LiontipsMaria Sakkari vs Elise Mertens. Predictions and Betting Tips for WTA Roland Garros
Command Analysis
In last three years Maria Sakkari reached the third round of Roland Garros two times, but she never made it any further into the main draw.
In 2021 Maria had a very easy draw in the first two rounds, so it was not a problem for her to advance to the third round of Paris tournament once again. In two starting matches Greek player gave away only five games to both Zavatska (6:4, 6:1) and Paolini (6:3, 6:2).
Elise Mertens reached the round of 16 at Paris in year 2018. But in last two years she failed to get past the third round at Roland Garros.
First match against Sanders was like a walk in the park for the Belgian player (6:4, 6:1). But in the second round she started the match too slow and Zarina Diyas took advantage of it, winning the first set. But Elise eventually secured a victory in the match (4:6, 6:2, 6:4).
Trends
СтавкаSets performance: 2>1
In last three head-to-head matches Mertens and Sakkari had more games in the second set than in the first one
СтавкаSets total over 2.5
In two out of last three head-to-head matches players needed three sets to decide a winner
Tip and bets
Maria Sakkari and Elise Mertens know each other pretty well. Opponents already played seven matches against each other and four of them were won by a Belgian player. Chances are pretty even in this match, but odds on Mertens' victory are around 2.20 and we offer to take advantage of it.
Our prediction - Mertens to win
In last three head-to-head matches opponents had more than 21 games and exchanged sets two times. We offer a prediction on total over.
Our second bet is on total over 21 games
