The Russian Veronika Kudermetova became the first rival of the Spanish Paula BadosaNinth Favorite, in the WTA 1,000 in Madrid after beating his sister Polina Kudermetova in the first round for a double 6-2.
Verónika It took 70 minutes to overcome his little sister, 21 years old And that this tournament played for the first time in Madrid. The first duel in the WTA circuit among them was for Veronika, with more baggage and experience. 27 years old, the player born in Kazan, currently set in the 52nd position of the ranking, boasts two titles as a professional, in Charleston in 2021 and Tokyo in 2023, in addition to five other finals lost in Hertenboch, the last one he has played, Melborune, Dubai, Istanbul and Abu Dhabi.
He did not grant a Veronika opportunity to Polina, which was overcome the rank of the competition and the tournament. The little one of the Kudermetova has been noticed in the professional circuit for the first time in this 2025 as a finalist in Brisbane, where she lost to the world number one, the Belarusa Aryna Sabalenka, in three sets.
Poina paid her condition as debutant against Veronika, more experienced, who reached her sixth participation in the Magic Fund. He was semifinalist in 2023, eliminated by the Polish IgA Swiatk.
Veronika Kudermetova is reunited with Paula Badosa in Madrid as happened in 2022, when the Spanish achieved triumph and access to the third round. That was Badosa’s second victory over Veronkia Kudermetova in six clashes. The Russian has been able to with four of them, including the most recent, in Roland Garros in 2022, when Badosa, with the score against, had to withdraw.
The round of 16 reached at the Australian Open have been Veronika’s most relevant performance so far from 2025. He is now in the second round of Madrid as the first rival of Paula Badosa, with which he will face Friday on Friday
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