Belinda Bencic vs Daria KasatkinaSt. Petersburg Semi-final

St. Petersburg · WTA · Semi-final
#11WTA
1989ELO
1952Hard ELO
$1.8MYTD
$17MCAREER
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 February 2016
hard
#65WTA
1795ELO
1757Hard ELO
29 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLWWL
Bencic B.
6-4 6-3
Kasatkina D.
Bencic B.
662
Kasatkina D.
430

Belinda Bencic defeated Daria Kasatkina 6-4 6-3 in the St. Petersburg semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Belinda Bencic came in ranked #11. Belinda Bencic narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

Head to head

23
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-01-09Adelaide 2FhardBelinda Bencic6-0 6-2
2021-05-31Roland GarrosR64clayDaria Kasatkina6-2 6-2
2020-01-13AdelaideR32hardBelinda Bencic6-4 6-4
2017-01-30St. PetersburgR32hardDaria Kasatkina6-2 7-5
2016-10-17MoscowR32hardDaria Kasatkina6-4 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Bencic B.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Kasatkina D.

Kasatkina D.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Bencic B.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Bencic B.Kasatkina D.
57
Serve
0
55
Return
95

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
70%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
60%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
48%
41%
Service points won·Slight edge
61%
54%
Return points won·Slight edge
43%
48%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.9
1.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.7
4.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
88
78
Break points saved·Clear edge
95
80
Break points won·Slight edge
94
100
Deciding sets·Slight edge
98
93
Tiebreaks·Dominant
98
47

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Slight edge
82
90

Bencic B.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 29 games (7d) · Kasatkina D.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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