Ludmilla Samsonova and Veronika Kudermetova will play against each other in the second round of the WTA Berlin. The game will start on June 16 at 14:30 UK time.
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Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction One – Handicap (-2) for Kudermetova – 1.85.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction Two – Total Games Under 23 – 1.70.
A year ago, Samsonova shone in Berlin and won the title, defeating Veronica Kudermetova (6-4, 6-3). In defending the trophy, Ludmilla was not in the best shape, unlike Kudermetova. Veronica was able to take convincing revenge on her opponent last season on hard court in Indian Wells. I think Kudermetova will reach the third round.
Both matches ended without an exchange of sets. The players did not play more than 19 games either on grass or on hard court.
Samsonova began her title defence in Berlin with a victory over Tamara Zidansek (7-5, 6-1).
Tamara put up a good fight in the first set, but in the second set, Veronika left no chance for her opponent (7:5, 6:1).
Samsonova played a very good match without any slumps, outclassing Zidansek by any measure.
At least, this time she was much better than last week against Ann Li (3-6, 4-6) in ‘s-Hertogenbosch.
Ludmilla Samsonova has won 11 of her last 12 matches at tournaments in Germany.
Kudermetova already had a real test in the first round. She had to play against Aryna Sabalenka (2-6, 7-5, 6-4).
Veronika gave up the first set almost without a struggle and was losing the second set with a score of 3:5. However, in the end, Ludmilla won her serve against Aryna and got her third win of the season over the opponent from the top 10.
Basically, this comes as no surprise to anyone anymore. Last week, Kudermetova reached the semi-finals in Hertogenbosch and before that she reached the quarter-finals of Roland Garros.
It is clear that Kudermetova will be at least in the top 20 in the near future.
Veronika Kudermetova has won five of her last six matches at WTA 500.
In 4 of Kudermetova’s previous 5 matches, less than 9.5 games have been played in the first set. We offer to bet on “1st Set Games – Under 9.5” with the odds of 2.00.
Type of Court – Grass
Speed of Court – 9/10
Samsonova’s Rating – 29
Ludmilla Samsonova Wins/Losses in 2022 – 10/12
Kudermetova’s Rating – 24
Veronika Kudermetova Wins/Losses in 2022 – 27/12
Who won the last meeting between these players?
The score is 1-1 in their head-to-head encounters. The last time the girls played on the hard court was last season was at Indian Wells Masters. In that game, Veronika won in two sets (6-2, 6-3).
Where will this fixture be played?
The match will be played at Steffi Graf Stadion, Berlin, Germany.
Which bookmaker has the best odds for this game?
We recommend checking out the odds for the German Open: Samsonova vs Kudermetova at Sportsbet.io and VBet.