolehide C.
6-12-66-1
Martincova T.
Wang X.
6-46-3
Lottner A.
Podoroska N.
6-26-3
Kalinskaya A.
Diatchenko V.
6-26-2
Kostyuk M.
Hesse A.
6-36-2
Badosa P.
Raina A.
4-66-26-4
Jorovic I.
Muhammad A.
6-34-66-4
Dart H.
Xu S.
7-646-1
Zhu L.
Kiick A.
6-17-5
Trevisan M.
Sharipova S.
6-37-5
Mchale C.
Zhuk S.
6-36-3
Lepchenko V.
Mrdeza T.
6-16-3
Q1
Mcphee K.
Von Deichmann K.
6-36-4
Govortsova O.
Soler Espinosa S.
2-66-26-1
Juvan K.
Wickmayer Y.
4-66-47-5
Haddad Maia B.
Davis L.
6-36-3
Brady J.
Thandi K.
6-07-5
Vikhlyantseva N.
Duan Y.
6-756-46-4
Schoofs B.
Liang E.
6-25-76-4
Kovinic D.
Liu F.
6-17-5
Stollar F.
Zhang Y.
4-66-46-4
Cabrera L.
Garcia Perez G.
6-06-2
Bonaventure Y.
Broady N.
6-43-66-3
Wallace I.
Lisicki S.
7-657-5
Hogenkamp R.
Rus A.
6-36-4
Nara K.
Cepede Royg V.
6-27-61
Bains N.
Inglis M.
6-35-77-5
Ponchet J.
Sebov K.
6-16-4
Krejcikova B.
Bouzkova M.
6-44-66-4
Lepchenko V.
Tomova V.
4-66-27-66
Mrdeza T.
Zimmermann K.
6-06-4
Mchale C.
Fourlis J.
6-46-2
Zhuk S.
Fett J.
5-76-26-4
Sharipova S.
Bozovic A.
6-46-0
Trevisan M.
Zarytska A.
6-41-66-2
Kiick A.
Gatto Monticone G.
6-26-2
Zhu L.
Rybakina E.
6-26-4
Dart H.
Paquet C.
6-34-66-2
Xu S.
Serban R.
6-33-66-3
Muhammad A.
Karatantcheva S.
3-66-16-4
Jorovic I.
Han X.
6-26-1
Badosa P.
Allertova D.
6-36-3
Raina A.
Georges M.
6-26-2
Hesse A.
Pattinama Kerkhove L.
1-67-647-68
Kostyuk M.
Cepelova J.
6-37-5
Diatchenko V.
Radanovic D.
6-46-746-2
Kalinskaya A.
Lemoine Q.
6-17-614
Podoroska N.
Zanevska M.
3-66-36-3
Lottner A.
Hibino N.
6-26-4
Wang X.
Liu C.
6-36-2
Sharma A.
Zvonareva V.
6-36-2
Flink V.
Grymalska A.
6-36-1
Martincova T.
Xun F.
6-11-66-3
Zaja A.
Frech M.
6-26-3
Kudermetova V.
Paolini J.
4-66-16-3
Dolehide C.
Marino R.
6-26-2
Lao D.
Lu J.
6-26-2
Rogowska O.
Zavatska K.
6-16-4
Khromacheva I.
Haas B.
6-46-4
Minella M.
Ozgen P.
6-24-66-4
Bolsova A.
Ivakhnenko V.
7-654-67-5
Swiatek I.
Danilovic O.
1-67-647-5
Muchova K.
Rodionova A.
6-26-4
Samsonova L.
Da Silva Fick G.
6-44-66-3
Loeb J.
Myers A.
6-26-4
Kalinina A.
Di Giuseppe M.
6-42-67-65
Smitkova T.
Shimizu A.
7-677-66
Hradecka L.
Gorgodze E.
6-36-3
Grammatikopoulou V.
Bara I.
6-36-2
Gibbs N.
Kostova E.
6-46-2
Ormaechea P.
Han N.
6-36-2
Ahn K.
Taylor G.
6-16-1
Golubic V.
Teichmann J.
6-26-4
Doi M.
Doroshina O.
6-36-3