In the lone semi-final that was played on Friday at the Granby Open, no. 1 seed Daria Kasatkina came through in a one-sided match-up against Diane Parry to make it to the final. Kasatkina needed only 62 minutes to score a 6-2, 6-0 win over the Frenchwoman.
Kasatkina won 88% of her first-serve points after putting in 73% of her first serves. In comparison, Parry put in 59% of her first serves and won 45% of her first-serve points. Kasatkina had 18 winners, six more than Parry’s 12.
She hit 11 unforced errors, way fewer than her opponent’s 32. She lost her serve once in the match but converted six of the 11 break points that came her way on Parry’s serve.
Granby Open: Will Daria Kasatkina make it two out of two?
After the match, the world no.
10 said, “I’m happy with the level of the tennis today. At the beginning, it was a bit tight, but I’m happy with how I was able to manage the nerves, and I’m really happy with the way I was playing from the middle of the first set to the end of the match.
To play finals, it’s always great because we don’t make many, many finals – unfortunately it’s like this! So, every time I play a final it’s great, and I’m excited to be in the final and prepare for tomorrow”.
The Granby Open final’s the second final for Daria Kasatkina in 2022. Earlier, during the American swing, she made it to – and won – the title at the Silicon Valley Classic (def. Shelby Rogers). For a chance at the title, she will play namesake, Daria Saville.
Saville advanced well ahead before the final after her semi-final rival, the 10th seeded Marta Kostyuk withdrew from the tournament before their match after suffering an injury to her right shoulder.
