Barbora Strycova vs Daria KasatkinaSydney Round of 32

Sydney · WTA · Round of 32
40 yrs · 164 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 8 January 2018
hard
#63WTA
1795ELO
1757Hard ELO
29 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Strycova B.
7-5 1-6 6-4
Kasatkina D.
Strycova B.
7162
Kasatkina D.
5641

Barbora Strycova defeated Daria Kasatkina 7-5 1-6 6-4 in the Sydney round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Daria Kasatkina came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's quarter-final. Barbora Strycova narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

12
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-08-12CincinnatiR64hardDaria Kasatkina6-4 7-6(9)
2017-08-21New HavenR32hardDaria Kasatkina7-5 6-3
2017-05-15RomeR64clayBarbora Strycova4-6 4-3 RET

Serve vs return

This season
Strycova B.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Kasatkina D.

Kasatkina D.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Strycova 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

Strycova B.Kasatkina D.
Serve
0
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·Even
62%
60%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
47%
41%
Service points won·Even
57%
54%
Return points won·Slight edge
43%
48%
Break points saved·Even
56%
54%
Aces / match·Even
1.9
1.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.9
4.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (117 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
49
78
Break points saved·Clear edge
66
80
Break points won·Dominant
72
100
Deciding sets·Clear edge
69
93
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
39
47

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
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast