Alize Cornet vs. Veronika Kudermetova Prediction: Kudermetova on the Brink of 4th Final

The second seed On Saturday, October 8, Russia's Veronika Kudermetova will face France's Alize Cornet in the semifinals of the 2022 Jasmin Open.

Alize Cornet also won her third consecutive match without dropping a set, although her quarterfinal against Tamara Zidansek was significantly more difficult than the first two rounds.

In a match where both sets lasted more over 60 minutes, the World No. 37 required two hours and 22 minutes to defeat the Slovenian.

After giving up a break in the eighth game of the first set, Zidansek saved two set chances before converting a sixth break point to keep the set alive. Cornet broke her for the second time in the last game, allowing the Frenchwoman to take a one-set-to-love lead.

Cornet had two match chances when serving at 5-3 in the second set, but Zidansek saved both to keep the match alive. Cornet then saved two set points in a thrilling tiebreak to defeat the World No. 101, 7-5, 7-6. (9-7).

Cornet defeated Brazil's Laura Pigossi in the first round 7-6 (7-3), 6-0, and Harriet Dart in the second round 6-3, 6-4.

The 32-year-old will compete in her third semifinal of the season, having lost in the last four stage at Bad Homburg and Cleveland.

Veronika Kudermetova had another dominant performance to advance to the Jasmin Open quarterfinals.

The World No. 12 dropped serve in the opening game of her quarterfinal against Diane Parry on Friday, but recovered quickly and never looked back, defeating the Frenchwoman 6-4, 6-1 in an hour and 29 minutes.

In the match, the Russian hit eight aces and won 90% (26 of 29) of her first serve points. She converted four of the eleven break points she faced while saving one.

Kudermetova won the competition for the third time in a row, having previously reached the semifinals at the Japan Open.

Kudermetova had started her campaign with a first-round 6-1, 6-0 thrashing of Varvara Gracheva. She did lost a couple games in the second round, but she dominated Magdalena Frech in a 6-3, 6-4 victory.

Kudermetova has been very steady all season and has demonstrated excellent form in the competition. In the semi-finals, the Russian is expected to beat the Frenchwoman.

• Total Under 21.5 for 1.84
• Handiсap Alize Cornet (+4) for 1.88
• Individual Total 2 Under 12.5 for 1.81