Zeynep Sonmez and Daria Kasatkina will square off in the 1st round of the Cincinnati Open for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 11:00 AM on GRANDSTAND. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Daria Kasatkina who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Daria Kasatkina is the pick to win this match.
Daria Kasatkina -> 1.74
Zeynep Sonmez -> 2.09
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Prediction and head to head Zeynep Sonmez vs. Daria Kasatkina
This will be the 2nd time that Zeynep Sonmez and Daria Kasatkina fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Kasatkina (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard.
The last time that they fought against each other, Kasatkina won 6-4 6-4 in the 1st round in at the French Open back in May 2026.
Zeynep Sonmez
28 - 18win/loss
58
48
LLWLLWLWLW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 29-22 | 14-14 | 6-4 | 0-0 | 9-4 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 28-28 | 14-16 | 3-5 | 7-3 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 41-25 | 19-9 | 12-10 | 4-3 | 6-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 54-28 | 4-4 | 23-10 | 17-8 | 6-4 | 4-2 |
| 2022 | 38-21 | 22-8 | 14-10 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 52, the Turk will start her run in Cincinnati after she played her last match in Toronto where she lost 6-3 6-2 to Sakkari in the 2nd round on the 5th of August.
Zeynep has a compiled 27-18 win-loss record in 2026, 12-10 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Talking about her overall career, The Turk has an overall 263-176 record. She has a positive 95-63 record on hard.
Previously in Cincinnati
Sonmez has never competed in this tournament before.
Daria Kasatkina
20 - 17win/loss
87
8
LLLLLWLWWL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20-20 | 7-10 | 11-5 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 19-22 | 12-13 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 40-23 | 24-16 | 8-4 | 0-1 | 8-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 39-25 | 19-15 | 12-6 | 2-1 | 6-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 41-22 | 24-14 | 12-5 | 1-1 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 61, the Australian will start her run in Cincinnati after she played her last match in Toronto where she lost 6-3 5-7 6-4 to Rybakina in the 2nd round on the 5th of August.
Kasatkina has an overall 20-16 win-loss record in 2026, 7-7 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Her best result of the year was winning the title the La Bisbal D’Emporda where she overcame Tamara Korpatsch in the final 2-6 6-3 7-5.
In terms of her career, Kasatkina has an overall 424-255 record. She has a positive 191-142 record on hard.
Previously in Cincinnati
Previously, her best result was reaching the 3rd round in 2023. See her history.
Head 2 Head
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