Daria Kasatkina vs Mirra Andreeva Prediction & Betting Tips - WTA Ningbo Open

Prediction published on 19/10/2024, 12:29  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 19/10/2024 at 13:39 in Tennis Predictions

Fifth seed Daria Kasatina faces unseeded Mirra Andreeva in the final of the hard court Ningbo Open. Both players won their semi-final on Saturday due to their opponents retiring. Here's our match prediction for the final.

Daria Kasatkina is in her sixth WTA Tour final of the year and her fourth on hard courts. Her only title won was in a clay court tournament. The world number 11 is up to ninth in the live rankings and also in that position in the WTA Live Race.

The Russian had to go to three sets in her first two matches in Ningbo but then beat Paula Badosa in the last four. Kasatkina won the first set and then her opponent retired ill. 

Mirra Andreeva also didn't need to win a match point in her semi-final. The 17-year-old beat Karolina Muchova 6-2 1-0 with her opponent retiring with a back injury. That was the second successive match in which her opponent has had to retire.

The same happened when Andreeva beat Barbora Krejcikova in the last eight. Her other two matches in this tournament were won without dropping a set. Andreeva is up to a career-high 16th in the rankings.

We go for Kasatkina to win a set in this match.