Veronika Kudermetova vs Anastasia Potapova: We’ll See Potapova in the Finals

Two Russians will meet as part of the Melbourne Melbourne quarterfinals - the #31 in the world, Veronika Kudermetova, and the #69 in the WTA ranking, Anastasia Potapova. At the official level, the players did not meet each other, and bookmakers consider Veronika the undisputed favourite of the confrontation.

Veronika finished the 2021 season in Linz, Austria, in mid-November. In Austria, the Russian beat Kalinina but lost to Cristian. Kudermetova played two matches in Melbourne, which got stronger than Kužmová and Brengle. The Slovakian was beaten in two sets on tie-breaks, and three games had to be played against the American, although the first set ended with a score of 6:0 in favour of Veronika. In general, Kudermetova does not impress yet. The bookmakers may overestimate Veronica somewhat.

Anastasia ended last season with defeats from Halep in Moscow and Tomljanovic in Cluj. 2022 for Potapova began with two victories in Melbourne, over Cabrera and Bondár. Both duels turned out to be three-set, while the victory over Cabrera was given to Anastasia with incredible difficulty. It should be noted that the meeting of compatriots is always an additional motivation, especially since there is very high competition in the Russian women's national team now.

Kudermetova was more visible last season than Potapova. At the same time, there is no certainty that there is a big difference in class between the players. We believe that Anastasia is somewhat underestimated, and the #69 in the world will be able to fight the #310 of the WTA rating.