Daria Kasatkina vs Katie BoulterAustralian Open Round of 128

Australian Open · WTA · Round of 128
#65WTA
1795ELO
1757Hard ELO
29 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 February 2021
hard
#60WTA
1831ELO
1795Hard ELO
29 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Kasatkina D.
6-1 6-4
Boulter K.
Kasatkina D.
662
Boulter K.
140

Daria Kasatkina defeated Katie Boulter 6-1 6-4 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Katie Boulter came in ranked #60, defending last year's round of 128. Daria Kasatkina extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

10
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-02-13Phillip Island TrophyR64hardDaria Kasatkina6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Kasatkina D.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Boulter K.

Boulter K.serving64% hold

wins 56% 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.Boulter K.
0
Serve
21
95
Return
67

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
70%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
60%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
41%
45%
Service points won·Even
54%
58%
Return points won·Even
48%
44%
Break points saved·Even
54%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.4
3.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.7
5.1

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
78
87
Break points saved·Slight edge
80
86
Break points won·Slight edge
100
93
Deciding sets·Even
93
94
Tiebreaks·Dominant
47
88

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Slight edge
89
98

Kasatkina D.: 8 days rest · 3 matches (14d) · Boulter K.: 11 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
18°COvercast
Wind 17 km/hHumidity 62%

Draw

R128
Watson H.
Pliskova K.
7-647-63
Bencic B.[11]
Davis L.
6-34-66-1
Kuznetsova S.
Strycova B.
6-26-2
Juvan K.
Konta J.[13]
4-62-0
Errani S.
Wang Q.[30]
2-66-46-4
Jabeur O.[27]
Petkovic A.
6-33-66-4
Schmiedlova A.
Hibi M.
7-626-4
Swiatek I.[15]
Rus A.
6-16-3
Williams S.[10]
Siegemund L.
6-16-1
Muguruza G.[14]
Gasparyan M.
6-46-0
Cornet A.
Savinykh V.
6-24-67-67
Cirstea S.
Tig P.
6-26-1
Barthel M.
Cocciaretto E.
3-66-46-4
Krejcikova B.
Zheng S.
6-32-66-2
Brady J.[22]
Bolsova A.
6-16-3
Stojanovic N.
Begu I.
6-36-4
Barty A.[1]
Kovinic D.
6-06-0
Saville D.
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-17-5
Alexandrova E.[29]
Trevisan M.
6-36-4
Kontaveit A.[21]
Sasnovich A.
7-56-2
Rogers S.
Jones F.
6-46-1
Zhu L.
Osuigwe W.
6-16-1
Mertens E.[18]
Fernandez L.
6-16-3
Muchova K.[25]
Ostapenko J.
7-56-2
Collins D.
Bogdan A.
6-36-1
Podoroska N.
Mchale C.
6-46-4
Pliskova K.[6]
Paolini J.
6-06-2
Kenin S.[4]
Inglis M.
7-56-4
Kanepi K.
Sevastova A.
6-36-1
Vekic D.[28]
Wang Y.
4-66-36-4
Sherif M.
Paquet C.
7-57-5
Pegula J.
Azarenka V.[12]
7-56-4
Stosur S.
Aiava D.
6-46-4
Hibino N.
Sharma A.
2-66-37-5
Mladenovic K.
Sakkari M.[20]
6-20-66-3
Putintseva Y.[26]
Stephens S.
4-66-26-3
Van Uytvanck A.
Burel C.
4-66-36-4
Gauff C.
Teichmann J.
6-36-2
Svitolina E.[5]
Bouzkova M.
6-37-65
Andreescu B.[8]
Buzarnescu M.
6-24-66-3
Hsieh S.
Pironkova T.
7-56-2
Williams V.
Flipkens K.
7-56-2
Vondrousova M.[19]
Peterson R.
2-67-57-5
Marino R.
Birrell K.
6-07-69
Kvitova P.[9]
Minnen G.
6-36-4
Diyas Z.
Zidansek T.
6-27-5
Pera B.
Kerber A.[23]
6-06-4
Li A.
Zhang S.[31]
6-26-0
Osaka N.[3]
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-16-2
Sabalenka A.[7]
Hruncakova V.
6-06-4
Kasatkina D.
Boulter K.
6-16-4
Potapova A.
Riske Amritraj A.[24]
6-26-1
Rybakina E.[17]
Zvonareva V.
4-66-46-4
Kudermetova V.[32]
Kostyuk M.
6-27-65
Gracheva V.
Blinkova A.
6-13-67-67
Tomljanovic A.
Doi M.
6-26-1
Giorgi C.
Shvedova Y.
6-36-3
Samsonova L.
Badosa P.
6-747-647-5
Halep S.[2]
Cabrera L.
6-26-1
Ferro F.
Siniakova K.
6-756-26-4
Brengle M.
Rodionova A.
6-16-2
Garcia C.
Hercog P.
7-666-3
Babos T.
Bonaventure Y.
7-606-4
Danilovic O.
Martic P.[16]
7-53-66-4