Polina Kudermetova vs Ekaterina AlexandrovaIndian Wells Round of 64

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 64
#96WTA
1727ELO
1646Hard ELO
23 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLWWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Wednesday, 5 March 2025 ·
hard
#19WTA
1844ELO
1800Hard ELO
$1.0MYTD
$11MCAREER
31 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWWLL
Kudermetova P.
7-5 6-2
Alexandrova E.
Kudermetova P.
762
Alexandrova E.
520

Polina Kudermetova defeated Ekaterina Alexandrova 7-5 6-2 in the Indian Wells round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ekaterina Alexandrova came in ranked #19, defending last year's round of 64. Polina Kudermetova extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

10
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-09-16SeoulR16hardPolina Kudermetova6-2 7-5

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
58%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
45%
Service points won·Even
56%
60%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
54%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.2
4.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.8
4.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (87 vs 99). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
51
52
Break points saved·Slight edge
77
71
Break points won·Even
96
95
Deciding sets·Clear edge
29
43
Tiebreaks·
16

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Clear edge
95
73

Kudermetova P.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 16 games (7d) · Alexandrova E.: 2 days rest · 1 match, 32 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw