Prediction Of Kudermetova Vs Pegula H2H, Who Will Win At ATP China Open 2024?

What Time Will Veronika Kudermetova Play Against Jessica Pegula?

Kudermetova and Pegula are on the Day 5 Schedule at China Open 2024 on Sunday, 29 September 2024. Lets breakdown the career, past stats and recent form of these players and predict who will get the victory.

Who Will Win In This Head-To-Head?

Veronika Kudermetova will be facing Jessica Pegula in the third round of the China Open. Kudermetova currently leads the head-to-head record with two wins against Pegula. In the past, Kudermetova reached the third round of the China Open in 2023 but lost to Gauff. She also won the Tokyo final in 2023 against Pegula with a score of 7-5, 6-1. Kudermetova recently made her first semifinal appearance of the season in Seoul, where she lost to champion Haddad Maia. She is hoping to secure her first Top 5 win since defeating Pegula in Tokyo. However, she has lost her last three matches against Top 5 opponents.

On the other hand, Pegula entered the Beijing tournament as the fifth-ranked player on the PIF Race to the WTA Finals leaderboard. She was the WTA Finals runner-up last year. Pegula started the summer hard-court season ranked No. 20 and has since won 16 out of her last 18 matches. Her only losses came against Aryna Sabalenka in the finals of Cincinnati and the US Open. Pegula has reached the final or better at four of her last six tournaments, including her first Grand Slam final at the US Open. Despite missing the Middle East swing due to injury, Pegula has accumulated 25 hard court wins this season, ranking fourth on the tour. She has a total of 135 tour-level hard court wins since the start of the 2020 season, second only to Iga Swiatek.

In terms of tournament history, Kudermetova is making her third appearance at Beijing, with her best result being a third-round finish in 2023. She defeated Xinyu Wang in the second round after receiving a bye in the first round. Today, she will face Pegula in a rematch of the Tokyo final from last year. Kudermetova has a 2-0 record against Pegula and is aiming for her first Top 10 win of 2024. She has 16 career wins against Top 10 players, with her most recent being against Swiatek in Tokyo 2023. Kudermetova has a 27-17 career record against players from the United States, and in 2024, she has a 3-1 record against them. Additionally, she has a 2-7 record against seeded players this year. Kudermetova won a hard court title last fall at Tokyo 2023, defeating Swiatek and Pegula in the process. She is currently ranked No. 39 on the PIF WTA Rankings.

Pegula is also making her third appearance at Beijing, with her previous best result being a third-round finish in 2023, where she lost to Ostapenko. In the recent summer hard-court season, she won the Toronto title and made it to the finals at Cincinnati and the US Open, losing both finals to Sabalenka. Pegula defeated Diane Parry in straight sets in the second round and is looking for her first win against Kudermetova in the third round. She has lost their last two meetings, including the Tokyo 2023 final. Pegula has an 8-6 record against seeded players in 2024 and has won five of her six WTA titles on hard court. She is currently ranked No. 3 on the PIF WTA Rankings, and this time last year, she was ranked No. 4. Pegula is aiming to qualify for the WTA Finals for the third consecutive year, entering Beijing at No. 5 on the PIF Race to the WTA Finals leaderboard. In the fall Asian swing last year, she won the title at Seoul, was the runner-up at Tokyo, and reached the third round in Beijing. Similar to Kudermetova, Pegula missed the Middle East swing but has accumulated 25 hard court wins this season. Furthermore, she has won 135 tour-level matches on hard court since the start of the 2020 season, trailing only Swiatek. Pegula is currently ranked No. 9 on the tour in second-serve point won percentage, with 49.0%. The winner of today’s match will face either Paula Badosa or Rebecca Sramkova.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Kudermetova will win.
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