Kayla Day vs Malaika Rapolu — W35 Southaven MS Semi-final

W35 Southaven MS · CHALLENGER · Semi-final
USA
Kayla Day
#126WTA
1595ELO
1576Hard ELO
26 yrs · 173 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLWLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 4 August 2025
hard
USA
Malaika Rapolu
#402WTA
1396ELO
1383Hard ELO
23 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWLW
Day K.
6-4 6-3
Rapolu M.
Day K.
662
Rapolu M.
43–

Kayla Day defeated Malaika Rapolu 6-4 6-3 in the W35 Southaven MS semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Kayla Day came in ranked #126.

Key context

  • Match story: Kayla Day closed it out in two sets, 6–4 6–3.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Day K.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Rapolu M.

Rapolu M.serving47% hold

wins 49% of points on serve vs Day 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

Statistics

This season
Day K.Rapolu M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
60%
56%
Return points won·Even
47%
47%
Break points saved·Even
56%
52%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.3
2.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.7
3.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (76 vs 50). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Day K.
6.6
Marginal edgeUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Rapolu M.
4.3
Heavy underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Extended break: 105 days (−1.5)
Form & Matchup
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
6.9
Surface form
6.9
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
7.0
3-set count
Surface transition
6.0
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
Day K.Rapolu M.
Freshness·
97
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Day K.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Day K.
Sanchez A.
6-46-1
Semi-finals
Day K.
Rapolu M.
6-46-3
Sanchez A.
Rodriguez V.
7-636-3
Quarter-finals
Day K.
You X.
6-26-726-1
Rapolu M.
Swan K.
5-77-56-2
Rodriguez V.
Brace C.
7-626-3
Sanchez A.
Ray V.
6-35-76-3
R16
Rapolu M.
Herrero Linana A.
6-26-0
Brace C.
Kuwata H.
6-37-5
Rodriguez V.
Chan J.
6-27-64
Ray V.
Tanguilig C.
6-46-4
Sanchez A.
Cabezas Dominguez S.
6-26-1
Swan K.
Okamura K.
6-36-1
Day K.
Lahey A.
7-626-1
You X.
Dvorackova A.
6-16-4
R32
Tanguilig C.
Hatouka Y.
6-41-66-1
Brace C.
Hewitt D.
6-46-3
Rapolu M.
Bennett D.
6-46-1
Cabezas Dominguez S.
Adams J.
6-46-2
Day K.
Sieg M.
6-07-68
You X.
Kononova M.
6-06-0
Rodriguez V.
Scott K.
1-67-56-1
Herrero Linana A.
Hu V.
7-57-5
Kuwata H.
Verizova E.
6-26-1
Swan K.
Charney E.
4-66-36-4
Lahey A.
Lacasse R.
6-26-4
Ray V.
Daavettila S.
7-644-66-3
Sanchez A.
Collins K.
6-16-3
Okamura K.
Dang Y.
7-646-0
Dvorackova A.
Kingsley R.
7-56-3
Chan J.
Broadfoot G.
6-46-1