Daria Kasatkina v Xinyu Wang Live Streaming, Predictions, Tips & H2H for WTA China Open 2023: Is There Any Upset Brewing?

Daria Kasatkina v Xinyu Wang tips & predictions
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World number 13 Daria Kasatkina faces the 37th-ranked Xinyu Wang in the second round of the 2023 China Open on Monday, October 2. Get the live streaming options of this Daria Kasatkina v Xinyu Wang match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.

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Daria Kasatkina v Xinyu Wang Head to Head

Kasatkina and Wang have never faced off before this.

Match Winning Odds*

Kasatkina Squanders, Saves Match-Points

Mayar Sherif has had a breakout year in 2023, sure, but most of her successes have been down to her performances on clay.

Which is why not too many expected her to do too much of note in this opener against Kasatkina, who is ranked 25 spots ahead of her.

A stunning performance in the first set and a comeback from a break down in the set to level out at 4-4 meant that Sherif looked more confident of the two players. Kasatkina earned a late break in the second set to level the proceedings but that still didn’t turn things around for her fully.

Because Sherif broke Kasatkina in the fifth game of the decider and had a chance to serve for the match at 5-4.

Kasatkina broke back in the 10th game and then raced to a 6-3 lead in the tie-breaker. She went on to squander three match-points from there, then saved one, gave up one more before winning it off her fifth.

She will hope to do a lot better against the home favourite in the second round.

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Xinyu Eases Through Her Opener

While Vera Zvonareva is a fading veteran who has shown fight at the highest level, she was never expected to challenge a top 40 player in Wang. And in the end, Wang lived up to her 3/10 winning odds as she clinched a straight-set win over Zvonareva to set up this meeting with Kasatkina.

In a match lasting an hour and 34 minutes, Xinyu won 6-4, 6-3 to move into the second round of her home WTA 1000 event.

It was the in-form Wang who broke first, going 4-2 up but that began a chain of five successive breaks of serves which ended with the Chinese player grabbing the first set.

Just one break of serve separated the two players in the second set with Xinyu clinching it in the second game. Wang frittered away a couple of match-points on her own serve but went on to grab the win off the third.

Can she now pull off an upset in round two?

Kasatkina v Wang Prediction and Tip

Kasatkina might start off a favourite but Wang has the game and the support to come out on tip. Going with that contrarian call on this one.

Tips & Odds*:

*Odds correct at the time of writing and only indicative. Please check respective bookmakers to get the latest odds.

The 2023 China Open will be played from September 30 to October 8.  You can get all the tennis betting news with our tennis betting blog here. Also get rest of the tennis match previews here.

About Suneer Chowdhary 2093 Articles
Suneer is a Mumbai-based freelance sports journalist with a special affinity towards cricket and tennis. He has also covered six ICC tournaments including Cricket World Cups and Champions Trophy.

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