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In the first round of the US Open, Kudermetova lost to Pera in straight sets.
The luck at the US Open tournament for racket number 16 in the world Veronika Kudermetova was not the happiest. In the first round, one of the best Russians in the women’s round had to play with the owner of the court, racket number 76 in the world, Bernanda Pera. It was in this case that it was not worth looking at the WTA ranking, because in front of her fans, Pera simply had to give a life match. In addition, the rivals played five games before the current American tournament and the Russian only had a minimal advantage of 3-2.
The beginning of the first set was shocking for Veronika, she immediately made a break and led 0-2, but then the American managed to level the situation on the court, break and even the odds. And in general, at some point the representative of the United States felt self-confidence. This could be enough to achieve great achievements.
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Kudermetova treacherously missed the first serve somewhere, as a result of which she committed 4 double faults in the first set alone. For a set, and even for the first round of the Grand Slam tournament, she is a lot. As a result, the first set for the Russians ended unsuccessfully. With the score 6: 5, Veronika lost again with her serve and with it the set 7: 5.
The hard surface is not the favorite of the third Russian racket. Therefore, it was not worth demanding a huge success from Veronica, but having the status of favorite among the twenty strongest, our girl was simply forced to pass the first round. Although, in general, in the 2023 season, Kudermetova had an unsuccessful start at all Grand Slam tournaments – two losses in the second round and one in the first.
The second game started tense again. In each game there was a nervous fight. In the pauses, when the camera caught the Russian woman, her face did not express tranquility or confidence. Some persistent feeling of tension and uncertainty.
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However, in the fifth game, Kudermetova managed to break, which itself inspired optimism about the outcome of the second set. But then Pera bounced back with the serve of racket number 16 in the world. Women’s singles tennis often resembles a swing. The Russian’s torment ended quickly. Bernarda Pera broke with the score 5: 4 in her favor and ended this story 7: 5, 6: 4.
