Garbine Muguruza vs Veronika Kudermetova — Doha Round of 32

Doha · WTA · Round of 32
ESP
Garbine Muguruza
32 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 1 March 2021
hard
Veronika Kudermetova
RUS
Veronika Kudermetova
#115WTA
1836ELO
1786Hard ELO
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLLLWW
Muguruza G.
6-2 7-6
Kudermetova V.
Muguruza G.
6772
Kudermetova V.
2640

Garbine Muguruza defeated Veronika Kudermetova 6-2 7-6 in the Doha round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Garbine Muguruza came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's quarter-final. Garbine Muguruza extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-02-14DubaiR16hardVeronika Kudermetova3-6 6-4 6-4
2021-07-24Tokyo OlympicsR64hardGarbine Muguruza7-5 7-5
2020-02-17DubaiR16hardGarbine Muguruza7-5 4-6 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Muguruza G.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Kudermetova V.

Kudermetova V.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Muguruza G.

Even serve battle

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

Muguruza G.Kudermetova V.
—
Serve
67
—
Return
24

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

Statistics

This season
Muguruza G.Kudermetova V.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
48%
Service points won·Even
60%
59%
Return points won·Even
44%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
53%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.2
4.7
Double faults / match·Even
2.5
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (87 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Muguruza G.Kudermetova V.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
72
85
Break points saved·Slight edge
90
85
Break points won·Even
88
85
Deciding sets·Clear edge
67
91
Tiebreaks·Dominant
69
96

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
23°CClear
Wind 17 km/hHumidity 56%

Draw

Final
Kvitova P.[4]
Muguruza G.
6-26-1
Semi-finals
Kvitova P.[4]
Pegula J.
6-46-4
Muguruza G.
Azarenka V.[8]
W/O
Quarter-finals
Azarenka V.[8]
Svitolina E.[1]
6-26-4
Muguruza G.
Sakkari M.
6-36-1
Kvitova P.[4]
Kontaveit A.
6-33-66-2
Pegula J.
Pliskova K.[2]
6-36-1
R16
Azarenka V.[8]
Siegemund L.
6-46-2
Muguruza G.
Sabalenka A.[3]
6-26-756-3
Svitolina E.[1]
Doi M.
6-16-2
Kvitova P.[4]
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-16-3
Pegula J.
Ostapenko J.
6-27-5
Pliskova K.[2]
Jabeur O.
6-44-67-5
Sakkari M.
Keys M.
6-26-2
Kontaveit A.
Kerber A.
6-16-4
R32
Siegemund L.
Rybakina E.
7-677-65
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Pliskova K.
6-26-3
Azarenka V.[8]
Kuznetsova S.
6-26-3
Doi M.
Zheng S.
6-46-3
Muguruza G.
Kudermetova V.
6-27-64
Sakkari M.
Sherif M.
6-06-3
Keys M.
Bencic B.[6]
6-46-1
Kontaveit A.
Brady J.[7]
6-16-2
Kerber A.
Buyukakcay C.
6-46-2
Ostapenko J.
Bertens K.[5]
6-06-2
Pegula J.
Wang Q.
6-36-1
Jabeur O.
Blinkova A.
6-26-2