Emina Bektas vs Katarzyna Kawa

Cincinnati · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1

USA

Emina Bektas

#626WTA

1510ELO

1482Hard ELO

33 yrs · Right-handed

Last 10 · pre-match

LWWLWWLWWL

2 — 0

Sets

Thursday, 7 August 2025 · 20:00

hard

POL

Katarzyna Kawa

#133WTA

1664ELO

1489Hard ELO

33 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed

Last 10 · pre-match

LLWLLWLLWW

Bektas E.

6-1 6-1

Kawa K.

Bektas E.

662

Kawa K.

110

Emina Bektas defeated Katarzyna Kawa 6-1 6-1 in the Cincinnati qualifying round 1 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Katarzyna Kawa came in ranked #133. Emina Bektas extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Match story: Emina Bektas dropped just 2 games past Katarzyna Kawa.

Head to head

1–0

Date	Tournament	Round	Surface	Winner	Score
2025-08-05	Cincinnati	Q64	hard	Emina Bektas	6-1 6-1

Serve vs return

This season

Bektas E.serving61% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Kawa K.

Kawa K.serving56% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Bektas E.

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

Serve & return on hard

Bektas E.Kawa K.

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Serve

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Return

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season

Bektas E.Kawa K.

1st serve in·Slight edge

67%

58%

1st serve points won·Slight edge

68%

61%

2nd serve points won·Even

47%

45%

Service points won·Slight edge

61%

54%

Return points won·Slight edge

41%

46%

Break points saved·Slight edge

57%

52%

Aces / match·Clear edge

4.6

2.0

Double faults / match·Slight edge

2.8

3.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (60 vs 116). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure

Bektas E.Kawa K.

Clutch Rating·Slight edge

Break points saved·Dominant

Break points won·Dominant

Deciding sets·Clear edge

Tiebreaks·Dominant

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

Freshness

Recent load

Bektas E.Kawa K.

Freshness·

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Kawa K.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 29 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed

Medium-fastrewards aggression

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Emina Bektas vs Katarzyna Kawa — Cincinnati Qualifying Round 1

Key context

Head to head

Serve vs return

Serve & return on hard

Statistics

Clutch

Freshness

Conditions

Draw

Serve vs return

Serve & return on hard