Darya Kasatkina victorious over Sakkari in the 2nd round of the Mutua Madrid Open. HIGHLIGHTS – MADRID RESULTS

MUTUA MADRID OPEN - MADRID DRAW AND RESULTS. Kasatkina ousts Sakkari to fight against Sara Sorribes Tormo in the 3rd round

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Daria Kasatkina vs. Maria Sakkari

Daria Kasatkina beats Maria Sakkari 3-6 6-3 6-1 in the 2nd round in Madrid on Sunday. Kasatkina will play against Sara Sorribes Tormo in the 3rd round. The match lasted 1 hour and 55 minutes. Her most significant achievement in this tournament was reaching the quarter in 2018. Here you can see her history at this event.

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Highlights Daria Kasatkina vs. Maria Sakkari Mutua Madrid Open – Madrid

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Kasatkina
Sakkari
Daria Kasatkina
3-6 6-3 6-1
1h:55
Maria Sakkari
87
87
Total points
79
79
43
43
Winners
31
31
49%
49%
Ratio Winners
39%
39%
-- Serve --
3
3
Aces
5
5
4
4
Double Faults
6
6
63%
63%
1st in
59%
59%
73%
73%
1st won
72%
72%
43/59
43/59
1st won
31/43
31/43
44%
44%
2nd won
43%
43%
15/34
15/34
2nd won
13/30
13/30
-- Break Points --
4/7
4/7
Total
1/6
1/6
57%
57%
Won
17%
17%
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At the end of the match, the Russian scored 87 points vs. Sakkari’s 79.

Kasatkina

The Russian was well focused in converting 57% of the break points that she conquered (4/7).

Sakkari

On the other side, Sakkari wasn’t that great in converting her break points (only 17% – 1/6). That was one of the key issues for her defeat.

After this match, the head to head between Kasatkina and Sakkari is 4-0 for Darya.

Draw and next match H2H: Daria Kasatkina vs. Sara Sorribes Tormo – stats

Kasatkina will face Sorribes Tormo in the 3rd round.

This will be the 3rd time that Daria Kasatkina and Sara Sorribes Tormo fight against each other. The head to head is 1-1 for Kasatkina and Sorribes Tormo (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on clay.

The last time that they fought against each other, Sorribes Tormo won 6-0 6-0 in the semifinal in Sunrise back in 1970.

Daria Kasatkina Draw info

Live score progression and stats

Kasatkina was pretty sharp at the beginning of the set after breaking Maria Sakkari in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. That break was sufficient for Sakkari to win the set (6-3) since there were no other breaks.

The Greek was exemplary in converting all her break points in the 2nd (1-0 40-A) and the 6th game (4-1 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, Sakkari didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They contested 58 points. Maria won 10 more points than Kasatkina (34-24). Maria lost 8 points on serve (22-8). In addition, on the other side, the Russian conceded 12 points on serve (16-12).

Both players managed to hold their service games for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that the Russian conquered in the 8th game (5-3) prior to ultimately winning the set (6-3).

They contested 69 points. Kasatkina won 5 points more than Maria (37-32). Darya conceded 18 points on serve (29-18). Regarding the other side of the net, Maria conceded 8 points on serve (14-8).

Kasatkina got off on the right foot in the set after breaking Maria Sakkari in the 1st game (1-0) before consolidating her break and lead 4-0. Darya managed to strengthen her lead after breaking Sakkari in the 3rd (3-0) and in the 7th (6-1) game before winning the set.

There was an important spell in this set when Kasatkina won 4 consecutive games in the 3rd set to bring the scoreline from 0-0 to 4-0.

The Russian converted 60% of her break points (3/5). She had 5 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 0-40 and 15-40), the 3rd (2-0 15-40) and the 7th game (5-1 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, Darya didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They contested 39 points. Darya won 13 more points than Sakkari (26-13). Darya lost 5 points on serve (13-5). In addition, on the other side, Sakkari conceded 13 points on serve (8-13).

 

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