Daria Kasatkina vs Elena Rybakina Prediction: Bookmakers are on the side of the representative of Kazakhstan

In the quarterfinals of the Montreal tournament Daria Kasatkina will meet Elena Rybakina, the 14th and 4th racket of the world. The girls are well acquainted with each other, three times crossed in the Tour, 2:1 so far in favor of Daria, however, bookmakers in this pair on the side of the representative of Kazakhstan.

Before Montreal, Kasatkina failed at the tournament in Washington, where she lost in two sets to Svitolina. In Canada, the Russian had better results, winning three matches - three wins over Mertens, Blinkova, and Bouskova - and not a single set lost. The game against Czech Bouskova lasted an hour and a half, and Kasatkina won it 6:3, 6:4. During the game, Daria served twice with three double faults, winning 60% of points on the first and 54% on the second serve.

For Elena, the tournament in Montreal is the first hard-court tournament after the grass part of the season. Elena played two matches in Canada, knocking out American Brady and Stephens. The match against Stephens lasted an hour and 12 minutes; Rybakina allowed the American to win only six games. During the game, Rybakina served twice with three double faults, winning 71% of points on her first and 60% on her second serve.

Despite Daria's advantage over Elena in head-to-head meetings, we are on the side of the favorite in this pairing, i.e., Rybakina. Elena has improved a lot over the last year, since the last meeting against Kasatkina, and has been in the top five of the WTA rankings for a long time. Daria can't boast the same stability as Elena. Rybakina will equalize the score against Daria early on Saturday morning with a confident victory in two games.