Polina Kudermetova vs Ekaterina AlexandrovaIndian Wells Round of 64

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 64
#97WTA
1727ELO
1646Hard ELO
23 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLWWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Wednesday, 5 March 2025 ·
hard
#18WTA
1844ELO
1800Hard ELO
$1.0MYTD
$11MCAREER
31 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWWLLW
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 #18, 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·Slight edge
51
57
Break points saved·Slight edge
77
71
Break points won·Even
96
95
Deciding sets·Clear edge
29
52
Tiebreaks·
19

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Even
85
84

Kudermetova P.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 16 games (7d) · Alexandrova E.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 25 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw