Petra Kvitova vs. Veronika Kudermetova 3/28/22 - WTA Miami, USA Women Singles Picks & Predictions
Last Updated: 03/28/2022 at 7:13 AM ET
Czech tennis superstar Petra Kvitova has made it into the third round at the 2022 WTA Miami Open in the United States. At this stage of the tournament, Kvitova is set to play against Veronika Kudermetova from Russia.
Veronika Kudermetova is the number 21 seed and she enters this match having won her previous outing in straight sets. It was a comfortable win for Veronika Kudermetova as he dominated with her receiving. During the victory, Veronika Kudermetova won close to 50% of her receiving points which allowed her to break her opponent’s serve on 5 occasions. Veronika Kudermetova has been in decent for as she made the quarterfinals at Indian Wells but this is expected to be a tough match as she is playing against an elite player in Petra Kvitova.
Looking at Petra Kvitova, the Czech superstar had a poor start to the season as she crashed out early at the Australian Open. Things have looked better for Kvitova since Melbourne but the Czech superstar is yet to reach her peak performance in 2022. That being said, Petra Kvitova looked good in the previous round where she defeated Lauren Davis in straight sets. It was a comfortable win for Petra Kvitova as she won 70% of her service games and 6 return games. Petra Kvitova will be hoping to challenge for the title at this tournament and climb back up the WTA rankings.
Veronika Kudermetova and Petra Kvitova have played each other twice in the past with Petra Kvitova winning on both occasions. The most recent match between these two players was in 2021 at the Cincinnati Masters where Petra Kvitova won in straight sets.
Looking at all the information, I am going to predict that Petra Kvitova wins this match. While it has been a good tournament for both players, Petra Kvitova is simply a stronger player. This should be a close match but I see Petra Kvitova being good enough to win in 3 sets.
