Jason Collins
Dailysports's expert
Daria Kasatkina
Emma Raducanu
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Darya Kasatkina and Emma Raducanu will meet in the quarterfinals of the tennis tournament in Seoul. Exclusive prediction for this confrontation is made by Dailysports analysts.
Daria Kasatkina
The first seed has played only one match so far at the tournament, as she missed the first round, but in the second round she defeated American Hayley Baptiste 6-4, 6-2. Kasatkina is 27 years old and is ranked a high 13th in the world rankings.
This year, the tennis player won the grass tournament in Eastbourne and reached the finals three more times. At the majors, the athlete has not played so successfully, but when Kasatkina is in good form, she is very hard to stop. In Seoul, she is surely determined to fight for the title, given the highest seeding at the tournament.
Emma Raducanu
The British tennis player became famous and successful in an instant when she won the U.S. Open at the age of 18, she was prophesied a great future and was offered many lucrative advertising contracts. The athlete could not develop her success, since then three years have passed, but she has not won a single tournament.
Raducanu still has potential, she is 21 years old, she is ranked 70th in the world rankings and is capable of showing top-level tennis. At this tournament, the athlete defeated American Sterns in a match with two tie-breaks - 7:6, 7:6, but Chinese Yuan defeated more confidently - 6:4, 6:3.
Match Facts
- Kasatkina has 15 wins in 27 meetings on hard court this year.
- Raducanu has won 9 matches out of 16 on the artificial surface this season.
- Bookmakers offer the following odds for this match: W1 - 2.05, W2 - 1.76.
H2H
Statistics show that the rivals have played each other twice, in both cases Kasatkina won in two sets, and this year on grass defeated the Briton 6:2, 6:2.
Prediction
The quotes for this match look a bit unexpected, as Kasatkina has an edge in head-to-heads, goes higher in the rankings, although Radukanu is considered a slight favorite. I agree that the battle will be exciting and unpredictable, much will depend on the mood and psychological stability. A bet on a total of more than 20.5 games looks promising.
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