LiontipsMaria Sakkari vs Katarina Zavatska. Predictions and Betting Tips for WTA Roland Garros
Command Analysis
18th WTA player Maria Sakkari failed to claim any title in 2021, but she reached the semi-final of WTA tournament twice. It happened on hard tournaments at Abu-Dhabi and at Miami.
On clay surface Maria is not so successful so far. She played only three tournaments and won four matches. Her most recent tournament was at Rome. She narrowly beat Hercog in first match (7:6, 3:6, 6:2), but then lost to Gauff (1:6, 6:1, 1:6). So far Greece player is not looking impressive on clay.
Katarina Zavatska advanced to the main draw of Roland Garros for the second time. In 2020 Ukrainian player managed to snatch a set in the first round from Kiki Bertens, but eventually lost the match (6:2, 2:6, 0:6).
In 2021 Katarina had to play in qualification at Paris. She easily advanced through three rounds. Only in the second round she gave away one set in the match against Kutsova (4:6, 6:3, 6:3). In the final of qualification Zavatska left no chance to Gasanova (6:2, 6:1).
Trends
СтавкаTiebreak: yes
In two out of last three Sakkari's matches tiebreaks were played
СтавкаSecond set: total under 9.5
In each of three Zavatska's qualification matches there were no more than nine games played
Tip and bets
Katarina Zavatska easily advanced through three qualification matches and gained some match practice. Young player has some experience in the main draw of Roland Garros. Maria Sakkari is not so consistent on clay and we can't be sure that she will crush her opponent in the first match. We offer a prediction on a plus handicap for the underdog.
Our prediction - Zavatska to win with a handicap of (+7) games
Maria Sakkari played seven matches during this season. In five of them opponents exchanged sets and total was over 18 games. We offer a prediction on total over.
Our second bet is on total over 18 games
