Maria Sakkari and Heather Watson will clash against each other in the 1st round of the Nature Valley Open for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Monday at 4.30 pm (est) on Centre Court.
Maria Sakkari
Ranked no. 33, Sakkari will start her run in Nottingham with the aspiration to win her 2nd career title after succeeding in winning her last title in Rabat in May 2019.
Maria has a 18-11 win-loss record in 2019, 0-0 on grass (See FULL STATS).
This will be the first match of the season on grass
Her best result of the current year was conquering the title in Rabat where she beat Johanna Konta in the final 2-6 6-4 6-1.
Last year in Nottingham
Maria didn’t play in Nottingham in 2018.
Heather Watson
Ranked no. 115, Heather will start her run in Nottingham hoping to win her 4th tournament after succeeding in winning her last title in Monterrey back in 2016.
Heather has a 3-9 win-loss record in 2019, 0-0 on grass (See FULL STATS).
This will be the first match of the season on grass
Last year in Nottingham
Heather lost in the 2nd round 6-4 7-65 to Johanna Konta.
Prediction and head to head Maria Sakkari vs. Heather Watson
This will be the 2nd time that Maria Sakkari and Heather Watson clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Sakkari (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on grass.
The last time that they squared off, Sakkari won 6-1 6-3 in the qualifications in New Haven back in 2016.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Maria Sakkari who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Maria Sakkari is the pick to win this match.
Maria Sakkari -> 1.50
Heather Watson -> 2.50
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