It is a battle of big guns as Daria Kasatkina plays Elina Svitolina in the second round of the 2023 Washington Open on Wednesday, August 2. Get the predictions and odds of this Daria Kasatkina v Elina Svitolina match, along with its preview, head-to-head, and tips here.
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Daria Kasatkina v Elina Svitolina Head to Head
Svitolina has absolutely dominated Kasatkina over her career. In the seven times they have met, the Russian is yet to win a match. In fact, she has won only two sets against her adversary.
Elina leapt to 7-0, beating Kasatkina as recently as the 2023 Roland Garros in straight sets.
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Kasatkina Beats Mertens
Seeded number five, Daria Kasatkina started her journey in the Citi Open with a 6-3, 7-5 win over Elise Mertens. In an hour and 44 minutes, she cleared her path to round two – albeit her service game could have been better. She won just 53% of her first service points.
Nevertheless, Kasatkina bagged her 24th win of the season against 17 losses.
Over the year, the 26-year-old has also reached two 500 finals – Adelaide and Eastbourne. In addition, Daria also featured in round four in Paris, Rome, and Madrid.
All in all, Kasatkina is now ranked World No. 11 and has had a pretty decent year – but a trophy or two could certainly make it better.
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Svitolina Knocks out Azarenka
Picking up where she left off, Elina Svitolina dispatched Victoria Azarenka in the opening match 7-6(2), 6-4 in a little under two hours.
The Ukrainian, now ranked World No. 27, is coming off a superb Wimbledon campaign where she reached the semifinal. En route, she dismissed a handful of big names like Venus Williams, Mertens, Iga Swiatek, and Vika.
Before that, Svitolina made it to the final eight in the Paris Slam and won the Strasbourg Open.
It’s been an impressive performance from Elina, who returned to the tour only in April after a year-long maternity break. She has found her rhythm rather quickly and certainly seems highly confident of ascending further.
Kasatkina v Svitolina Prediction and Tip
Daria will face the daunting task of beating an opponent she has lost to seven times. That kind of psychological pressure is not easy to navigate, but it is not impossible either.
Svitolina starts as the favourite here.
Tips:
- Low-Risk Tip: Svitolina to win: 3/5
- Moderate Risk Tip: Over 20.5 games: 5/6
The 2023 WTA Washington will be played from July 31 to August 6. You can get all the tennis betting news with our tennis betting blog here. Also, get the rest of the tennis match previews here.
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