Dayana Yastremska defeated Anastasia Zakharova 7-5, 6-2 in the Round of 64 at Charleston on hard court, winning 73 total points to Zakharova’s 57. The Ukrainian’s superior serve performance — 78% of first-serve points won compared to Zakharova’s 65% — proved decisive in the straight-sets victory.
After grinding through a competitive opening set, Yastremska seized control in the second. The 7-5 first set featured tight service holds from both players, with neither facing a single break point. Yastremska’s cleaner serving, aided by three aces to Zakharova’s zero, eventually tilted the balance. The second set was a different story entirely — Yastremska’s 60% success rate on second-serve points, ten percentage points better than Zakharova’s 50%, allowed her to apply sustained pressure and pull away convincingly.
Yastremska closed out the match winning six games to Zakharova’s two in the second set, her first-serve dominance never wavering. The three-time tour champion advances to the Round of 32, where she’ll look to build momentum after a challenging stretch that saw six losses in her previous ten matches.
Key Takeaways
- Yastremska’s first-serve effectiveness was the match’s defining statistic: she won 78% of points behind her first delivery, thirteen percentage points better than Zakharova’s 65%.
- Neither player faced a break point in the entire match, highlighting the premium on holding serve and making the 16-point margin in total points won (73-57) all the more significant.
- Zakharova’s four double faults to Yastremska’s three, combined with a 50% second-serve winning percentage, prevented her from capitalizing on a slightly higher first-serve percentage (62% vs 59%).
- The three aces Yastremska struck represented consistent free points at crucial moments, a luxury Zakharova never enjoyed with zero aces recorded.
Player Analysis
Dayana Yastremska
The Ukrainian showed the kind of aggressive serve-first tennis that has earned her three career titles, even if recent results haven’t been kind. Her 78% winning percentage on first serves was elite-level stuff, and hitting three aces without overserving (59% first-serve percentage is respectable) demonstrated good balance. What stands out is how she maintained a 60% success rate on second serves — ten points better than Zakharova — which meant she never gave her opponent easy looks at return games. After losing six of her last ten matches across Miami, Indian Wells, and Dubai, this controlled performance suggests she’s rediscovering her rhythm on hard courts. The fact that she won 16 more total points (73-57) in a match with no breaks of serve underscores how consistently she executed.
Anastasia Zakharova
Zakharova competed respectably in her Charleston debut, particularly in the opening set, but lacked the weapons to sustain pressure against a more experienced opponent. Her 62% first-serve percentage was actually slightly better than Yastremska’s, yet she won just 65% of those points — not bad, but not enough when your opponent is firing at 78%. The real issue was her second serve, winning only half those points, which meant Yastremska could comfortably sit on first serves without fearing punishment on misses. Four double faults didn’t help, and the absence of any aces left her without a reliable pressure-release valve. Without documented hard court experience in her career record, this was always going to be a steep learning curve against a player with Yastremska’s pedigree.
Match Statistics
| Dayana Yastremska | Stat | Anastasia Zakharova |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Aces | 0 |
| 3 | Double Faults | 4 |
| 59% | 1st Serve % | 62% |
| 78% | 1st Serve Points Won | 65% |
| 60% | 2nd Serve Points Won | 50% |
| 73 | Total Points Won | 57 |
Frequently Asked Questions
What was the final score of Dayana Yastremska vs Anastasia Zakharova at Charleston 2026?
Dayana Yastremska defeated Anastasia Zakharova 7-5, 6-2 in the Round of 64 at Charleston on March 30, 2026.
How many aces did Dayana Yastremska hit against Anastasia Zakharova?
Yastremska hit 3 aces in the match, while Zakharova recorded zero aces.
What was Yastremska’s first-serve winning percentage at Charleston?
Yastremska won an impressive 78% of her first-serve points, compared to Zakharova’s 65%.
Were there any breaks of serve in the Yastremska Zakharova match?
No, neither player faced a single break point during the entire match, with Yastremska’s superior serve performance making the difference.
What’s Next
Yastremska advances to the Round of 32 at Charleston, where she’ll seek to build on this performance and snap a recent run of early exits at Premier-level hard court events.
Head-to-head history: Anastasia Zakharova vs Dayana Yastremska.
