Polina Kudermetova vs Sonay Kartal Prediction & Betting Tips - WTA Indian Wells
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by Steve Ashfield | in Tennis Predictions
We'll have an unseeded player in the last 16 at Indian Wells. Round three sees unseeded Polina Kudermetova take on lucky loser Sonay Kartal in this outdoor hard court tournament. Here's our match prediction.
Sonay Kartal has already lost one match in this WTA 1000 tournament. The second qualifying round saw the world number 83 beaten by Clervie Ngounaue but the Brit was then reinstated as a lucky loser.
Round one saw her defeat Varvara Lepchenko and that was followed by a straight sets win over out-of-form 16th seed Beatriz Haddad Maia. Kartal is now up to a career-high 70th in the live list. This is her first time past round one of a tournament this year.
Polina Kudermetova saw her 2025 get off to a great start with a run to the last four in Brisbane. That included wins over Daria Kasatkina, Ashlyn Krueger and Liudmila Samsonova. The 21-year-old has been inconsistent since then though.
Her form has returned this week at Indian Wells with wins over Claire Liu and 20th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova with only 13 games lost. The Russian is up to a career-high 56th and 26th in the Live Race.
We tip Polina Kudermetova to win this match and face the winner of Sabalenka v Bronzetti in round four.
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Polina Kudermetova vs Sonay Kartal Form
Polina Kudermetova and Sonay Kartal Last Matches
3/6 (50%)
3/6 (50%)
27 Jan 2025 - WTA Singapore
8 Jan 2025 - WTA Australian Open
5 Jan 2025 - WTA Brisbane
3 Jan 2025 - WTA Brisbane
31 Dec 2024 - WTA Brisbane
2 Nov 2024 - WTA Guadalajara
4/6 (67%)
2/6 (33%)
8 Mar 2025 - WTA Indian Wells
4 Mar 2025 - WTA Indian Wells
2 Feb 2025 - Abu Dhabi Open
12 Jan 2025 - WTA Australian Open
15 Sept 2024 - Jasmin Open Monastir
13 Sept 2024 - Jasmin Open Monastir
Polina Kudermetova - Sonay Kartal Key Points
- Kudermetova has reached one semi-final this year.
- Kudermetova is over 70 places ahead of Kartal in the Live Race.
- Before this week, Kartal had failed to get past round one of a tournament.
- Kartal has already lost one match in the qualifying rounds.
- Kudermetova beat a 2025 WTA tournament winner Ekaterina Alexandrova in the last round.
- Kartal beat Beatriz Haddad Maia but that was the fifth consecutive defeat for her seeded opponent.
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Our Polina Kudermetova vs Sonay Kartal Prediction
Both of these players beat seeded opponents in the last round. Polina Kudermetova defeated Ekaterina Alexandrova who has won one tournament this year. That ranks as a better win than the one Kartal had over Beatriz Haddad Mai who has now lost her last five matches.
Kudermetova is over 50 places ahead of Kartal in the Live Race. The Brit only made it into this main draw as a lucky loser and has struggled for form this year. Our Polina Kudermetova v Sonay Kartal prediction is Polina Kudermetova to win.
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