Daria Kasatkina vs Paula BadosaUS Open Round of 128

US Open · WTA · Round of 128
#59WTA
1795ELO
1757Hard ELO
29 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10
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Sets
Sunday, 30 August 2026 ·
hard
#83WTA
1780ELO
1748Hard ELO
28 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10
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Kasatkina D.
vs
Badosa P.

Daria Kasatkina faces Paula Badosa in the US Open round of 128 on hard. Daria Kasatkina holds the paper edge — ranked #59, leading the head-to-head 4–3, defending last year's round of 32.

Win Probability

Pre-match · updated 13:50 UTC
Kasatkina D.46%
Badosa P.54%
Toss-up
50–58%
Slight edge
58–67%
Clear favourite
67–80%
Strong favourite
80%+

Toss-up · Too close to call

Calibrated model · 65% favourite accuracy (2025–26, out-of-sample). Probability is a statistical estimate, not a certainty. How it works.

Key context

Common opponents

Last 12 months
5 common opponents · Kasatkina D. 1–4 · Badosa P. 2–3
Both lost · same surface · 7 months apart
Includes tour-level, 125s, qualifying and team events (⚑). Walkovers excluded. Describes past results in different contexts — not a prediction.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.3
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
5.8
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
5.1+10 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.9Hard Elo 1748
5.2Overall Elo 1795
ELO gap
4.8Overall Elo 1780
7.0Leads 1–0 on hard
H2H
3.0Trails 0–1 on hard
5.56 of last 10 on hard
Surface form
6.07 of last 10 on hard
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
Surface transition
6.0Clay → Hard
Context
6.0Reached the R32 here last year
Defending pts
5.0Didn't play here last year

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.

34 vs 22 matches

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Clear edge
70%
55%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
59%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
39%
41%
Service points won·Even
53%
56%
Return points won·Slight edge
50%
44%
Break points saved·Even
53%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.0
4.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
6.3
7.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (34 vs 22). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Serve vs return

This season
Kasatkina D.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Badosa P.

Badosa P.serving55% hold

wins 52% 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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
53
92
Break points saved·Dominant
21
84
Break points won·Slight edge
100
95
Deciding sets·Even
91
94
Tiebreaks·Dominant
16
95

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
100

Kasatkina D.: 16 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather forecast
26°COvercast
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 79%

Head to head

43
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-05-26Roland GarrosR32clayDaria Kasatkina6-1 7-5
2024-10-14NingboSFhardDaria Kasatkina6-4 0-0
2024-07-01WimbledonR32grassPaula Badosa7-6 4-6 6-4
2023-04-17StuttgartR32clayPaula Badosa6-1 6-1
2022-08-01San JoseSFhardDaria Kasatkina6-2 6-4
2022-05-09RomeR16clayDaria Kasatkina6-4 6-4
2022-01-10SydneySFhardPaula Badosa6-2 6-2

Draw