
Darja Semenistaja and Storm Hunter will play each other in the qualifications of the U.S. Open for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 2:30 PM on Court 4. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Storm Hunter who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Storm Hunter is the pick to win this match.
Storm Hunter -> 1.49
Darja Semenistaja -> 2.51
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Prediction and head to head Darja Semenistaja vs. Storm Hunter
This will be the 2nd time that Darja Semenistaja and Storm Hunter play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Semenistaja (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they played, Semenistaja won 5-7 7-6(6) 6-2 in the final in the Mumbai back in 2024.
Darja Semenistaja

23 - 25win/loss
124
87
LWLLLWWLLL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 24-29 | 9-12 | 13-14 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 54-31 | 14-9 | 36-19 | 2-2 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 50-40 | 19-11 | 31-27 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 41-25 | 13-7 | 25-13 | 1-4 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 44-23 | 19-9 | 24-11 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
Ranked no. 109, Darja got to the qualifications after beating Hayu Kinoshita 6-2 7-5 and Alexandra Shubladze 7-6(5) 6-4.
In the qualifications, Semenistaja had a good straight sets win against Shubladze (7-65 6-4). During the match, Semenistaja scored 89 points vs Shubladze’s 86. Darja was very aggressive to blast 31 winners.
Regarding the service games, Semenistaja couldn’t to score even 1 ace in the course of the match and she committed only 2 double faults. Darja Semenistaja lost the serve 4 times and she saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Semenistaja put 72% of her first serves in, winning 52% (31/60) of the points behind her 1st serve and 52% (12/23) on the 2nd serve. The Latvian broke Shubladze 5 times after converting 56% of her break points (5/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Latvian started her run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, she hasn’t surrendered yet a set in this tournament to conquer 52% of the points she played.
Semenistaja has a solid match record in the last 8 years having won 62% of her matches (259-161). 8-8 on hard in 2026. In connection with her performance on the same surface of this event, Semenistaja has a composed96-53 win-loss record in the last 8 years on hard.
Darja’s best result of the season was getting to the semifinal in the Makarska.
Semenistaja has a compiled 23-25 win-loss record in 2026, 8-8 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously at the U.S. Open
Previously, her best result was reaching the 1st round in 2025. See her history.
Storm Hunter

16 - 12win/loss
182
114
LWWWLLWWWL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20-15 | 16-8 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 6-9 | 6-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 14-5 | 14-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 25-15 | 12-10 | 9-4 | 1-0 | 3-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 26-19 | 17-12 | 2-3 | 3-1 | 4-3 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 169, Storm got to the qualifications after defeating Maddison Inglis 6-3 6-0 and Yeon Woo Ku 4-6 7-6(6) 6-0.
In the qualifications against Woo Ku, The Australian recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 7-66 6-0). During the match Sanders scored 119 points vs Woo Ku’s 111. Sanders was quite aggressive to blast 39 winners.
About the serving games, Sanders scored 2 aces and she committed only 5 double faults. Storm Hunter lost the serve twice and she saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Sanders put 61% of her first serves in, winning 57% (39/68) of the points behind her 1st serve and 65% (28/43) on the 2nd serve. The Australian broke Woo Ku 4 times after converting 31% of her break points (4/13).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Storm started her run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, she has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 56% of the points she played.
Storm has an overall 16-12 win-loss record in 2026, 12-6 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously at the U.S. Open
Previously, her best result was reaching the 1st round in 2021 and 2023. See her history.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Semenistaja | Sanders |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 4 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 43 | 44 |
| Pts | 159-144 | 174-138 |
| Total Points | 303 | 312 |
| Winners | 58 | 63 |
| %Winners | 36% | 36% |
Both Semenistaja and Sanders played 2 matches. Also both players started their run from the qualifications.At the moment, Storm Hunter dropped 1 set while Darja Semenistaja hasn’t lost a set so far. Semenistaja has played 1 set(s) less than Sanders (4 vs 5). Therefore, Semenistaja played 1 game less than Sanders. Darja scored 58 winners (36% of the total points). On the other side, The Australian managed to score 63 winners (36%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Semenistaja | Sanders |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 0 | 4 |
| Avg per match | 0 | 2 |
| 1st in | 99/143 | 93/153 |
| %1st in | 69% | 61% |
| 1st pts | 58/99 | 63/93 |
| %1st pts | 59% | 68% |
| 2nd pts | 23/44 | 37/60 |
| %2nd pts | 52% | 62% |
Semenistaja didn’t manage to fire a single ace to far. Sanders bagged 4 aces (2 per match). Semenistaja won 59% points on her first serve. She was rock solid on her second serve to win 52% of the points. On the other side, Sanders won 68% of the points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 62% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Semenistaja | Sanders |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 10 | 8 |
| Converted | 10/19 | 8/18 |
| % Converted | 53% | 44% |
| Conceded | 15 | 9 |
| Saved | 9 | 7 |
| % Saved | 60% | 78% |
| Times Broken | 6 | 2 |
Semenistaja broke her opponents 10 times with a 53% conversion rate. Darja surrendered her serve 6 times and she saved 60% of the break points that she conceded. Storm broke her opponents 8 times with a 44% conversion rate. Sanders conceded her serve twice and she saved 78% of the break points that she conceded.
| Semenistaja | ||||
| Q1 Kinoshita |
Q2 Shubladze |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 7-5 | 7-65 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 23 | 43 | |
| pts | 70-58 | 89-86 | 159-144 | |
| Total points | 128 | 175 | 303 | |
| Winners | 27 | 31 | 58 | |
| %Winners | 39% | 35% | 36% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 39/60 | 60/83 | 99/143 | |
| % 1st in | 65% | 72% | 69% | |
| 1st pts | 27/39 | 31/60 | 58/99 | |
| % 1st pts | 69% | 52% | 59% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/21 | 12/23 | 23/44 | |
| % 2nd pts | 52% | 52% | 52% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 5 | 5 | 10 | |
| Converted | 5/10 | 5/9 | 10/19 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 56% | 53% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 9 | 15 | |
| Saved | 4/6 | 5/9 | 9 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 56% | 62% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| Sanders | ||||
| Q1 Inglis |
Q2 Woo |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-0 | 4-6 7-66 6-0 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 15 | 29 | 44 | |
| pts | 55-27 | 119-111 | 174-138 | |
| Total points | 82 | 230 | 312 | |
| Winners | 24 | 39 | 63 | |
| %Winners | 44% | 33% | 36% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 5 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 25/42 | 68/111 | 93/153 | |
| % 1st in | 60% | 61% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 24/25 | 39/68 | 63/93 | |
| % 1st pts | 96% | 57% | 68% | |
| 2nd pts | 9/17 | 28/43 | 37/60 | |
| % 2nd pts | 53% | 65% | 62% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| Converted | 4/5 | 4/13 | 8/18 | |
| Converted % | 80% | 31% | 44% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 9 | 9 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 7/9 | 7 | |
| Saved % | – | 78% | 39% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
Head 2 Head
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- Arantxa RusRus – Suzan LamensLamens (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
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- Nao HibinoHibino – Anna SiskovaSiskova (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Yue YuanYuan – Julia AvdeevaAvdeeva (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Storm HunterHunter – Yeon Woo KuWoo Ku (4-6 7-66 6-0) – See score progression
- Carson BranstineBranstine – Linda FruhvirtovaFruhvirtova (6-4 7-5) – See score progression
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- Anouk KoevermansKoevermans – Linda KlimovicovaKlimovicova (6-3 7-5) – See score progression
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- Heather WatsonWatson – Angela Fita BoludaFita Boluda (6-4 5-7 7-65) – See score progression
- Darja SemenistajaSemenistaja – Alexandra ShubladzeShubladze (7-65 6-4) – See score progression
- Elvina KalievaKalieva – Sofia CostoulasCostoulas (3-6 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
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- Arantxa RusRus – Suzan LamensLamens (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Heather WatsonWatson – Angela Fita BoludaFita Boluda (6-4 5-7 7-6(5)) – See score progression
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- Bianca Vanessa AndreescuVanessa Andreescu – Veronika PodrezPodrez (6-0 6-3) – See score progression
- Yue YuanYuan – Julia AvdeevaAvdeeva (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Mary StoianaStoiana – Katie SwanSwan (6-7(5) 6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Kristina LiutovaLiutova – Lola RadivojevicRadivojevic (6-2 5-7 6-4) – See score progression
- Martyna KubkaKubka – Marina Bassols RiberaBassols Ribera (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Carson BranstineBranstine – (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Francesca JonesJones – Joanna GarlandGarland (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Susan BandecchiBandecchi – Arantxa RusRus (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Heather WatsonWatson – Harriet DartDart (2-1) – H2H and prediction
- Elvina KalievaKalieva – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Tamara ZidansekZidansek – Bianca Vanessa AndreescuVanessa Andreescu (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Gabriela Andrea KnutsonAndrea Knutson – Ekaterine GorgodzeGorgodze (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Yue YuanYuan – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Qinwen ZhengZheng – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Mariam BolkvadzeBolkvadze – (0-0) – H2H and prediction



