It all comes down to Sunday at London, where Alina Charaeva faces Polina Kudermetova for the trophy. Polina Kudermetova comes in at 3 wins from the last ten. Alina Charaeva has won 1 of the last 10.
There is no history here: this is their first tour-level meeting.
Hold strength tells the story — 63.5% versus 58.9% on first-serve points in Kudermetova's favor. Charaeva is running on fumes after a brutal stretch of scheduling; Kudermetova is running on fumes after a brutal stretch of scheduling. Anything other than a Kudermetova win would rank among the bigger surprises of the week.