Daria Snigur def. Daria Kasatkina 6-3, 3-6, 7(15)-6(13) — Madrid Open 2026 R128

Match recap

Daria Snigur defeated Daria Kasatkina 6-3, 3-6, 7(15)-6(13) in the R128 of the Madrid Open 2026.

Daria Snigur, ranked 23 spots below No. 75 Daria Kasatkina, flipped the favourite in their first career meeting by surviving a 15-13 third-set tiebreak. Snigur won just 50% of the match's total points (120 of 241) and managed only one ace to Kasatkina's seven, but she leaned on the return: 62% on second-serve returns and 46% on Kasatkina's first serve. The margin was nothing — 15 games apiece, 50% of points each — yet Snigur banked the breakers that counted.

Match stats

Daria Snigur: 1 ace, 70% first serves, 5 double faults. Daria Kasatkina: 7 aces, 77% first serves, 7 double faults.

Profiles: Daria Snigur · Daria Kasatkina — Madrid Open 2026

Head-to-head

This is the first meeting between Daria Snigur and Daria Kasatkina.