Bernarda Pera vs Daria Kasatkina Prediction & Betting Tips - WTA Wuhan Open

Prediction published on 08/10/2024, 04:53  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 08/10/2024 at 04:58 in Tennis Predictions

Qualifier Bernarda Pera will play eighth seed Daria Kasatkina next in Wuhan, looking to extend her current winning run. Let’s look at the stats and prediction of the match. 

The winner of this second-round tie will play Magda Linette, Lesia Tsurenko or Katie Boulter next. Bernarda Pera had lost three successive matches before she arrived in Wuhan and was desperate to end this run. 

Starting her campaign in the qualifying rounds, she has now won her last three fixtures. The American overpowered Irina-Camelia Begu in the first round in a three-set showdown. She has now won 17 of 30 matches on hard courts and has improved her record to 33-21. 

A finalist at the Veneto Open in the challenger circuit, Pera has shot up 18 spots in the live ranking. She is now placed 77th. 

Daria Kasatkina won in straight sets against Pera in their only previous encounter. That was last season on clay in Charleston. She would go on to reach the semi-finals in Charleston and will hope another win against Pera sets up a similar effect. 

Kasatkina had played in Wuhan for four successive years before the tournament was stopped due to the Covid-19 pandemic. She has made three third-round finishes and will hope on her return, she finally manages to get to the second week. 

The world number 11 is coming off a third-round exit at the China Open. Kasatkina has compiled a 34-20 record and has made it to five finals, winning a title in Eastbourne.