Jelena Ostapenko vs Daria Kasatkina Prediction: Fate or Luck? The journey of Daria Kasatkina so far.

The WTA Adelaide tournament draws to a halt with the final game of the tournament featuring the two most in-form players of the tournament. Jelena Ostapenko and Daria Kasatkina have been the standout performers throughout the competition and they now have a chance to battle for the trophy in this final match.

Jelena Ostapenko saw off a challenge from Ekaterina Alexandrova in the semifinals to book her place in the final round, while Daria Kasatkina got a free pass into the final after Jessica Pegula conceded defeat in the semifinal.

Jelena Ostapenko and Daria Kasatkina are two players who are familiar with each other’s game after their 7 meetings in the past. Jelena has recorded more wins than Daria Kasatkina in their 7 meetings and she hopes to extend that run, while Daria hopes to pull one more win than she already has over a familiar opponent.

Jelena Ostapenko

World number 15 Jelena Ostapenko was born in Latvia on the 8th of June 1997. She has career-high WTA rankings of No. 5 in singles, achieved on 19 March 2018, and No. 7 in doubles, reached on 12 September 2022.

Ostapenko won the 2017 French Open singles title, becoming the first player from Latvia to win a major singles tournament and the first unseeded player to win the French Open since 1933. In addition to her singles career, she has played as a member of the Latvia Fed Cup team. She has won seven singles titles and eight doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit, and she also won the junior singles event at the 2014 Wimbledon Championships.

Jelena qualified for the round of 32 of the WTA Adelaide tournament and she began with a win over Sorana Cirstea and she won the game in 3 sets. Then she beat Caroline Garca in the next round in 3 sets. After that, she faced Marta Kostyuk in the quarterfinal and won in straight sets. And in her last match, she played against Ekaterina Alexandrova and she won in straight sets.

Daria Kasatkina

World number 15 Daria Kasatkina was born in Togliatty Russia on the 7th of May 1997. She made her top-ten debut in the WTA rankings towards the end of the 2018 season and has been ranked as high as world No. 8, achieved on 24 October 2022. Kasatkina has won six singles titles and one title in doubles on the WTA Tour. Kasatkina ascended up the professional rankings, reaching No. 32 in the world while still 18 years old and winning her first WTA title in 2017 as a teenager at the Charleston Open. Kasatkina also has won the biggest titles of her career at the Kremlin Cup and at the St. Petersburg Trophy in Russia.

Daria Kasatkina probably had the easiest experience to the WTA Adelaide final compared to her opponent Jelena Ostapenko.

She won her first match of the tournament against Claire Liu, beating Claire in straight sets. And in her next match, she defeated Anna Kalinskaya in 3 sets. In her last 2 matches, she got a walkover against Laura Siegemund and Jessica Pegula.

Head to Head

In their 7 career meetings, Jelena Ostapenko won 5 matches, while Daria Kasatkina won 2 matches. Jelena Ostapenko won the most recent meeting at the WTA Rome back in May 2023. She won the game in 3 sets.

Analysis and Predictions

Both players have been fantastic throughout the competition and there is a good feeling that neither of the two players will disappoint in the final showdown match. Jelena Ostpaneko remains favorite to win the game for obvious reasons. She is a more experienced player than Daria and that plays a huge role on the big stage. However, Daria’s route to the final has not gone unnoticed. If she ends up with the title, it would be one of the most undeserved victories in the game.

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