Aliaksandra Sasnovich beat Daria Kasatkina in the first round of the WTA 500 tournament in Singapore, 7-5 6-0. The win sent Sasnovich into the second round.
After a tight first set, the match swung to Sasnovich
In the opening set, everything was decided at the end of the set, with Sasnovich taking it 7-5. The second set was much more one-sided, 6-0 in Sasnovich’s favor, and the match was over in 79 minutes.
According to api.tennis, Sasnovich fired 4 aces to Kasatkina’s 1 and made no double faults, while her opponent had 7. On first serve, Sasnovich won 24 points out of 33, while Kasatkina won 19 out of 36.
Sasnovich also held the edge on break points, converting 6 of 10 compared with Kasatkina’s 2 of 5. The total points tally was 65 to 43.
Their head-to-head is now level after this match: 4-4 in wins across 8 matches. In the draw, Sasnovich’s path at this stage is marked by the 7-5 6-0 victory over Kasatkina.