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Match Details
Fixture: (3) Daria Kasatkina vs (WC) Emerson Jones
Date: January 8, 2025
Tournament: Adelaide International 2025
Round: Second Round (Round of 16)
Venue: Memorial Drive Tennis Centre, Adelaide, Australia
Category: WTA 500
Surface: Outdoor Hardcourt
Prize money: $ 1,064,510
Live telecast: USA - Tennis Channel | UK - Tennis TV
Daria Kasatkina vs Emerson Jones preview
Third-seeded Daria Kasatkina will look to keep her 2025 Adelaide International campaign alive when she takes on wildcard opponent Emerson Jones in the second round. 2024 was a sparkling season for the Russian player as she reached six WTA 500 finals, winning titles at the Rothesay International and the Ningbo Open. However, she did struggle at the WTA 1000 events and Grand Slams.
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The World No. 9 kicked off her season at the Brisbane International. She won her opening match against Peyton Stearns, 7-6 (7), 4-6, 7-5. In the second round, she lost to eventual finalist Polina Kudermetova, 6-1, 2-6, 5-7. The Russian player opened her Adelaide International campaign with a dominant 6-2, 6-3 win over Olivia Gadecki.
Emerson Jones is one of the youngest players to come up on the WTA Tour. The 16-year-old Australian extensively played on the ITF Tour last season, winning her maiden ITF title at the 2024 NSW Open. Jones also reached the finals of the Junior Australian Open and at the Junior Wimbledon Championships.
Jones received a wildcard for the Adelaide event, being a local player. However, she earned a huge victory in the first round, as she registered a 6-4, 6-0 win over Wang Xinyu. It was the first top WTA-level win for the Australian teenager.
Daria Kasatkina vs Emerson Jones head-to-head
This will be the first meeting between the two players.
Daria Kasatkina vs Emerson Jones odds
(Odds are sourced from BetMGM)
Daria Kasatkina vs Emerson Jones prediction
Daria Kasatkina is a proven performer on the WTA Tour. Currently a top 10 player, the Russian has an overall 58 percent win record on hard courts. She has reached 14 hard-court finals in her career, winning 6 titles, the last of which came in the latter half of the 2024 season at the Ningbo Open.
Emerson Jones has just begun her career at the highest possible level. The teenage Australian just secured her biggest career victory over a top 40 player like Wang Xinyu while boggling her Chinese opponent.
Given where the two players are in their respective careers, Kasatkina is the overwhelming favorite to win the match and advance to the next round.
Pick: Kasatkina to win in straight sets.
