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It was a quick turnaround – and not in the best ways – for Barbora Krejcikova at the WTA Elite Finals on Wednesday. Daria Kasatkina beat the top-seeded Czech in their round-robin match in the Azalea Group. Kasatkina needed two hours and 10 minutes to pip Krejcikova 7-5, 1-6, 6-1.
Kasatkina won 73% points on return on Krejcikova’s second serve in the first set that helped her gain the lead in the match. She went on to convert three of six break points in the set while saving one of the three break points that emerged on her serve.
In the third set, Kasatkina converted both break points she faced while saving the only break point Krejcikova generated on her serve. In the second set, Krejcikova was able to play the kind of game that had helped her move past the 26-year-old at the Zhengzhou Open, recently.
Back then, Krejcikova had lost only three games in the clash. In Zhuhai, in the middle set, Krejcikova didn’t face any break point and converted both break points she had on Kasatkina’s serve. She also won five of six points on return on Kasatkina’s second serve in the set.
Krejcikova finished with 19 more winners than Kasatkina’s 16. However, she…
