Daria Kasatkina vs Madison KeysMelbourne 2 Round of 16

Melbourne 2 · WTA · Round of 16
#65WTA
1795ELO
1757Hard ELO
29 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 3 January 2022
hard
#22WTA
1987ELO
1920Hard ELO
$1.1MYTD
$24MCAREER
31 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWWWL
Kasatkina D.
7-6 2-6 6-3
Keys M.
Kasatkina D.
77262
Keys M.
64631

Daria Kasatkina defeated Madison Keys 7-6 2-6 6-3 in the Melbourne 2 round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Madison Keys came in ranked #22, leading the head-to-head 10–1. Daria Kasatkina narrowed the head-to-head to 10–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Daria Kasatkina closed it out in three sets, 7–6 2–6 6–3.

Head to head

110
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-01-06AdelaideQFhardMadison Keys6-1 6-3
2023-06-26EastbourneFgrassMadison Keys6-2 7-6(13)
2023-04-03CharlestonQFclayDaria Kasatkina6-7(5) 6-4 6-2
2022-10-10San DiegoR16hardMadison Keys6-4 6-3
2020-01-20Australian OpenR128hardMadison Keys6-3 6-1
2019-09-16OsakaR32hardMadison Keys6-3 6-4
2019-08-12CincinnatiR32hardMadison Keys6-4 6-1
2018-10-29ZhuhaiR16hardMadison Keys6-2 6-4
2017-08-14CincinnatiR32hardMadison Keys6-2 6-1
2016-09-26WuhanR16hardMadison Keys6-1 4-6 6-4
2016-08-08OlympicsQFhardMadison Keys6-3 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Kasatkina D.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Keys M.

Keys M.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.Keys M.
0
Serve
36
95
Return
29

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
70%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
60%
67%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
41%
47%
Service points won·Slight edge
54%
61%
Return points won·Even
48%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
54%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.4
4.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.7
2.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
78
94
Break points saved·Clear edge
80
96
Break points won·Slight edge
100
90
Deciding sets·Even
93
97
Tiebreaks·Dominant
47
96

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
4.6
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 58 days (−0.7)
4.8
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 89 days (−1.2)
Form & Matchup
3.2Hard Elo 1757
Surface ELO
6.8+163 Hard Elo edge
3.2Overall Elo 1795
ELO gap
6.8Overall Elo 1987
0.0
H2H
10.0
6.4
Surface form
2.8
Win streak
0.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Clear edge
89
77

Kasatkina D.: 8 days rest · 3 matches (14d) · Keys M.: 5 days rest · 2 matches, 49 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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