Daria Kasatkina vs Johanna KontaMoscow Semi-final

Moscow · WTA · Semi-final
#65WTA
1795ELO
1757Hard ELO
29 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 October 2018
hard
35 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Kasatkina D.
6-4 6-3
Konta J.
Kasatkina D.
662
Konta J.
430

Daria Kasatkina defeated Johanna Konta 6-4 6-3 in the Moscow semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Johanna Konta came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Daria Kasatkina narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

12
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-08-26US OpenR128hardJohanna Konta6-1 4-6 6-2
2018-02-19DubaiR16hardDaria Kasatkina4-6 7-6(6) 6-2
2017-01-09SydneyQFhardJohanna Konta6-3 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Kasatkina D.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Konta J.

Konta J.serving71% hold

wins 59% 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.Konta J.
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%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
60%
68%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
41%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
54%
61%
Return points won·Slight edge
48%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
54%
63%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.4
4.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.7
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 144). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
78
66
Break points saved·Slight edge
80
90
Break points won·Dominant
100
67
Deciding sets·Slight edge
93
84
Tiebreaks·Even
47
48

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
90

Kasatkina D.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw