Veronika Kudermetova vs Aryna Sabalenka — Berlin Round of 16

Berlin · WTA · Round of 16
RUS
Veronika Kudermetova
#85WTA
1836ELO
1710Grass ELO
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 June 2023
grass
BLR
Aryna Sabalenka
[1]
#1WTA
2240ELO
1997Grass ELO
$4.1MYTD
$49MCAREER
28 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Veronika Kudermetova defeated Aryna Sabalenka 6-2 7-6 in the Berlin round of 16 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Aryna Sabalenka came in ranked #1, leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's round of 32, but Veronika Kudermetova had arrived on a 4-match winning run. Veronika Kudermetova narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Kudermetova V.
4.6
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Recent retirement (−1.5)
Sabalenka A.
6.8
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
  • Surface jump clay↔grass (−0.8)
Form & Matchup
1.3Grass Elo 1710
Surface ELO
8.7+287 Grass Elo edge
0.0Overall Elo 1836
ELO gap
10.0Overall Elo 2240
10.0
H2H
0.0
8.1
Surface form
7.2
7.04-match win streak
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
5.5
Minutes 14d
7.0
3-set count
Prev. match
9.0
Surface transition
3.0
Context
7.0
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.

Kudermetova V.
6772
Sabalenka A.
2620

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
1.15
SlowFast
Weather
24°COvercast
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 65%

Head to head

1–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-02-17DubaiR32hardAryna Sabalenka6-3 6-4
2022-06-13BerlinR32grassVeronika Kudermetova2-6 7-5 6-4
2021-03-22MiamiR32hardAryna Sabalenka7-6(4) 6-4
2021-01-06Abu DhabiFhardAryna Sabalenka6-2 6-2
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Statistics

Recent form
Kudermetova V.Sabalenka A.
55%1st serve in+10%65%
73%1st serve points won+1%74%
49%2nd serve points won+7%56%
62%Service points won+6%68%
41%Return points won+2%43%
56%Break points saved+14%70%
6.2Aces / match+0.85.4
2.9Double faults / match+0.92

Averages from each player's recent completed matches (20 vs 20). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Kvitova P.[7]
Vekic D.
6-27-66
Semi-finals
Vekic D.
Sakkari M.[6]
6-47-68
Kvitova P.[7]
Alexandrova E.
6-36-4
Quarter-finals
Vekic D.
Avanesyan E.
6-27-60
Kvitova P.[7]
Garcia C.[3]
6-47-63
Alexandrova E.
Kudermetova V.
W/O
Sakkari M.[6]
Vondrousova M.
7-676-1
R16
Vekic D.
Rybakina E.[2]
6-716-36-4
Garcia C.[3]
Fourlis J.
6-36-2
Sakkari M.[6]
Sasnovich A.
6-26-1
Vondrousova M.
Niemeier J.
6-36-5
Alexandrova E.
Gauff C.[5]
6-46-0
Avanesyan E.
Blinkova A.
1-66-36-2
Kudermetova V.
Sabalenka A.[1]
6-27-62
Kvitova P.[7]
Podoroska N.
6-16-1
R32
Rybakina E.[2]
Kudermetova P.
6-46-2
Sabalenka A.[1]
Zvonareva V.
6-36-2
Gauff C.[5]
Siniakova K.
6-36-4
Garcia C.[3]
Lisicki S.
7-626-3
Kvitova P.[7]
Pliskova K.
6-36-4
Sakkari M.[6]
Cornet A.
6-46-2
Niemeier J.
Jabeur O.[4]
7-646-4
Avanesyan E.
Kasatkina D.[8]
6-23-67-67
Alexandrova E.
Samsonova L.
6-46-3
Kudermetova V.
Zheng Q.
6-46-2
Fourlis J.
Wang X.
3-67-5
Podoroska N.
Masarova R.
3-66-36-2
Sasnovich A.
Azarenka V.
6-46-4
Blinkova A.
Siegemund L.
6-36-737-5
Vekic D.
Gracheva V.
6-36-2
Vondrousova M.
Andreescu B.
7-607-5