Polina Kudermetova beat Anastasia Zakharova 6-3, 6-3 in Ningbo qualifying round two on October 18, 2026. She landed twenty-eight first serves across sixty service points but won twenty-two of those twenty-eight points and served nine aces.
First-serve frequency and first-serve success told different stories. Zakharova landed thirty-six of fifty-eight first serves, a higher proportion, but won twenty-one of those thirty-six points.
Kudermetova converted five of twelve break chances and saved two of four against her. Holding seven of nine service games gave her seven holds plus five breaks, the twelve games required for the scoreline.
Their previous listed meeting was the opening round of the Mumbai WTA 125 on February 6, 2024, when Kudermetova won 7-6(8), 6-0. In Ningbo both sets finished 6-3, with Kudermetova leading nine-two in aces and five-two in breaks.
