Daria Kasatkina vs Natalia VikhlyantsevaBeijing Round of 64

Beijing · WTA · Round of 64
#63WTA
1795ELO
1757Hard ELO
29 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 2 October 2017
hard
29 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Kasatkina D.
7-6 6-1
Vikhlyantseva N.
Kasatkina D.
7762
Vikhlyantseva N.
6510

Daria Kasatkina defeated Natalia Vikhlyantseva 7-6 6-1 in the Beijing round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Natalia Vikhlyantseva came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Daria Kasatkina claimed a first win over Natalia Vikhlyantseva in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Daria Kasatkina came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 6–1.

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-01-30St. PetersburgR16hardNatalia Vikhlyantseva7-6(4) 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Kasatkina D.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Vikhlyantseva N.

Vikhlyantseva N.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Kasatkina D.

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

Kasatkina D.Vikhlyantseva N.
0
Serve
95
Return

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
70%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
41%
45%
Service points won·Even
54%
56%
Return points won·Even
48%
44%
Break points saved·Even
54%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.4
2.4
Double faults / match·Even
4.7
4.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 192). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
78
0
Break points saved·Dominant
80
28
Break points won·Dominant
100
38
Deciding sets·Dominant
93
10
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
47
36

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
92

Kasatkina D.: 10 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
15°COvercast
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 46%

Draw