Arantxa Rus vs Veronika KudermetovaDoha Round of 64

Doha · WTA · Round of 64
#178WTA
1511ELO
1503Hard ELO
35 yrs · 180 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 21 February 2022
hard
#115WTA
1836ELO
1786Hard ELO
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLLLWW
Rus A.
7-6 6-4
Kudermetova V.
Rus A.
7762
Kudermetova V.
6540

Arantxa Rus defeated Veronika Kudermetova 7-6 6-4 in the Doha round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Veronika Kudermetova came in ranked #115, leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 32. Arantxa Rus claimed a first win over Veronika Kudermetova in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

02
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2020-11-09LinzR16hardVeronika Kudermetova6-4 1-6 6-3
2019-07-15BucharestR32clayVeronika Kudermetova6-2 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Rus A.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Kudermetova V.

Kudermetova V.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Rus A.

Serve advantage — Kudermetova V.

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

Rus A.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
1st serve in·Slight edge
71%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
61%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
48%
Service points won·Even
56%
59%
Return points won·Even
44%
43%
Break points saved·Even
54%
53%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.0
4.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.4
2.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
15
85
Break points saved·Dominant
51
85
Break points won·Even
86
85
Deciding sets·Dominant
16
91
Tiebreaks·Dominant
0
96

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
3.6
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 35 days (−0.7)
6.7
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
  • Recent retirement (−1.5)
Form & Matchup
1.5Hard Elo 1503
Surface ELO
8.5+283 Hard Elo edge
1.0Overall Elo 1511
ELO gap
9.0Overall Elo 1836
0.0
H2H
10.0
3.8
Surface form
7.0
0.0Lost last 3
Win streak
7.03-match win streak
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
4.2
3-set count
0.0
Prev. match
9.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
6.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
100

Rus A.: 19 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
24°CClear
Wind 34 km/hHumidity 28%

Draw