Sofia Kenin upsets Kasatkina in the quarter to set up a battle vs Boulter at the Toray Pan Pacific Open. HIGHLIGHTS – TOKYO RESULTS

TORAY PAN PACIFIC OPEN - TOKYO DRAW AND RESULTS. Kenin surprises Kasatkina to take on Katie Boulter in the semifinal

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Luke Meyer
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Sofia Kenin shocks Daria Kasatkina 6-3 6-4 in the quarter in Tokyo on Friday. Kenin will face Katie Boulter in the semifinal. The match lasted 1 hour and 18 minutes. This will be her most significant achievement in this event. In the past, the best she could do was reaching the 1st round in 2022. Here you can see her previous results at this event.

Kenin
Tokyo
Kenin's Record

Sofia added to her prize money $ 26,295 after conquering this match. She has already won $ 51,205 so far in this tournament. If she wins the next match, Sofia will add $ 36,361 to her earnings to get in total $ 87,566.

Highlights Sofia Kenin vs. Daria Kasatkina Toray Pan Pacific Open – Tokyo

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Kenin
Kasatkina
Sofia Kenin
6-3 6-4
1h:18
Daria Kasatkina
63
63
Total points
52
52
21
21
Winners
22
22
33%
33%
Ratio Winners
42%
42%
-- Serve --
0
0
Aces
1
1
1
1
Double Faults
2
2
62%
62%
1st in
65%
65%
68%
68%
1st won
52%
52%
21/31
21/31
1st won
22/42
22/42
42%
42%
2nd won
39%
39%
8/19
8/19
2nd won
9/23
9/23
-- Break Points --
6/10
6/10
Total
3/3
3/3
60%
60%
Won
100%
100%
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At the end of the match, the American scored 63 points vs. the Russian’s 52.

Kenin

Sofia didn’t lose the concentration in converting 60% of the break points that she conquered (6/10).

Kasatkina

On the other side, Kasatkina was stunning in converting all her break points (3/3). Notwithstanding, that was not enough to win the match.

After this match, the head to head between Kenin and Kasatkina is 3-2 for Sofia.

Draw and next match H2H: Sofia Kenin vs. Katie Boulter – stats

Kenin will play Boulter in the semifinal.

This will be the 2nd time that Sofia Kenin and Katie Boulter square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Kenin (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

The last time that they fought against each other, Kenin won 6-4 4-1 ret. in the 2nd round in Acapulco back in 2019.

Sofia Kenin Draw info

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Kenin 6-3
KeninKasatkina
6
3
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
KeninKasatkina
6
3
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
KeninKasatkina
5
3
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
KeninKasatkina
4
3
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
KeninKasatkina
3
3
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
KeninKasatkina
2
3
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
KeninKasatkina
2
2
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
KeninKasatkina
2
1
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
KeninKasatkina
1
1
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
KeninKasatkina
1
0
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
30

Kenin had a strong start of this set after breaking Daria Kasatkina in the 1st game (1-0). Notwithstanding, that wasn’t sufficient for Kenin to win the set because Darya managed to break back in the 2nd (1-1) and in the 4th (2-2) game. Kenin maintained her focus to break Darya in the 3rd (2-1), in the 7th (4-3) and in the 9th (6-3) game.

The American failed to serve out the set when leading 6-3 to be broken at 30.

Darya couldn’t stop the opposition in the last 5 games of the set when the scoreline went from 2-3 to 6-3.

Sofia converted 80% of her break points (4/5). She had 5 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40 and 30-40), the 3rd (1-1 30-40), the 7th (3-3 30-40) and the 9th game (5-3 40-A). On the other side, Kasatkina was on the money in converting all her break points in the 2nd (0-1 30-40) and the 4th game (1-2 15-40).

They played 58 points. Sofia conquered the set after winning 8 more points than Darya (33-25). Sofia dropped 12 points on serve (15-12). on the other side of the net, Kasatkina conceded 18 points on serve (13-18).

2nd Set -
Kenin 6-4
KeninKasatkina
6
4
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
KeninKasatkina
5
4
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
KeninKasatkina
4
4
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
KeninKasatkina
3
4
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
30
40
KeninKasatkina
3
3
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
KeninKasatkina
3
2
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
30
KeninKasatkina
2
2
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
30
40
40
40
40
A
KeninKasatkina
2
1
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
KeninKasatkina
1
1
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40

The American conquered the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after conceding her serve in the 7th (3-4) game, Kenin broke back in the 8th (4-4) and in the 10th game to win the set 6-4.

The American converted 40% of her break points (2/5). She had 5 break points opportunities in the 6th (3-2 15-40 and 30-40), the 8th (3-4 30-40) and the 10th game (5-4 0-40 and 15-40). On the other side, the Russian was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 7th game (3-3 30-40).

They contested 57 points. The set was a huge battle since finally the American won just 3 points more than the Russian (30-27). Sofia surrendered 9 points on serve (14-9). on the other side of the court, Kasatkina conceded 16 points on serve (18-16).

1st
Kenin
Kasatkina
6-3
6
3
5
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
2nd
Kenin
Kasatkina
6-4
6
4
5
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
 

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