Daria Kasatkina and Amanda Anisimova will fight against each other in the semifinal of the Melbourne Summer Set 2 for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 11:00 am on Rod Laver Arena. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Amanda Anisimova who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Amanda Anisimova is the pick to win this match.
Amanda Anisimova -> 1.88
Daria Kasatkina -> 2
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Prediction and head to head Daria Kasatkina vs. Amanda Anisimova
This will be the 2nd time that Daria Kasatkina and Amanda Anisimova fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Anisimova (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they squared off, Anisimova won 6-2 6-4 in the 2nd round in Auckland back in 2020.
Daria Kasatkina
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20-18 | 7-9 | 11-5 | 0-0 | 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. 26, Darya reached the semifinal after defeating Anna Kalinskaya 6-1 3-0 ret., Madison Keys 7-64 2-6 6-3 and Nuria Parrizas-Diaz 7-5 6-1.
In the quarter, Kasatkina had a good straight sets win against Parrizas-Diaz (7-5 6-1). During the match, Kasatkina scored 77 points vs Parrizas-Diaz’s 58. Darya was exceptionally aggressive to blast 34 winners.
Talking about the service games, Kasatkina struck 5 aces and she committed only 1 double fault. Daria Kasatkina lost the serve twice and she saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Kasatkina put 75% of her first serves in, winning 67% (34/51) of the points behind her 1st serve and 47% (8/17) on the 2nd serve. Darya broke Parrizas-Diaz 5 times after converting 50% of her break points (5/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Darya started her run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, she has surrendered 1 set in this tournament to win 53% of the points she played.
Kasatkina has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 65% of her matches (268-147). 3-0 on hard in 2022. Talking about her performance on the same surface of this tournament, Kasatkina has an aggregate 108-77 match record in the last years on hard.
Kasatkina has an overall 3-0 win-loss record in 2022, 3-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Melbourne
Darya has never competed in this tournament before.
Amanda Anisimova
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 22-12 | 17-9 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 47-18 | 25-8 | 8-5 | 2-2 | 12-3 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 21-13 | 17-7 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 3-8 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 33-14 | 14-8 | 13-4 | 0-0 | 6-2 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 78, Amanda got to the semifinal after beating Alison Van Uytvanck 7-65 1-6 7-5, Sorana Cirstea 6-4 6-1 and Irina-Camelia Begu 2-6 6-3 6-2.
In the quarter against Begu, Anisimova recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (2-6 6-3 6-2). During the match Anisimova scored 89 points vs Begu’s 77. Anisimova was exceptionally aggressive to blast 37 winners.
About the serving games, Anisimova struck 3 aces and she committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Amanda Anisimova lost the serve 3 times and she saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Anisimova put 68% of her first serves in, winning 69% (37/54) of the points behind her 1st serve and 56% (14/25) on the 2nd serve. Anisimova broke Begu 4 times after converting 50% of her break points (4/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Anisimova started her run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, she has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 52% of the points she played.
The American has a composed 3-0 win-loss record in 2022, 3-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Melbourne
Anisimova has never competed in this tournament before.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Kasatkina | Anisimova |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 59 | 74 |
| Pts | 227-188 | 245-224 |
| Total Points | 415 | 469 |
| Winners | 101 | 102 |
| %Winners | 44% | 42% |
Both Kasatkina and Anisimova played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Daria Kasatkina surrendered 1 set, while Amanda Anisimova dropped 2 sets. Talking about their workload, Kasatkina and Anisimova have played the same amount of sets 8. However, Kasatkina played 15 games less than Anisimova. The Russian scored 101 winners (44% of the total points). On the other side, Amanda managed to score 102 winners (42%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Kasatkina | Anisimova |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 12 | 10 |
| Avg per match | 4 | 3.3 |
| 1st in | 151/209 | 148/226 |
| %1st in | 72% | 65% |
| 1st pts | 101/151 | 102/148 |
| %1st pts | 67% | 69% |
| 2nd pts | 22/58 | 42/78 |
| %2nd pts | 38% | 54% |
Kasatkina scored 12 aces (4 per match). Anisimova fired 10 aces (3.3 per match). Kasatkina won 67% points on her first serve. She very solid her second serve to win 38% of the points. On the other side, Anisimova won 69% of the points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 54% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Kasatkina | Anisimova |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 15 | 12 |
| Converted | 15/34 | 12/28 |
| % Converted | 44% | 43% |
| Conceded | 32 | 15 |
| Saved | 23 | 6 |
| % Saved | 72% | 40% |
| Times Broken | 9 | 9 |
Kasatkina broke her opponents 15 times with a 44% conversion rate. Kasatkina dropped her serve 9 times and she saved 72% of the break points that she conceded. Anisimova broke her opponents 12 times with a 43% conversion rate. Anisimova conceded her serve 9 times and she saved 40% of the break points that she conceded.
| Kasatkina | |||||
| R1 Kalinskaya |
R2 Keys |
1/4 Parrizas-Diaz |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 3-0 ret. | 7-64 2-6 6-3 | 7-5 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 10 | 30 | 19 | 59 | |
| pts | 45-28 | 105-102 | 77-58 | 227-188 | |
| Total points | 73 | 207 | 135 | 415 | |
| Winners | 21 | 46 | 34 | 101 | |
| %Winners | 47% | 44% | 44% | 44% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 7 | 1 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 29/40 | 71/101 | 51/68 | 151/209 | |
| % 1st in | 73% | 70% | 75% | 72% | |
| 1st pts | 21/29 | 46/71 | 34/51 | 101/151 | |
| % 1st pts | 72% | 65% | 67% | 67% | |
| 2nd pts | 5/11 | 9/30 | 8/17 | 22/58 | |
| % 2nd pts | 45% | 30% | 47% | 38% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15 | |
| Converted | 4/4 | 6/20 | 5/10 | 15/34 | |
| Converted % | 100% | 30% | 50% | 44% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 18 | 9 | 32 | |
| Saved | 5/5 | 11/18 | 7/9 | 23 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 61% | 78% | 80% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 7 | 2 | 9 | |
| Anisimova | |||||
| R1 Van Uytvanck |
R2 Cirstea |
1/4 Begu |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-65 1-6 7-5 | 6-4 6-1 | 2-6 6-3 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 32 | 17 | 25 | 74 | |
| pts | 93-103 | 63-44 | 89-77 | 245-224 | |
| Total points | 196 | 107 | 166 | 469 | |
| Winners | 42 | 23 | 37 | 102 | |
| %Winners | 45% | 37% | 42% | 42% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 61/85 | 33/62 | 54/79 | 148/226 | |
| % 1st in | 72% | 53% | 68% | 65% | |
| 1st pts | 42/61 | 23/33 | 37/54 | 102/148 | |
| % 1st pts | 69% | 70% | 69% | 69% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/24 | 17/29 | 14/25 | 42/78 | |
| % 2nd pts | 46% | 59% | 56% | 54% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
| Converted | 4/16 | 4/4 | 4/8 | 12/28 | |
| Converted % | 25% | 100% | 50% | 43% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 3 | 6 | 15 | |
| Saved | 1/6 | 2/3 | 3/6 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 17% | 67% | 50% | 45% | |
| Times Broken | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 | |
Head 2 Head
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