Thursday, August 14, 2025

WTA Cincinnati — Kudermetova vs Linette | Form & Context

WTA Cincinnati — Veronika Kudermetova vs Magda Linette

Hard court • USA • Round of 16

⚔️ Battle-tested: Back-to-back top-20 wins over Bencic and Tauson, saving herself from the brink vs the latter.
📈 Cincinnati push: Third career R16 here; aiming for her first-ever Cincy quarterfinal.
⏳ Big-stage drought: Last WTA 1000 QF came in 2023 (Madrid, Rome).
💪 Season snapshot: 31–19 in 2025, with only two QF runs (both at 250 level) before this week.
🎾 Style: Big serve, heavy first-strike game—dangerous when she’s dictating, but streaky under pressure.

🚨 Cincy breakthrough: Only her second main draw win here before this week—now has two in one tournament.
💥 Upset mode: Took out No. 4 seed Pegula in three sets after a tiebreak-filled win over Šramková.
📉 Form before Cincy: Failed to win back-to-back matches in 8 of last 10 events.
🎯 2025 highlights: QFs in Abu Dhabi, Miami, Strasbourg, Nottingham.
⚡ H2H edge: Beat Kudermetova from a set down earlier this year in Doha.

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