MOSCOW. Amazing Yastremska outpaces Kasatkina in the 1st round

KREMLIN CUP - MOSCOW. Yastremska thumps Kasatkina to face Kirsten Flipkens in the 2nd round

Prediction and head to head Dayana Yastremska vs. Daria Kasatkina

Dayana Yastremska makes light work of Daria Kasatkina 6-1 6-4 in the 1st round in Moscow on Tuesday after playing a superlative match to play Kirsten Flipkens in the 2nd round.

Score, report, and key facts

1st set.

Yastremska came out strong at the beginning of the set after breaking Kasatkina in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 5-0. The Ukrainian managed to boost her lead after breaking Kasatkina in the 4th (4-0) game before winning the set (6-1).

A crucial moment of the match was when the Ukrainian won 5 consecutive games in the 1st set to change the scoreline from 0-0 to 5-0.

2nd set.

Yastremska conquered a leading position at the beginning of the set after breaking Kasatkina in the 1st game (1-0). Nevertheless, there was more to do for Yastremska to win the set as Kasatkina succeeded in breaking back in the 2nd (1-1), in the 4th (2-2) and in the 6th (4-2) game. Yastremska kept her focus to break Kasatkina in the 3rd (2-1), in the 7th (3-4) and in the 9th (5-4) game before managing to win the set (6-4).

Darya was powerless in the last 4 games of the set (from 2-4 to 6-4).

Statistics

At the end of the match, Dayana scored 69 points vs. Darya’s 51 points.

Dayana didn’t lose the focus when converting 75% of the break points that she conquered (6/8). On the other side, the Russian was struggling in converting her break points as she converted only 30% of her break points (3/10). That was one of the key issues for her defeat.

After this match, the head to head between Yastremska and Kasatkina is 1-0 for Dayana.

Highlights Dayana Yastremska vs. Daria Kasatkina Kremlin Cup – Moscow

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Next Match: Dayana Yastremska vs. Kirsten Flipkens – stats

Yastremska will come up against Flipkens in the 2nd round.

There is no head to head record between Dayana Yastremska and Kirsten Flipkens since this will be the first time that they will square off at pro level.

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