WTA Melbourne Summer Set 1 2022 FINALS: Simona Halep vs Veronika Kudermetova Preview, Head to Head, Prediction and Live Stream

Simona Halep vs Veronika Kudermetova

In the Finals of the WTA Melbourne Summer Set 1 2022, World No. 20 and the 2nd-seeded Simona Halep will take on World No. 31 Veronika Kudermetova.

Simona Halep vs Veronika Kudermetova: Match Details

Tournament: WTA Melbourne Summer Set 1 2022
Match: Simona Halep vs Veronika Kudermetova
Round: Finals
Date: 9th January 2022
Venue: Melbourne, Australia
Surface: Hard Court
Prize Money: $29,200 (Winner) $16,398 (Runner-Up)

Simona Halep vs Veronika Kudermetova: Match Preview

Simona Halep has made a strong comeback to the Tour as she makes her way to the finals of the tournament. The Romanian started with straight-set wins against Destanee Aiava and Elena Ruse in the first two rounds before she was taken to 3-sets by Viktorija Golubic in the quarter-finals. Simona beat Qinwen Zheng in straight-sets in the semis to move closer to the title.

Veronika Kudermetova makes a thrilling run to the finals which will be her first finals since April 2021. After a straight-set tiebreaker wins in the first round against Viktoria Kuzmova, Veronika beat Madison Brengle and Anastasia Potapova in 3-sets to reach the semis. She was scheduled to play Naomi Osaka in the semis but the Japanese gave a walkover taking Veronika in the finals.

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Simona Halep vs Veronika Kudermetova: Head to Head

This will be the third meeting between the duo, having last met in the second round of the 2021 Kremlin Cup with Simona winning the match in straight-sets and leads the head-to-head 2-0 having not lost a single set against the Russian.

Simona Halep vs Veronika Kudermetova: Match Prediction

Simona will come into the tie with a career hardcourt record of 237-103 and was 12-5 on the surface last season while she finished the 2021 season with a record of 24-10 across all surfaces. Andrea will take the court with a career hardcourt record of 121-82 and was 15-13 on the surface last season and had a 33-24 record for the season across all surfaces.

Looking at these numbers and considering their form in the 2021 season and in the matches so far this week, Simona looks the one favourite for the title but given Veronika’s incredible comebacks, the match has the potential to be a thriller.

Match Prediction: Simona Halep to win in 3-sets.

Simona Halep vs Veronika Kudermetova: Broadcast and Live stream details

Area	Broadcaster
USA	Tennis Channel
Australia	beIN
UK and Ireland	Amazon Prime
The Middle East and North Africa	beIN Sports
Central America	ESPN
Caribbean Islands	Sportsmax
South America and Oceania	ESPN International
Canada	TSN and DAZN
Sub-Saharan Africa	SuperSport

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