Kayla Day vs Darja Semenistaja — Indian Wells Qualifying Round 2

Indian Wells · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
USA
Kayla Day
#121WTA
1595ELO
1576Hard ELO
26 yrs · 173 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Wednesday, 4 March 2026 ·
hard
LAT
Darja Semenistaja
#112WTA
1654ELO
1568Hard ELO
23 yrs · 169 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLWWL
Day K.
6-2 6-1
Semenistaja D.
Day K.
662
Semenistaja D.
210

Kayla Day defeated Darja Semenistaja 6-2 6-1 in the Indian Wells qualifying round 2 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Darja Semenistaja came in ranked #112.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Statistics

This season
Day K.Semenistaja D.
1st serve in·Even
67%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
67%
58%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
45%
Service points won·Slight edge
60%
54%
Return points won·Even
47%
46%
Break points saved·Clear edge
59%
46%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.4
1.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.4
1.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (43 vs 46). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Day K.Semenistaja D.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
39
76
Break points saved·Clear edge
66
52
Break points won·Slight edge
88
96
Deciding sets·Dominant
18
94
Tiebreaks·Dominant
67
98

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

Freshness

Recent load
Day K.Semenistaja D.
Freshness·
87
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Day K.: 9 days rest · 4 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw