Daria Kasatkina vs Madison Keys Prediction – Tennis Picks 7/1/2023
2023-07-01 09:00:00 EDT
The Line: Madison Keys / Daria Kasatkina
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Madison Keys and Daria Kasatkina meet in the final of the 2023 tennis Eastbourne International. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
Madison Keys Betting Preview
Madison Keys is coming off a straight set win over Coco Gauff that took 18 games to decide. In the victory, Keys won 73 percent of her first serve points and 50 percent of her second serve points. Keys won 67 percent of her total service points and converted on 4 of her 7 break points. Keys got 74 percent of her first serves in play and hit 4 aces. Keys hasn’t dropped a set this tournament, and 12 of her last 14 wins have been decided in straight sets. Keys looks to win her first title since last year’s Adelaide International and her seventh career title overall. Keys is 6-5 in career finals overall and 2-0 in final appearances on grass. Keys has won 8 of her last 10 matches on grass court.
Daria Kasatkina Betting Preview
Daria Kasatkina is coming off a straight set win over Camila Giorgi that took 20 games to decide. In the victory, Kasatkina won 62 percent of her first serve points and 33 percent of her second serve points. Kasatkina won 55 percent of her total service points and converted on 7 of her 7 break points. Kasatkina got 76 percent of her first serves in play and hit 1 ace. Kasatkina has now won 11 of her last 15 matches, easily her best stretch of the year. Kasatkina looks to win her first title since last year’s Championnats de Granby and her seventh title overall. Kasatkina is 6-6 in finals overall and 0-1 in final appearances on grass. Kasatkina has won 7 of her last 10 matches on grass court.
H2H History
Keys has won 8 of the 10 meetings against Kasatkina, but she lost the most recent meeting this year in Charleston. Kasatkina has won 2 of the last 3 meetings against Keys. Seven of the 10 meetings were won in straight sets. This will be the first match on grass.
Randy’s Pick
You can make a case for either side with the way both players look right now. I would argue Keys has been the more impressive player this tournament, and her straight sets win over CoCo should certainly turn heads. When Keys is hitting her spots with confidence and not piling up the unforced errors, she’s scary. Keys has won 8 of the 10 meetings against Kasatkina, and we can’t ignore that.
Give me Keys to win her seventh career title.