China Open: Kasatkina saves match point to beat Sherif in round one

Daria Kasatkina edged out Mayar Sherif 1-6, 6-4, 7-6 (8) on Monday night. She’ll face Chinese Xinyu Wang in the next round

Daria Kasatkina, (Zuma/Panoramic)

Tennis Majors

October 2, 2023

China Open •Second round • completed

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M. SherifvsD. Kasatkina

Russian Daria Kasatkina, the No 11 seed, saved a match point as she edged out Egyptian Mayar Sherif 1-6, 6-4, 7-6 (8) to reach the second round of the China Open on Monday.

Kasatkina, ranked No 13, will face Chinese Xinyu Wang next.

Beijing 1st rd Kasatkina d Sherif 1️⃣-6️⃣ 6️⃣-4️⃣ 7️⃣-6️⃣

What a comeback ! After being 5-3 down in the the 3rd and saving a MP, Dasha won her 1️⃣1️⃣th match of the year in WTA 1000.

She didn't as many matches in this category as this year since 2018 (13)#wta #kasatkina #chinaopen pic.twitter.com/VdP0P5XKUS
— Daria Kasatkina Statistics (@DKasatkinaStats) October 2, 2023