Sofia Kenin of the US will take on Daria Kasatkina of Russia in the first round of the 2022 Sydney International on Monday, January 10. Get the live streaming options of this Sofia Kenin v Daria Kasatkina match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Sofia Kenin v Daria Kasatkina Head to Head
Kenin and Kasatkina have been involved in just one head-to-head clash till date. Their only on-court meeting came in the 2018 Miami Masters, with the American prevailing in three sets.
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Kenin Looks to Make Amends After QF Finish in Adelaide
Getting her new season off to a decent start, the 2020 Australian Open champion reached the the quarter-finals of the Adelaide International.
Having opened her campaign with a clinical and comprehensive 7-5, 7-5 win over Lucia Bronzetti of Italy, Kenin, currently ranked 12th in singles, pulled off a hard earned win over rising Australian star Ajla Tomljanovic.
After falling to a defeat in the opening set, the American raised her game up a notch to take the second to a tiebreaker and eventually winning it 7-6 (7-5). With the momentum shifting quite spectacularly in her favor, Kenin went for broke in the decider and her intensity brought her the desired reward as she broke the Aussie’s serve and held on to her lead to eventually scrape home 3-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-3.
The win saw her earn a quarter-final ticket against current World No.1 Ashleigh Barty. However, against the reigning Wimbledon champion, Kenin came up short and was easily worked over in straight sets by the seasoned Aussie.
Falling two levels short of her first title of the season, Kenin would look to amends as she opens her campaign at the Sydney International on Monday.
However, between the American and a place in the next round stands tricky Russian Daria Kasatkina. Though the American will take a slender 1-0 head-to-head lead into the clash, the Russian registered a semifinal finish at her last event and won’t be easy to beat.
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Kasatkina Hopes to Settle Head-to-Head Score With Kenin
Rising from her disappointment of her opening-round defeat at the Kremlin Cup, her season-ending event last year, Kasatkina announced her intent to gun for more titles in the new season by finishing in the last four of her opening event in the ongoing Melbourne Summer Set.
After opening her campaign with a walkover win over compatriot Anna Kalinskaya, the 31st-ranked Russian literally worked her socks off to prevail in her next against seasoned American Madison Keys.
After taking the opening set in a tiebreaker, Kasatkina saw Keys come roaring back into the contest by coasting to a comprehensive win in the second. However, she lifted her game appreciably in the decider to eventually prevail 7-6 (7-4), 2-6, 6-3.
Up against Nuria-Parrizas Diaz in the quarter-final, the Russian thumped her 7-5, 6-1 to secure passage to the last four. However, she couldn’t sustain her level in the semifinal as she fell to fell to a tame loss to American Amanda Anisimova to bow out of the tournament.
Moving on to her next, the Sydney International, Kasatkina will open her campaign against 2020 Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin. She couldn’t have asked for a tougher opening clash as she lost her only previous head-to-head outing against the American and would have to play at her very best to come out tops this time round.
Kenin v Kasatkina Prediction and Tip
While her win in her only previous head-to-head clash with Kasatkina will give Kenin a slight edge going into the contest, the Russian is coming off a semifinal finish at her last event and will fancy getting one over the American.
Tip: Kenin to win: 10/11 (Click Here to Bet with bet365)
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The 2022 Sydney International will be played from January 10 to 16. You can watch & bet on these matches here. Get your latest premium tennis predictions here.
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