Kayla Day vs Darja Semenistaja — Indian Wells Qualifying Round 2

Indian Wells · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
USA
Kayla Day
#137WTA
1595ELO
1576Hard ELO
26 yrs · 173 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLWLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Wednesday, 4 March 2026
hard
LAT
Darja Semenistaja
#104WTA
1654ELO
1568Hard ELO
23 yrs · 169 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLWLWW
Day K.
6-2 6-1
Semenistaja D.
Day K.
662
Semenistaja D.
21–

Kayla Day defeated Darja Semenistaja 6-2 6-1 in the Indian Wells qualifying round 2 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Darja Semenistaja came in ranked #104.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Day K.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Semenistaja D.

Semenistaja D.serving43% hold

wins 47% 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.Semenistaja D.
1st serve in·Even
67%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
59%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Slight edge
60%
55%
Return points won·Even
48%
46%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
49%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.1
1.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.2
1.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (36 vs 31). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Day K.Semenistaja D.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
39
76
Break points saved·Clear edge
66
52
Break points won·Slight edge
88
96
Deciding sets·Dominant
18
94
Tiebreaks·Dominant
67
98

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Day K.
6.6
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Semenistaja D.
5.8
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
5.2+8 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.8Hard Elo 1568
4.5Overall Elo 1595
ELO gap
5.5Overall Elo 1654
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
7.2
Surface form
3.7
0.0Lost last 2
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
Day K.Semenistaja D.
Freshness·Slight edge
95
87

Day K.: 11 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Semenistaja D.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 24 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Rakhimova K.
Timofeeva M.
4-65-4
Jimenez Kasintseva V.
Boulter K.
2-67-56-2
Stakusic M.
Sawangkaew M.
6-16-2
Sakatsume H.
Bartunkova N.
7-51-66-3
Tararudee L.
Galfi D.
6-36-4
Zakharova A.
Fruhvirtova L.
6-47-62
Vidmanova D.
Hon P.
7-57-64
Townsend T.
Urhobo A.
6-07-65
Day K.
Semenistaja D.
6-26-1
Parry D.
Sun L.
6-26-3
Hunter S.
Jeanjean L.
6-26-2
Gibson T.
Kalieva E.
4-67-56-3
Q1
Jimenez Kasintseva V.
Stefanini L.
4-66-46-4
Boulter K.
Tomova V.
6-46-3
Stakusic M.
Golubic V.
7-686-2
Sawangkaew M.
Masarova R.
6-37-5
Sakatsume H.
Waltert S.
6-46-4
Bartunkova N.
Jones E.
6-26-2
Galfi D.
Yuan Y.
6-26-4
Tararudee L.
Pareja J.
6-46-3
Zakharova A.
Dolehide C.
7-56-1
Fruhvirtova L.
Lepchenko V.
6-36-3
Hon P.
Zarazua R.
7-57-63
Vidmanova D.
Trevisan M.
6-36-2
Rakhimova K.
Carle M.
6-26-2
Timofeeva M.
Lamens S.
6-26-2
Urhobo A.
Chirico L.
6-32-66-3
Townsend T.
Garland J.
6-46-4
Semenistaja D.
Osuigwe W.
2-66-16-3
Day K.
Sasnovich A.
6-27-5
Sun L.
Inglis M.
7-56-3
Parry D.
Mandlik E.
6-26-3
Hunter S.
Kraus S.
7-646-4
Jeanjean L.
Stoiana M.
6-46-4
Kalieva E.
Starodubtseva Y.
6-36-1
Gibson T.
Brengle M.
6-07-66