Daria Kasatkina vs Emma Raducanu Prediction: Emma Raducanu has a slender chance

Russian tennis player Daria Kasatkina heads into the quarter final round of the Eastbourne tournament and she plays against British superstar Emma Raducanu. Daria Kasatkina and Emma Raducanu have played only once against each other and that was at the WTA 500 Ostrava in Czech back in 2022.

Daria Kasatkina entered the quarter final stage after defeating Yue Yuan in the round of 16, while Emma Raducanu defeated Jessica Pegula in the round of 16.

Daria Kasatkina

Daria Kasatkina will be going head-to-head against Emma Raducanu, who is also a very good player despite her slump on the WTA ranking. Daria Kasatkina is ranked 14th on the WTA ranking.

After failing to progress past the round of 16 of the WTA Berlin a week ago, Daria Kasatkina entered the WTA Eastbourne tournament in the round of 32 stage, where she faced Xinyu Wang. She defeated Xinyu Wang in straight sets by 6-4,6-2. Then she advanced into the round of 16 and defeated Yue Yuan in 3 sets. She lost 3-6 in the first set, then bounced back and won 6-4,6-0 in the remaining 2 sets.

According to match reports, Daria’s stats against Yue Yuan were: - 3 aces, 6 double faults, 44/72 first serve points, 1/5 break points, 8 service games won, 27/41 second serve return points and 7 break points converted.

Emma Raducanu

Emma Raducanu has a really tough game on her hands as she prepares to take on Daria Kasatkina. Emma Raducanu ranks 135th on the WTA ranking at the moment.

Emma Raducanu played in the semi final of the WTA Nottingham a week ago and lost to Katie Boulter and then she came into the WTA Eastbourne tournament in the round of 32. She played against Sloane Stephens in her first game and won in straight sets by 4-6,0-6. Then she advanced into the round of 16 and played against Jessica Pegula, she won in 3 sets by 4-6,7-6,7-5.

Emma had the following stats against Jessica Pegula: - 4 aces, 9 double faults, 67/109 first serve points, 8/14 break points, 11 service games won, 25/47 second serve return points and 6 break points converted.

Head to Head

Daria Kasatkina leads Emma Raducanu 1:0 on the h2h.

Analysis and Predictions

Emma Raducanu has a lot of admiration from the fans and she will be having massive support in this game against Daria Kasatkina. At the moment, Daria is obviously the better player and she is playing with such confidence. Emma Raducanu is working her way back into shape and a challenge against Daria Kasatkina is what she needs to continue building confidence. Expect this game to be contested in 3 sets.

Our Main Bet is: Over 20.5 Games

• Over 20.5 Games at 1.64 Odds
• Emma Raducanu to Win at 1.60 Odds
• Total 3 Sets at 2.20 Odds