Darya Kasatkina dispatches Kessler in the 2nd round to play vs Kenin. HIGHLIGHTS – TOKYO RESULTS

Daria Kasatkina tops Mccartney Kessler 3-6 6-3 6-1 in the 2^nd round in Tokyo on Thursday. Kasatkina will face Sofia Kenin in the quarter. The match lasted 1 hour and 56 minutes. This run will match her best result in this event. Here you can see her history at this event.

Darya added to her prize money $ 11,320 after winning this match. She has already won $ 24,910 after this win. If she wins the next match, Darya will add $ 26,295 to her earnings to get in total $ 51,205 in total.

Highlights Daria Kasatkina vs. Mccartney Kessler Toray Pan Pacific Open – Tokyo

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

At the end of the match, Kasatkina scored 87 points vs. Kessler’s 78.

Kasatkina

The Russian was well focused in converting 58% of the break points that she conquered (7/12).

Kessler

On the other side, Kessler was battling in converting her break points (only 44% – 4/9). That was one of the key issues for her demise.

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

Draw and next match H2H: Daria Kasatkina vs. Sofia Kenin – stats

Kasatkina will take on Kenin in the quarter.

This will be the 5^th time that Daria Kasatkina and Sofia Kenin face off. The head to head is 2-2 for Kasatkina and Kenin (see full H2H stats),but they are 2-2 on hard.

The last time that they squared off, Kasatkina won 2-6 6-4 6-4 in the 2^nd round in New York back in 2023.

Live score progression and stats

Mccartney won the set after she broke Kasatkina in the 4^th

(3-1) and in the 8^th (5-3) game. Darya tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 7^th (4-3) game. Nevertheless, the American refused to give way to win the set 6-3.

The American was flawless in converting all her break points in the 2^nd (1-0 15-40 and 30-40), the 4^th (2-1 30-40) and the 8^th game (4-3 15-40). On the other side, the Russian was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 7^th game (2-4 30-40).

They contested 57 points. The American was the winner of the set after clinching 9 points more than Darya (33-24). Mccartney conceded 8 points on serve (18-8). On the other side, Kasatkina conceded 15 points on serve (16-15).

Darya won the set after she broke Kessler in the 4^th (3-1) and in the 8^th (5-3) game. The American tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 7^th (4-3) game. Nonetheless, Darya kept the situation under control to win the set 6-3.

Kasatkina converted 33% of her break points (2/6). She had 6 break points opportunities in the 4^th (2-1 15-40), the 8^th (4-3 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A) and the 10^th game (6-2 15-40). Also, on the other side, the American converted 50% of her break points (1/2). She had her opportunities in the 6^th (2-4 15-40) and the 9^th

game (3-5 40-A).

They played 64 points. Darya was the winner of the set after clinching 8 more points than Mccartney (36-28). Darya conceded 12 points on serve (16-12). on the other side of the court, Kessler conceded 20 points on serve (16-20).

Kasatkina had a racing start in this set after breaking Mccartney Kessler in the 2^nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. However, there was more to do for Kasatkina to win the set as Mccartney succeeded in breaking back in the 4^th (1-3) game. The Russian kept her cool to break Kessler in the 5^th (4-1) and in the 7^th (6-1) game.

Kasatkina converted 60% of her break points (3/5). She had 5 break points opportunities in the 3^rd (2-0 40-A and 40-A), the 5^th (3-1 40-A) and the 7^th game (5-1 15-40 and 30-40). In addition on the other side, Kessler converted 33% of her break points (1/3). She had her opportunities in the 4^th (0-3 30-40 and 40-A) and the 6^th game (1-4 30-40).

They played 44 points. The Russian won 10 points more than Kessler (27-17). Darya conceded 8 points on serve (12-8). on the other side of the court, the American conceded 15 points on serve (9-15).

Tennis Scores in Tokyo

• Daria KasatkinaKasatkina – Mccartney KesslerKessler (3-6 6-3 6-1)
• Katie BoulterBoulter – Kyoka OkamuraOkamura (6-1 6-2)
• Sofia KeninKenin – Clara TausonTauson (6-7⁸ 6-4 7-6⁶)
• Leylah Annie FernandezAnnie Fernandez – Varvara GrachevaGracheva (6-0 3-6 7-5)
• Bianca Vanessa AndreescuVanessa Andreescu – Beatriz Haddad MaiaHaddad Maia (3-0 ret.)
• Diana ShnaiderShnaider – Viktoriya TomovaTomova (6-2 6-2)
• Sayaka IshiiIshii – Zeynep SonmezSonmez (4-6 6-2 6-3)

Upcoming matches

• Qinwen ZhengZheng – Moyuka UchijimaUchijima (0-0) – H2H details and stats
• Sofia KeninKenin – Darya KasatkinaKasatkina (2-2) – H2H details and stats
• Katie BoulterBoulter – Bianca Vanessa AndreescuVanessa Andreescu (0-0) – H2H details and stats