Karolina Pliskova vs Veronika KudermetovaIndian Wells Round of 32

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 32
#73WTA
1869ELO
1811Hard ELO
34 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 March 2023
hard
#115WTA
1836ELO
1786Hard ELO
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLLLWW
Pliskova K.
6-1 7-5
Kudermetova V.
Pliskova K.
672
Kudermetova V.
150

Karolina Pliskova defeated Veronika Kudermetova 6-1 7-5 in the Indian Wells round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Karolina Pliskova came in ranked #73, defending last year's round of 64. Karolina Pliskova narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Karolina Pliskova came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 7–5.

Head to head

12
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2020-10-19OstravaR16hardVeronika Kudermetova4-6 6-4 6-3
2020-08-24CincinnatiR32hardVeronika Kudermetova7-5 6-4
2018-04-23StuttgartR16clayKarolina Pliskova7-6(4) 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Pliskova K.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Kudermetova V.

Kudermetova V.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Pliskova K.

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

Pliskova K.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
65%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
67%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
42%
47%
Service points won·Even
59%
59%
Return points won·Even
42%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
53%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.6
4.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.4
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (90 vs 158). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
87
85
Break points saved·Slight edge
95
85
Break points won·Even
87
85
Deciding sets·Slight edge
96
91
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
74
96

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
5.1
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
  • Recent retirement (−1.5)
6.9
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
5.2+25 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.8Hard Elo 1786
5.1Overall Elo 1869
ELO gap
4.9Overall Elo 1836
0.0
H2H
10.0
6.4
Surface form
5.2
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
6.8
Minutes 14d
8.2
7.0
3-set count
7.0
6.0
Prev. match
4.0
6.2
Country comfort
5.5
Context
6.0
Defending pts
7.0

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·
95

Pliskova K.: 9 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
18°COvercast
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 33%

Draw