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Sakkari vs Sabalenka: prediction for the WTA Indian Wells match
Maria Sakkari managed to beat Aryna Sabalenka in two previous head-to-head matches. Who will get a victory in the semi-final of Indian Wells tournament on March 18? The answer is in our prediction.
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Maria Sakkari
GreeceSakkari is defending ranking points for the final of a previous Indian Wells tournament. Greek player managed to reach the semi-final, but it wasn't easy for her. Maria had to play three sets in each of her matches.
World No. 7 had a relatively easy draw. She managed to get past Rogers, Kalinina, Pliskova and Kvitova. She got off to a slow start of the quarter-final match against Kvitova, but eventually cruised to a victory (4:6, 7:5, 6:1). An outstanding physical form usually helps Sakkari in long matches.
Aryna Sabalenka
BelarusAustralian Open winner was considered one of the main favourites for the Indian Wells title since the start of a tournament. Sabalenka is meeting the expectations so far.
Aryna met no resistance from Evgeniya Rodina (6:2, 6:0) in the first match. Second round opponent Lesia Tsurenko withdrew herself from the tournament. Round of 16 match against Krejcikova was the hardest one for Sabalenka so far. Only Barbora managed to beat Aryna in the current season, Belarusian player lost to Krejcikova in Dubai. But this time, World No. 2 took the victory (6:3, 2:6, 6:4). Despite the odds, Belarusian player managed to defeat Cori Gauff quite easily in the quarter-final (6:4, 6:0).
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Ставка Total over 2.5 sets
This bet played in four latest matches of Sakkari
Ставка 2nd set: total over 9.5
This bet played in five of seven latest head-to-head encounters
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Opponents are well familiar with each other, they already had seven head-to-head matches. Sabalenka is 4-3 ahead on head-to-heads, but two latest encounters were won by Sakkari. However, we believe that Sabalenka will come out on top today. Belarusian player was much better than her opponent throughout the current tournament. Overall, 2023 season is going great for the World No. 2 player, so she is unlikely to lose today.
Our prediction - Sabalenka to win with a handicap of (-3) games
All Sakkari's matches in Indian Wells ended in three sets. A final spot is at stake today, so Maria won't leave the court without a fight.
Our second bet is on total over 21 games
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