Zeel Desai vs Ekaterina Yashina — W15 Gurugram Semi-final

W15 Gurugram · CHALLENGER · Semi-final
IND
Zeel Desai
#534WTA
27 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 23 February 2026
hard
RUS
Ekaterina Yashina
#550WTA
1155ELO
1139Hard ELO
32 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLWWL
Desai Z.
6-2 6-2
Yashina E.
Desai Z.
662
Yashina E.
22–

Zeel Desai defeated Ekaterina Yashina 6-2 6-2 in the W15 Gurugram semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Zeel Desai came in ranked #534, defending the title.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Desai Z.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Yashina E.

Yashina E.serving45% hold

wins 48% of points on serve vs Desai Z.

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
Desai Z.Yashina E.
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
48%
Service points won·Even
58%
58%
Return points won·Slight edge
51%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
52%
Aces / match·Even
1.6
2.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.9
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (22 vs 25). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Desai Z.
5.8
Slight disadvantageUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Yashina E.
6.0
Even matchUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
3.2
Surface form
4.8
0.0Lost last 4
Win streak
0.0
Context
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
Desai Z.Yashina E.
Freshness·
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72

Yashina E.: 1 day rest · 2 matches, 45 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Desai Z.
Kuharenko P.
6-27-63
Semi-finals
Kuharenko P.
Sedysheva A.
6-36-1
Desai Z.
Yashina E.
6-26-2
Quarter-finals
Yashina E.
Gimbrere J.
6-46-2
Sedysheva A.
Burdina E.
0-66-16-0
Desai Z.
Ozeki M.
3-66-36-4
Kuharenko P.
Naklo T.
6-16-4
R16
Ozeki M.
Rawat A.
6-36-2
Kuharenko P.
Suslova S.
6-06-1
Naklo T.
Martianova S.
6-26-2
Gimbrere J.
Dabas T.
6-16-1
Yashina E.
Desvignes E.
6-47-5
Sedysheva A.
Nitture A.
6-25-76-0
Desai Z.
Panwar Y.
6-26-1
Burdina E.
Chanta A.
6-34-66-1
R32
Burdina E.
Maslenkova M.
7-626-3
Dabas T.
Ahlawat S.
6-47-66
Desai Z.
Dandu L.
6-46-0
Panwar Y.
Ronde S.
6-34-66-3
Nitture A.
Bhatia K.
3-66-26-2
Desvignes E.
Mikhailova M.
6-736-27-65
Suslova S.
Singh S.
6-36-1
Ozeki M.
Sadiq S.
6-36-1
Yashina E.
Korpanec Davies A.
6-726-46-3
Sedysheva A.
Patil S.
3-67-56-0
Gimbrere J.
Aahan A.
6-16-1
Martianova S.
Kuparev A.
4-67-56-1
Naklo T.
Ramesh J.
6-26-2
Chanta A.
Ingale P.
6-26-1
Rawat A.
Naik A.
6-36-3
Kuharenko P.
Arifullina A.
7-686-1