Polina Kudermetova vs Mei YamaguchiWashington Qualifying Semi-final

Washington · WTA · Qualifying Semi-final
#111WTA
1727ELO
1646Hard ELO
23 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10
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Sets
Saturday, 25 July 2026 ·
hard
JOHN HARRIS · 2nd on
#255WTA
1448ELO
1420Hard ELO
27 yrs · 152 cm
Last 10
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Kudermetova P.
vs
Yamaguchi M.

Win Probability

Pre-match · updated 08:50 UTC
Kudermetova P.71%
Yamaguchi M.29%
Toss-up
50–58%
Slight edge
58–67%
Clear favourite
67–80%
Strong favourite
80%+

Clear favourite · Kudermetova P. clearly ahead, but no certainty

Calibrated model · 65% favourite accuracy (2025–26, out-of-sample). Probability is a statistical estimate, not a certainty. How it works.

Common opponents

Last 12 months
1 common opponents · Kudermetova P. 0–1 · Yamaguchi M. 0–1 · small sample
Both lost · same surface
Includes tour-level, 125s, qualifying and team events (⚑). Walkovers excluded. Describes past results in different contexts — not a prediction.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
7.0
Strong advantageUmpiry Score
5.0
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
7.8+226 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
2.2Hard Elo 1420
8.5Overall Elo 1727
ELO gap
1.5Overall Elo 1448
7.0Leads 1–0 on hard
H2H
3.0Trails 0–1 on hard
5.66 of last 10 on hard
Surface form
4.24 of last 10 on hard
0.0Lost last 3
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Context
5.0Didn't play here last year
Defending pts
5.0Didn't play here last year

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.

30 vs 26 matches

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
46%
Service points won·Even
58%
56%
Return points won·Even
48%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
62%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.5
1.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.0
2.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (30 vs 26). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Serve vs return

This season
Kudermetova P.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Yamaguchi M.

Yamaguchi M.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Kudermetova P.

Serve advantage — Kudermetova P.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Even
98
100

Kudermetova P.: 12 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Yamaguchi M.: 16 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather forecast
25°CClear
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 61%

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

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