Fantastic Kasatkina demolishes Buzarnescu in the 1st round. HIGHLIGHTS – MELBOURNE RESULTS

GIPPSLAND TROPHY - MELBOURNE DRAW AND RESULTS. Kasatkina destroys Buzarnescu to square off with Polona Hercog in the 2nd round

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Daria Kasatkina vs. Mihaela Buzarnescu

Daria Kasatkina soars past Mihaela Buzarnescu 6-1 6-1 in the 1st round in Melbourne on Sunday after playing a solid match to face off with Polona Hercog in the 2nd round. The match lasted 1 hour and 03 minutes.

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Kasatkina commenced this set in the best possible way after breaking Buzarnescu in the 1st game (1-0). Notwithstanding, there was more work to do for the Russian to win the set because Buzarnescu succeeded in breaking back in the 2nd (1-1) game. The Russian kept her focus to break the Romanian in the 3rd (2-1), in the 5th (4-1) and in the 7th (6-1) game.

The Romanian was unable to find the solution against the opposition in the last 5 games of the set when the scoreline went from 1-1 to 6-1.

Darya converted 66% of her break points (4/6). She had 6 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40), the 3rd (1-1 15-40), the 5th (3-1 40-A and 40-A) and the 7th game (5-1 0-40 and 15-40). On the other side, Mihaela was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 2nd game (0-1 30-40).

They contested 45 points. The Russian won 13 more points than the Romanian (29-16). Kasatkina conceded 8 points on serve (11-8). On the losing side, Buzarnescu conceded 18 points on serve (8-18).

Kasatkina had a strong start of this set after breaking Buzarnescu in the 2nd game (2-0). However, that was not enough for Kasatkina to win the set because the Romanian succeeded in breaking back in the 3rd (1-2) game. Kasatkina maintained her focus to break Mihaela in the 4th (3-1) and in the 6th (5-1) game before winning the set (6-1).

The Romanian lost the 2nd game (2-0) when she was comfortably leading 40-0. The Romanian was eclipsed in the last 4 games of the set when the scoreline went from 2-1 to 6-1.

Darya converted 75% of her break points (3/4). She had 4 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 40-A), the 4th (2-1 30-40 and 40-A) and the 6th game (4-1 15-40). In addition on the other side, the Romanian converted 50% of her break points (1/2). She had her opportunities in the 3rd game (0-2 30-40 and 40-A).

They played 42 points. The Russian was the one to win the set after conquering 16 more points than Mihaela (29-13). The Russian dropped 6 points on serve (15-6). on the other side of the court, Mihaela conceded 14 points on serve (7-14).

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Kasatkina
Buzarnescu
Daria Kasatkina
6-1 6-1
1h:03
Mihaela Buzarnescu
58
58
Total points
29
29
15
15
Winners
9
9
26%
26%
Ratio Winners
31%
31%
-- Serve --
2
2
Aces
0
0
2
2
Double Faults
4
4
50%
50%
1st in
62%
62%
75%
75%
1st won
31%
31%
15/20
15/20
1st won
9/29
9/29
55%
55%
2nd won
33%
33%
11/20
11/20
2nd won
6/18
6/18
-- Break Points --
7/10
7/10
Total
2/3
2/3
70%
70%
Won
67%
67%
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At the end of the match, Kasatkina scored 58 points vs. the Romanian’s 29.

Darya served exceptionally well to win 75% of the points (15/20) behind her first serve, and she won 55% points (11/20) on her second serve. Kasatkina was pretty good at converting 70% of the break points that she procured (7/10). On the other side, the Romanian didn’t lose the concentration in converting 67% of the break points that she conquered points (2/3). However, that was not enough to win the match.

After this match, the head to head between Kasatkina and Buzarnescu is 2-0 for Darya.

Highlights Daria Kasatkina vs. Mihaela Buzarnescu Gippsland Trophy – Melbourne

Draw and next match H2H: Daria Kasatkina vs. Polona Hercog – stats

Kasatkina will square off with Hercog in the 2nd round.

There is no head to head record between Daria Kasatkina and Polona Hercog since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

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