Paula Badosa vs Daria Kasatkina — Sydney Semi-final

Sydney · WTA · Semi-final
Paula Badosa
ESP5
Paula Badosa
#84WTA
1780ELO
1748Hard ELO
28 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWWWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 10 January 2022 ·
hard
Daria Kasatkina
AUS
Daria Kasatkina
#68WTA
1795ELO
1757Hard ELO
29 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLWWWLW
Badosa P.
6-2 6-2
Kasatkina D.
Badosa P.
662
Kasatkina D.
220

Paula Badosa defeated Daria Kasatkina 6-2 6-2 in the Sydney semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Daria Kasatkina came in ranked #68, leading the head-to-head 4–2. Paula Badosa narrowed the head-to-head to 4–3.

Key context

Head to head

2–4
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

Statistics

This season
Badosa P.Kasatkina D.
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
70%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
60%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
46%
41%
Service points won·Slight edge
59%
54%
Return points won·Even
44%
48%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.3
1.5
Double faults / match·Even
4.9
4.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (189 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Badosa P.Kasatkina D.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
90
53
Break points saved·Dominant
84
21
Break points won·Slight edge
95
100
Deciding sets·Even
93
91
Tiebreaks·Dominant
95
16

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

Freshness

Recent load
Badosa P.Kasatkina D.
Freshness·
—
91

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw