LiontipsIga Swiatek vs Maria Sakkari. Prediction and Betting Tips for WTA Indian Wells
Command Analysis
Iga Swiatek is close to a second consecutive title. At the end of February, Polish player won the trophy of Doha tournament and now she has extended her winning streak to ten matches. Worth noting that in the semi-final of Doha tournament Swiatek recorded a victory over Maria Sakkari (6:4, 6:3), who she is facing today.
In the semi-final of Indian Wells competition Swiatek narrowly beat Simona Halep (7:6, 6:4). Iga lost four games at her serve, but managed to do five breaks.
Maria Sakkari didn't win any titles in 2022 so far. The best result of Greek player is a final of Saint Petersburg tournament. Back there, Maria was narrowly beaten by Anett Kontaveit (7:5, 6:7, 7:5).
Sakkari had a difficult semi-final match, just like her opponent. She needed to play three sets for a victory over Paula Badosa (6:2, 4:6, 6:1). Maria lost four games at her serve, but put up a great performance on the receive, getting seven breaks.
Trends
In each of four latest head-to-head matches only two sets were played
This bet played in 3 of 4 latest head-to-head matches
Tip and bets
In the previous year Maria Sakkari recorded three victories over Iga Swiatek. But in 2022 Polish player managed to beat the Greek player for the first time in her career. After this defeat Maria will surely be more motivated. We think that Sakkari should be able to beat Swiatek, she is underrated by bookmakers.
Our prediction - Sakkari to win
All head-to-head matches ended in straight sets, in none of them players beat the total of 22 games. We offer to place a bet on total under.
Our second bet is on total under 22 games
