Kaia Kanepi vs Daria KasatkinaGippsland Trophy Round of 16

Gippsland Trophy · WTA · Round of 16
41 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 31 January 2021
hard
#63WTA
1795ELO
1757Hard ELO
29 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Kanepi K.
7-5 6-1
Kasatkina D.
Kanepi K.
762
Kasatkina D.
510

Kaia Kanepi defeated Daria Kasatkina 7-5 6-1 in the Gippsland Trophy round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Kaia Kanepi came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Kaia Kanepi extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Kaia Kanepi came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–5 6–1.

Head to head

21
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-05-28Roland GarrosR128clayDaria Kasatkina6-4 6-1
2018-01-01BrisbaneR32hardKaia Kanepi6-2 6-2
2017-08-28US OpenR16hardKaia Kanepi6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Kanepi K.serving66% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Kasatkina D.

Kasatkina D.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Kanepi K.

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

Kanepi K.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·Clear edge
55%
70%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
60%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
48%
41%
Service points won·Slight edge
59%
54%
Return points won·Slight edge
42%
48%
Break points saved·Even
53%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.8
1.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.8
4.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (100 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
39
78
Break points saved·Slight edge
69
80
Break points won·Dominant
70
100
Deciding sets·Dominant
57
93
Tiebreaks·Dominant
15
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

Draw