Daria Kasatkina, who competes for Australia, defeated Spain's Sara Sorribes Tormo in the second qualifying round of the WTA 1000 tournament in Wuhan. The hard-court match ended 2-6 6-2 6-1 in Kasatkina's favor, with the sets going 2-1. Source: api.tennis.
One Set for the Spaniard, Two for Kasatkina
The first set went to Sorribes Tormo, 6-2. The match then turned around. Kasatkina won the second set 6-2 to level the match, and in the third she built on that momentum to seal the win 6-1.
This was Kasatkina's second win in Wuhan. In the first qualifying round, she beat Viktorija Golubic in three sets, 4-6 7-6(3) 6-4. Sorribes Tormo had previously advanced past Talia Gibson 7-5 6-0.
Ranking and Head-to-Head
According to rank.tennis, Kasatkina is ranked 82nd with 884 points. Sorribes Tormo is 175th with 435 points. Before Wuhan, Kasatkina had lost in the first round in Beijing to Paula Badosa (6-4 6-7(7) 4-6) and in Singapore to Aliaksandra Sasnovich (5-7 0-6).
The head-to-head now stands 2-1 in Kasatkina's favor, with three matches played in total. In 2026, she won both meetings: 6-2 6-0, and then in Wuhan 2-6 6-2 6-1. Sorribes Tormo's only victory came in 2022, 6-4 1-6 6-3.