Emma Raducanu is playing some of the best clay-court tennis of her career in 2025, also showing a return to form at the Miami Open in March with a run to the quarter-finals.
Her next event is scheduled to be at the WTA event in Strasbourg, taking place from May 18 – May 24.
Raducanu will face either Danielle Collins or Sofia Kenin in the second round, however, before she can look forward to that encounter, she must get past world No 15 Daria Kasatkina.
Here is all that you need to know about the Australian.
Career Highlights
Kasatkina is a former world No 8, a position which she first achieved in October 2022.
Her best result at Grand Slam level was a semi-final showing at Roland Garros that same year, reaching the last eight at the US Open in 2018.
As a junior, she was ranked as highly as world No 3 and claimed the title at the 2014 girls’ singles event at Roland Garros.
Overall, Kasatkina has won eight titles, most recenly doing so in October 2024 at the Ningbo Open – a WTA 500 event.
2025 so far
The former world No 8 began her season by participating in three Australian events, making the second round in Brisbane, the quarter-final in Adelaide, and the fourth round at the Australian Open.
From there, Kastatkina lost in her opening match in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, reaching the round of 16 at the Qatar Open.
At Indian Wells, she got a solid victory over Sofa Kenin, before losing her next match, as well as her opening encounter at the Miami Open.
On the clay, Kasatkina has managed to win two out of the five singles matches that she has contested.
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Head-to-head
Unfortunately for Raducanu, it is Kasatkina who has won all three of their matches.
Their first encounter arrived at the Ostrava Open in 2022, when the Australian was in the best form of her life – claiming the match 7-5, 6-4.
Nearly two years later, they met at the Rothesay International event, with Raducanu being completely outplayed 6-2, 6-2.
Their most recent match occurred at the Korea Open in September 2024, where the Brit retired from the match after losing the first set 6-1 – due to an ongoing foot issue.
After the match, Kasatkina said: “I feel sorry for Emma. It’s a pity to get injured, especially in the deeper stages of the tournament. I wish her a speedy recovery.”
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