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Match Details
Fixture: (8) Daria Kasatkina vs (Q) Bernarda Pera
Date: October 9, 2024
Tournament: Wuhan Open 2024
Round: Second Round (Round of 32)
Venue: Optics Valley International Tennis Center, Wuhan, China
Category: WTA 1000
Surface: Hard
Prize Money: $3,221,715
Live Telecast: USA - Tennis Channel | UK - Sky Sports | Canada - TSN
Daria Kasatkina vs Bernarda Pera preview
After a first-round bye, eighth seed Daria Kasatkina will square off against qualifier Bernarda Pera in the second round of the Wuhan Open 2024.
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Even though Kasatkina has tasted considerable success this year, she has underperformed on the biggest stages. She has reached five finals at the WTA 500 level and won the Eastbourne International, her first title on grass.
Kasatkina's best result at a Major was a third-round appearance at Wimbledon, and she bowed out from the second round in the other three Majors. She also advanced to the fourth round of the Indian Wells Open and the Madrid Open, her best performance at the WTA 1000 level.
The Russian kicked off her Asian swing at the Korea Open, where she finished as the runner-up to Beatriz Haddad Maia. She then headed to Beijing for the China Open and lost to Amanda Anisimova in the third round.
Pera's campaign at the Wuhan Open began in the qualifying rounds with three-set wins over Greet Minnen and Kamilla Rakhimova. She was up against Irina-Camelia Begu in the first round.
The American got broken in the very first game of the match and then swept six of the next seven games to take the opening set. She overturned a one break deficit in the second set to get back on serve.
However, Pera couldn't do the same again and lost the set. She blitzed to a 3-0 head start in the third set and didn't let Begu back into the match to score a 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 win.
Daria Kasatkina vs Bernarda Pera head-to-head
Kasatkina leads Pera 1-0 in the head-to-head. She won their previous encounter at last year's Charleston Open in straight sets.
Daria Kasatkina vs Bernarda Pera odds
(Odds are sourced from BetMGM)
Daria Kasatkina vs Bernarda Pera prediction
Pera has been pushed to three sets in all her matches this week, right from the qualifying stages. She overcame a second-set stumble for the third match in a row to beat Begu in the first round. It marked only her seventh main draw win this year.
With an 8-9 record at this year's WTA 1000 events, it is safe to say that Kasatkina hasn't lived up to her ranking in these tournaments. However, with Pera being far from her best this year, she's not in imminent danger of an early exit from Wuhan.
Pera has a 5-29 record against top 20 players in her career and has lost all four matches against them this year. Kasatkina beat the American in straight sets in their previous and only encounter, and the outcome is likely to be repeated this time.
Pick: Daria Kasatkina to win in straight sets.
