R64 Australian Open 2026

Clara Tauson #14 def. Polina Kudermetova #150

6-3 3-6 7-5

Clara Tauson defeated Polina Kudermetova 6-3 3-6 7-5 in the 2026 Australian Open second round on hard courts on January 21, 2026.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatClara TausonPolina Kudermetova
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
124
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
210
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
67.5%55.6%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
63.0%74.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
50.0%22.5%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
40.0%12.5%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
58.8%51.1%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
87.5%60.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
48.9%41.2%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
53.5%46.5%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+1.8-5.8
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+5.8-1.8

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2026 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldClara TausonPolina Kudermetova
Country DEN UZB
Birth dateDec 21, 2002Jun 4, 2003
Age2322
Height182 cm172 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)14150
Ranking points (entering)2,530490
Elo (entering)1,8411,649
Current career W-L102–9325–39
Current career earnings$5,762,435$1,812,545
Pre-match H2H
Clara Tauson #14 0 – 0 Polina Kudermetova #150

Path

Clara Tauson's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Dalma Galfi #916-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 19, 2026R128

Clara Tauson's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Victoria Mboko #166-7(5) 7-5 3-6LH2HMatch dataJan 23, 2026R32

Polina Kudermetova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Guiomar Maristany Zuleta De Reales 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 18, 2026R128