Daria Kasatkina vs Hailey Baptiste Preview & Prediction | 2025 Miami Open | Second Round
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USA’s Hailey Baptiste was impressively ruthless in the deciding set of her win over Olga Danilovic and will try to take the momentum gained from that showing into this second round clash with Daria Kasatkina.
Ranking points: WTA 1000
Start date/time: Thursday 20th March, 2025: UK – not before 3:00pm / US ET – not before 11:00am / US PT – not before 8:00am
Venue: Miami Gardens, Florida, USA
Surface: Outdoor hard
How to watch on TV: UK – Sky Sports Tennis / US – Tennis Channel
How to watch online: UK – Sky Go / US – Tennis Channel
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Daria Kasatkina vs Hailey Baptiste Prediction
Hailey Baptiste comes into this contest riding the crest of a wave following the manner of her first round victory. She defeated Olga Danilovic 6-3, 6-7, 6-1, demonstrating excellent fitness, mental strength and clutch play under pressure. She now faces a tougher test against a player who reached the fourth round of the Australian Open this year in Daria Kasatkina.
Kasatkina boasts a significant amount of resilience as well so she’ll be an excellent match for Baptiste. She reached the last 16 in Qatar but fell early on in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and at Indian Wells. It would be understandable if Baptiste was inconsistent against her when taking into account the American isn’t a regular player when it comes to the latter stages of big tournaments such as this, which means every game from now on brings a high level of pressure for Baptiste.
It’s hard to ignore the opportunity that Baptiste has here when taking into account that brilliant third set showing vs Danilovic. She’s capable of stepping up a gear and keeping composure the longer a match goes on and it may be worth making a move to back her narrowly overcoming Kasatkina in three sets for an upset victory.
Daria Kasatkina vs Hailey Baptiste Tip: Hailey Baptiste to win 2-1
