Aryna Sabalenka vs Daria KasatkinaAustralian Open Round of 64

Australian Open · WTA · Round of 64
#1WTA
2220ELO
2201Hard ELO
$5.1MYTD
$50MCAREER
28 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 February 2021 ·
hard
#68WTA
1795ELO
1757Hard ELO
29 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLWWWLW
Sabalenka A.
7-6 6-3
Kasatkina D.
Sabalenka A.
762
Kasatkina D.
630

Aryna Sabalenka defeated Daria Kasatkina 7-6 6-3 in the Australian Open round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Aryna Sabalenka came in ranked #1, leading the head-to-head 7–2, defending last year's round of 128. Aryna Sabalenka extended the head-to-head to 8–2.

Key context

Head to head

72
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-05-30Roland GarrosR32clayAryna Sabalenka6-0 7-5
2024-06-17BerlinR16grassAryna Sabalenka6-1 6-4
2024-01-01BrisbaneQFhardAryna Sabalenka6-1 6-4
2023-08-28US OpenR16hardAryna Sabalenka6-1 6-3
2023-08-17CincinnatiR16hardAryna Sabalenka6-3 6-3
2022-08-01San JoseQFhardDaria Kasatkina4-6 7-5 6-0
2021-04-29MadridR32clayAryna Sabalenka6-3 6-3
2020-09-28Roland GarrosR64clayAryna Sabalenka7-6 6-0
2019-09-30BeijingR32hardDaria Kasatkina6-4 7-6

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
70%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
60%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
51%
41%
Service points won·Slight edge
63%
54%
Return points won·Even
45%
48%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.3
1.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.6
4.9

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
100
53
Break points saved·Dominant
93
21
Break points won·Even
99
100
Deciding sets·Slight edge
97
91
Tiebreaks·Dominant
100
16

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Clear edge
76
95

Sabalenka A.: 3 days rest · 4 matches, 76 games (7d) · Kasatkina D.: 10 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw