Veronika Kudermetova vs Jessica Pegula — Madrid Quarter-final

Madrid · WTA · Quarter-final
Veronika Kudermetova
RUS12
Veronika Kudermetova
#115WTA
1836ELO
1765Clay ELO
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLLLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 24 April 2023
clay
Jessica Pegula
USA3
Jessica Pegula
#4WTA
2097ELO
1941Clay ELO
$2.8MYTD
$25MCAREER
32 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWWWL
Kudermetova V.
6-4 0-6 6-4
Pegula J.
Kudermetova V.
6062
Pegula J.
4641

Veronika Kudermetova defeated Jessica Pegula 6-4 0-6 6-4 in the Madrid quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Jessica Pegula came in ranked #4, defending last year's final. Veronika Kudermetova extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-09-25BeijingR32hardJessica Pegula6-7(9) 6-1 6-2
2023-09-25TokyoFhardVeronika Kudermetova7-5 6-1
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Serve vs return

This season
Kudermetova V.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Pegula J.

Pegula J.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Kudermetova V.

Serve advantage — Pegula J.

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 clay

Kudermetova V.Pegula J.
—
Serve
67
—
Return
22

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

Statistics

This season
Kudermetova V.Pegula J.
1st serve in·Even
60%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
50%
Service points won·Even
59%
61%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
53%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.6
3.0
Double faults / match·Even
2.4
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (158 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kudermetova V.Pegula J.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
85
96
Break points saved·Slight edge
85
96
Break points won·Clear edge
85
99
Deciding sets·Slight edge
91
100
Tiebreaks·Even
96
96

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Kudermetova V.
5.6
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Pegula J.
7.6
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
2.7Clay Elo 1765
Surface ELO
7.3+177 Clay Elo edge
1.7Overall Elo 1836
ELO gap
8.3Overall Elo 2097
5.0
H2H
5.0
4.9
Surface form
7.7
0.0Lost last 3
Win streak
7.03-match win streak
Fatigue & Travel
8.3
Minutes 14d
7.0
3-set count
6.0
Prev. match
Surface transition
6.0
Context
6.0
Defending pts

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
Kudermetova V.Pegula J.
Freshness·
—
76

Pegula J.: 5 days rest · 2 matches, 54 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
19°CMainly clear
Wind 4 km/hHumidity 48%

Draw

Final
Sabalenka A.[2]
Swiatek I.[1]
6-33-66-3
Semi-finals
Sabalenka A.[2]
Sakkari M.[9]
6-46-1
Swiatek I.[1]
Kudermetova V.[12]
6-16-1
Quarter-finals
Swiatek I.[1]
Martic P.[27]
6-06-3
Kudermetova V.[12]
Pegula J.[3]
6-40-66-4
Sakkari M.[9]
Begu I.[31]
6-736-46-2
Sabalenka A.[2]
Sherif M.
2-66-26-1
R16
Pegula J.[3]
Trevisan M.[18]
6-32-66-3
Swiatek I.[1]
Alexandrova E.[16]
6-46-736-3
Martic P.[27]
Krejcikova B.[11]
6-37-61
Kudermetova V.[12]
Kasatkina D.[8]
7-51-67-62
Sakkari M.[9]
Badosa P.[26]
6-46-4
Sherif M.
Mertens E.[24]
6-40-66-4
Sabalenka A.[2]
Andreeva M.
6-36-1
Begu I.[31]
Samsonova L.[14]
6-46-4
R32
Alexandrova E.[16]
Zheng Q.[22]
5-76-46-2
Sakkari M.[9]
Masarova R.
3-66-36-3
Trevisan M.[18]
Parks A.
7-636-1
Andreeva M.
Linette M.[17]
6-36-3
Begu I.[31]
Rogers S.[33]
7-56-2
Krejcikova B.[11]
Wang X.
6-46-1
Sabalenka A.[2]
Osorio C.
6-47-5
Sherif M.
Garcia C.[5]
7-626-3
Martic P.[27]
Kalinskaya A.
6-34-66-3
Pegula J.[3]
Bouzkova M.[29]
6-47-62
Kasatkina D.[8]
Tsurenko L.
6-46-2
Samsonova L.[14]
Ostapenko J.[19]
6-26-0
Mertens E.[24]
Niemeier J.
6-36-4
Swiatek I.[1]
Pera B.[28]
6-36-2
Kudermetova V.[12]
Potapova A.[21]
7-635-76-3
Badosa P.[26]
Gauff C.[6]
6-36-0
R64
Pera B.[28]
Maria T.
6-16-3
Krejcikova B.[11]
Kovinic D.
6-34-66-0
Kalinskaya A.
Rybakina E.[7]
7-54-66-2
Trevisan M.[18]
Bouchard E.
6-27-5
Kudermetova V.[12]
Parrizas Diaz N.
6-34-66-2
Tsurenko L.
Teichmann J.[25]
3-66-26-4
Badosa P.[26]
Cocciaretto E.
6-34-66-4
Begu I.[31]
Muchova K.
6-47-5
Rogers S.[33]
Bogdan A.
6-26-2
Osorio C.
Kostyuk M.[32]
3-66-46-3
Mertens E.[24]
Marino R.
6-36-1
Garcia C.[5]
Putintseva Y.
6-36-4
Andreeva M.
Haddad Maia B.[13]
7-666-3
Parks A.
Azarenka V.[15]
6-27-65
Zheng Q.[22]
Mcnally C.
6-47-63
Sabalenka A.[2]
Cirstea S.
6-46-3
Swiatek I.[1]
Grabher J.
6-36-2
Wang X.
Andreescu B.[23]
3-67-656-2
Martic P.[27]
Siegemund L.
7-666-3
Sakkari M.[9]
Rus A.
6-46-4
Niemeier J.
Kvitova P.[10]
7-696-1
Linette M.[17]
Vondrousova M.
7-614-66-4
Masarova R.
Vekic D.[20]
6-17-65
Gauff C.[6]
Burillo Escorihuela I.
6-46-1
Samsonova L.[14]
Zanevska M.
6-26-3
Kasatkina D.[8]
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-46-3
Ostapenko J.[19]
Fruhvirtova L.
6-06-3
Pegula J.[3]
Frech M.
7-656-3
Potapova A.[21]
Cristian J.
7-53-66-2
Sherif M.
Kalinina A.[30]
6-27-63
Alexandrova E.[16]
Cornet A.
7-626-3
Bouzkova M.[29]
Sasnovich A.
6-46-746-3
R128
Grabher J.
Tomova V.
6-17-65
Mcnally C.
Galfi D.
4-66-06-3
Kalinskaya A.
Fruhvirtova B.
2-66-46-4
Bouchard E.
Yastremska D.
6-766-26-2
Masarova R.
Bucsa C.
6-35-76-4
Rus A.
Anisimova A.
7-56-2
Muchova K.
Kontaveit A.
6-26-2
Putintseva Y.
Liu C.
6-46-4
Niemeier J.
Wang X.
6-46-2
Maria T.
Eala A.
6-16-1
Siegemund L.
Podoroska N.
3-66-36-3
Cirstea S.
Davis L.
6-33-66-1
Fruhvirtova L.
Volynets K.
6-37-5
Wang X.
Gracheva V.
6-726-36-4
Sasnovich A.
Svitolina E.
6-47-5
Marino R.
Zhu L.
7-616-4
Parks A.
Schmiedlova A.
6-26-756-2
Osorio C.
Burel C.
6-36-4
Cornet A.
Ruse E.
6-766-46-3
Bogdan A.
Bondar A.
4-66-47-62
Frech M.
Paolini J.
6-26-3
Parrizas Diaz N.
Blinkova A.
6-36-0
Tsurenko L.
Bronzetti L.
6-16-3
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Jimenez Kasintseva V.
6-16-757-67
Burillo Escorihuela I.
Kanepi K.
6-756-26-4
Cocciaretto E.
Strycova B.
6-37-65
Andreeva M.
Fernandez L.
6-36-4
Vondrousova M.
Bassols Ribera M.
6-16-3
Sherif M.
Giorgi C.
4-66-4
Kovinic D.
Errani S.
6-46-0
Zanevska M.
Kenin S.
6-06-3
Cristian J.
Stephens S.
5-76-46-4