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Veronika Kudermetova #11 def. Elise Mertens #32

6-1 7-5

Match Information

Date	Feb 10, 2023*
Tournament	Abu Dhabi
Category	WTA 500
Surface	Hard
Round	R16
Winner	Veronika Kudermetova
Score	6-1 7-5
Loser	Elise Mertens

Stat	Veronika Kudermetova	Elise Mertens
Aces	4	1
Double faults	1	6
First serve %	73	61
First serve points won %	63	60
Second serve points won %	64	29
Break points saved %	60	45
Break points converted %	55	40
Service points won %	63	48
Return points won %	52	37
Total points won %	57	43

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Veronika Kudermetova	Elise Mertens
Country	RUS	BEL
Birth date	Apr 24, 1997	Nov 17, 1995
Age	25	27
Height	175	179
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	11	32
Ranking points (entering)	2,740	1,339
Elo (entering)	1,936	1,813
Career W-L	205–152	311–199
Career earnings	$10,680,692	$20,040,505

Pre-match H2H

Veronika Kudermetova 1 – 3 Elise Mertens

Path

Veronika Kudermetova's path

No prior matches in this tournament.

Veronika Kudermetova's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Feb 11, 2023	QF	Liudmila Samsonova	3-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data

Elise Mertens's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Feb 9, 2023	R32	Martina Trevisan	6-0 6-2	W	H2H	Match data