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WTA Ningbo, ChinaWomen's Singles · Round of 32 · HardCompleted
Cristina Bucșa
652
Polina Kudermetova
776
7-6(5), 6-2Grandstand1h 16m

Keys to Victory

4
Breaks of serve
Kudermetova broke serve 4 times to Bucșa's 2.
76%
1st-serve points won
Kudermetova won 76% of first-serve points to Bucșa's 58%.
On-air one-liner
Kudermetova's break dominance and first-serve prowess carried the day in a 7-6(5), 6-2 victory over Bucșa in Ningbo.
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Game flow

BucșaKudermetova▼ break of serve
Set 155 min▾
0-11-1▼2-13-13-24-24-3▼4-4▼5-4▼5-55-66-6TB6-7
64-7
TB
Bucșa600011112344
Kudermetova712334566667
Bucșa615304040
Kudermetova600015
Bucșa5000
Kudermetova6153040
Break
Bucșa5015303030
Kudermetova51515153040
Break
Bucșa5151530303040Ad40Ad
Kudermetova401515304040404040
Break
Bucșa400151530
Kudermetova41530304040
Bucșa40151515
Kudermetova315153040
Bucșa4153040
Kudermetova2000
Bucșa30151515
Kudermetova215153040
Bucșa3153040404040Ad4040404040Ad
Kudermetova10001530404040Ad40Ad4040
Break
Bucșa215303040
Kudermetova1001515
Bucșa1153040
Kudermetova1000
Bucșa0000
Kudermetova1153040

Bucșa broke for 2-1 and again for 5-4, but Kudermetova broke back for 4-4 and 5-5 before prevailing in a 7 minute tiebreak, with Bucșa's 7 minute hold for 3-1 saving both break points.

Set 222 min▾
▼0-10-21-21-3▼1-41-52-52-6
2-6
Bucșa200015
Kudermetova615304040
Bucșa2153040
Kudermetova5000
Bucșa1000
Kudermetova5153040
Break
Bucșa1000
Kudermetova4153040
Bucșa1000
Kudermetova3153040
Bucșa1153040
Kudermetova2000
Bucșa0000
Kudermetova2153040
Break
Bucșa000015
Kudermetova115304040

Kudermetova broke for 1-0 and again for 4-1, then held for 6-2, clinical in dismantling Bucșa across 22 minutes.

Match Stats

BucșaKudermetova
1
Aces
5
9
Double faults
5
89%
1st serve in
68%
45%
1st serve pts won
61%
2/3 (67%)
Break points won
4/8 (50%)
6/10 (60%)
Service games won
8/10 (80%)
2/10 (20%)
Return games won
4/10 (40%)
16/56 (29%)
Return points won
27/62 (44%)
51
Total points won
67
Data note
AI recap generated from set scores + aggregate match statistics.