Katarina Kuzmova vs Elena Malygina — W15 Shymkent 3 Round of 16
W15 Shymkent 3 · ITF · Round of 16
2 — 1
Sets
Thursday, 8 April 2021 ·
clay
Kuzmova K.4-6 6-4 6-3
Malygina E.
Kuzmova K.
4662
Malygina E.
6431
Katarina Kuzmova defeated Elena Malygina 4-6 6-4 6-3 in the W15 Shymkent 3 round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Elena Malygina came in leading the head-to-head 4–0. Katarina Kuzmova claimed a first win over Elena Malygina in five meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 4–1.
Key context
- Match story: Katarina Kuzmova dropped the opening set before beating Elena Malygina 4–6 6–4 6–3.
Head to head
0–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-23 | W100 Wrexham 1 | R16 | hard | Elena Malygina | 7-6(5) 6-0 |
| 2021-08-11 | W15 Bratislava 3 | R32 | clay | Elena Malygina | 6-2 6-2 |
| 2020-10-06 | W15 Monastir 14 | R32 | hard | Elena Malygina | 6-2 6-7(4) 6-4 |
| 2020-01-22 | W15 Liepaja 1 | R32 | hard | Elena Malygina | 6-2 7-6(1) |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
68%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
58%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
47%
Service points won·Slight edge
59%
54%
Return points won·Even
46%
47%
Break points saved·Slight edge
56%
50%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.0
1.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.0
2.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (108 vs 58). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
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86
Malygina E.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 27 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About