LiontipsKarolina Pliskova vs Maria Sakkari. Predictions and Betting Tips for WTA US Open
Command Analysis
One year ago Karolina Pliskova completely failed at US Open, she was eliminated in the second round by Garcia (1:6, 6:7). Czech player approached the current New York tournament in a great form and reached the quarter-final without any problems.
Second round match against Anisimova was the most difficult one for Pliskova. She managed to snatch a victory on a tiebreak in the decisive set (7:5, 6:7, 7:6). In two most recent matches Pliskova didn't lose a single set to Ajla Tomljanovic (6:3, 6:2) and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (7:5, 6:4). Pliskova plays very accurate on her serve throughout the whole tournament.
Maria Sakkari improved her result at US Open. In the previous edition of the tournament Greek player reached the round of 16, where she was beaten by Serena Williams (3:6, 7:6, 3:6).
In 2021 edition of that competition Sakkari already won four matches, despite a difficult draw since the first round. She played the first match against Marta Kostyuk (6:4, 6:3). After that she beat two strong Czech players, Siniakova (6:4, 6:2) and Kvitova (6:4, 6:3).
The most difficult match for the Greek player was played in the round of 16, where she managed to beat Bianca Andreescu, the champion of 2019 US Open. Players exchanged sets on tiebreaks, but Sakkari played better in the third set (6:7, 7:6, 6:3).
Trends
СтавкаSets performance: 1=2
This bet won in two head-to-head matches
СтавкаFirst set: total over 9.5
In each of four Sakkari's matches at New York more than nine games were played in the first set
Tip and bets
There is no clear favourite in the upcoming quarter-final match. Nonetheless, we will give preference to Karolina Pliskova in our prediction. Czech player should be able to play better on her serve. We saw it in the match against Pavlyuchenkova.
Our prediction - Pliskova to win
Both players rely on the serve. Plus they are in a great form, so we can expect a long match.
Our second bet is on total over 21 games
