It’s going to be an all-Russian ultimate on the 2023 WTA Den Bosch Open and it actually needs to be a superb match. Each women have been on hearth this week and are but to drop a set. They’re additionally among the best grass-court gamers on tour. Who do you suppose will clinch the title?
WTA Den Bosch Last Prediction
Ekaterina Alexandrova vs Veronika Kudermetova
Head-to-head: Kudermetova 2-1 Alexandrova
Veronika Kudermetova has been extraordinarily strong in Hertogenbosch over the previous couple of years, making the quarterfinals in 2019 and the semifinals in 2021 and 2022. She has now managed to go a step additional and actually couldn’t have been extra snug alongside the best way. The 26-year-old hasn’t dropped greater than three video games in a set up to now and principally hasn’t been pushed but.
Ekaterina Alexandrova’s victories haven’t been fairly as lopsided, however she’s additionally but to drop a set up to now on this occasion. It may very well be argued that her path was trickier although, principally with the inclusion of Aliaksandra Sasnovich within the semifinals. The Belarusian was certainly one of many two gamers who managed to take her to a tie-breaker, alongside Kimberly Birrell.
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Alexandrova is the defending champion in Hertogenbosch and she or he earned that victory with a shocking run that included a 6-3 6-1 thrashing of Kudermetova. It was the one time she managed to beat her countrywoman with two matches she misplaced towards her in 2019. They have been additionally scheduled to fulfill in Adelaide this yr, however Alexandrova was ultimately pressured to withdraw.
Kudermetova has been actually dominant up to now, however this shall be a totally completely different problem. Together with her flat-hitting and a really serve/return-oriented sport, Alexandrova can put a lot stress on her opponents so long as she manages to maintain the error rely fairly low. That’s what makes her such a tremendous grass-courter and whereas will probably be robust to dominate Kudermetova like she did final yr, it looks as if she does maintain a small matchup benefit on this floor.
Prediction: Alexandrova in 3
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