Daria Kasatkina vs Simona HalepWuhan Round of 32

Wuhan · WTA · Round of 32
#68WTA
1795ELO
1757Hard ELO
29 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 25 September 2017 ·
hard
34 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Kasatkina D.
6-2 6-1
Halep S.
Kasatkina D.
662
Halep S.
210

Daria Kasatkina defeated Simona Halep 6-2 6-1 in the Wuhan round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Simona Halep came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's semi-final, but Daria Kasatkina had been the form player, winning 5 of their last 8 on hard. Daria Kasatkina claimed a first win over Simona Halep in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

03
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-10-02BeijingQFhardSimona Halep6-2 6-1
2017-05-29Roland GarrosR32claySimona Halep6-0 7-5
2016-03-21MiamiR64hardSimona Halep6-3 7-5

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
70%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
60%
65%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
41%
46%
Service points won·Slight edge
54%
59%
Return points won·Even
48%
48%
Break points saved·Even
54%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.5
2.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.9
2.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
53
88
Break points saved·Dominant
21
68
Break points won·Even
100
100
Deciding sets·Slight edge
91
98
Tiebreaks·Dominant
16
82

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
91

Kasatkina D.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 30 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw