Daria Kasatkina faces Aliaksandra Sasnovich in the Ningbo Open - Ningbo round of 32 on hard. Daria Kasatkina is the paper favourite — ranked #82, a roughly 60-point hard Elo advantage — but Aliaksandra Sasnovich arrives in form, winning 7 of their last 10 on hard to Daria Kasatkina's 4 of 10. They have met 10 times, the series level at 5–5.
Kasatkina D. and Sasnovich A. faced 6 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Kasatkina D. went 3–4 (43%) against them, Sasnovich A. 4–4 (50%). Results against comparable opponents are close (3 : 3 better-results split).
Hard: level 4–4 · Clay: level 1–1
Umpiry, "Daria Kasatkina vs Aliaksandra Sasnovich — Ningbo Open - Ningbo Round of 32", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-10-19/kasatkina-vs-sasnovich-ningbo-open-ningbo-r32?utm_source=cite (as of 19 October 2026).