Victoria Azarenka and Maria Sakkari will play each other in the 3rd round of the Rogers Cup for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 1:30 pm on Centre Court. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
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 -> 1.92
Victoria Azarenka -> 1.96
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Prediction and head to head Victoria Azarenka vs. Maria Sakkari
This will be the 2nd time that Victoria Azarenka and Maria Sakkari square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Azarenka (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard.
The last time that they played each other, Azarenka won 6-1 6-3 in the semifinal in Ostrava back in 2020.
Highlights Victoria Azarenka vs Maria Sakkari – Ostrava 24-October-2020
Victoria Azarenka
Ranked no. 15, Azarenka got to the 3rd round after beating Sorana Cirstea 6-2 6-2.
In the 2nd round, Victoria had a good straight sets win against Cirstea (6-2 6-2). During the match, Azarenka scored 64 points vs Cirstea’s 40. Azarenka was pretty aggressive to blast 25 winners.
Talking about the service games, Azarenka scored 3 aces and she committed only 4 double faults. Overall, Victoria Azarenka was extremely efficient on serve to win 71% (25/35) of her 1st serve and 56% (10/18) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent her to concede the serve once. Azarenka broke Cirstea 5 times after converting 45% of her break points (5/11).
Azarenka has a solid match record in the last 10 years having won 75% of her matches (265-87). 6-2 on hard in 2021. Talking about her performance on the same surface of this event, Azarenka has a compiled 167-46 win-loss record in the last years on hard.
Azarenka’s best result of the year was reaching the semifinal in Doha and Berlin.
Azarenka has an aggregate 16-5 win-loss record in 2021, 6-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Toronto
Previously, her best result was reaching the semifinal in 2008, 2010 and 2011. See her history.
Maria Sakkari
Ranked no. 18 (career-high), the Greek reached the 3rd round after beating Marie Bouzkova 6-4 3-1 ret. and Veronika Kudermetova 6-4 5-7 6-4.
In the 2nd round, Maria defeated Kudermetova (6-4 5-7 6-4).-104) than Kudermetova. In fact, the world no. 15 won 104 points vs Kudermetova’s. That means that Sakkari was more focused during the important points. Sakkari was extremely aggressive to blast 36 winners.
About the serving games, Sakkari bagged 5 aces and she was not very solid on her 2nd serve to score 11 double faults. Maria Sakkari lost the serve 5 times and she saved 9 break points. Furthermore, Sakkari put 48% of her first serves in, winning 64% (36/56) of the points behind her 1st serve and 45% (27/60) on the 2nd serve. The Greek broke Kudermetova 6 times after converting 50% of her break points (6/12).
Sakkari’s best result of the current season was getting to the semifinal in Abu Dhabi, Melbourne, Miami and at the French Open .
Sakkari has a composed 26-12 win-loss record in 2021, 16-7 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Azarenka | Sakkari |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 6 |
| Tot Games | 16 | 46 |
| Pts | 64-40 | 159-153 |
| Total Points | 104 | 312 |
| Winners | 25 | 51 |
| %Winners | 39% | 32% |
Azarenka played 1 match while Sakkari competed in 2 matches. At the moment, Maria Sakkari dropped 1 set while Victoria Azarenka hasn’t dropped a set so far. Azarenka has played 4 set(s) less than Sakkari (2 vs 6). Therefore, Azarenka played 30 games less than Sakkari. Victoria scored 25 winners (39% of the total points). On the other side, Sakkari scored 51 winners (32%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Azarenka | Sakkari |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 3 | 11 |
| Avg per match | 3 | 5.5 |
| 1st in | 35/53 | 79/161 |
| %1st in | 66% | 49% |
| 1st pts | 25/35 | 51/79 |
| %1st pts | 71% | 65% |
| 2nd pts | 10/18 | 35/82 |
| %2nd pts | 56% | 43% |
Azarenka made 3 aces . Sakkari managed to score 11 aces (5.5 per match). Azarenka won 71% points behind her first serve. She pretty effective on her second serve to win 56% of the points. On the other side, Sakkari won 65% of the points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 43% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Azarenka | Sakkari |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 5 | 11 |
| Converted | 5/11 | 11/26 |
| % Converted | 45% | 42% |
| Conceded | 10 | 19 |
| Saved | 9 | 11 |
| % Saved | 90% | 58% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 8 |
The Belarussian broke her opponent 5 times with a 45% conversion rate. The Belarussian dropped her serve once and she saved 90% of the break points that she conceded. Sakkari broke her opponents 11 times with a 42% conversion rate. The Greek conceded her serve 8 times and she saved 58% of the break points that she conceded.
| Azarenka | |||
| R2 Cirstea |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 16 | |
| pts | 64-40 | 64-40 | |
| Total points | 104 | 104 | |
| Winners | 25 | 25 | |
| %Winners | 39% | 39% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 3 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 35/53 | 35/53 | |
| % 1st in | 66% | 66% | |
| 1st pts | 25/35 | 25/35 | |
| % 1st pts | 71% | 71% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/18 | 10/18 | |
| % 2nd pts | 56% | 56% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 5 | 5 | |
| Converted | 5/11 | 5/11 | |
| Converted % | 45% | 45% | |
| Conceded | 10 | 10 | |
| Saved | 9/10 | 9 | |
| Saved % | 90% | 90% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |
| Sakkari | ||||
| R1 Bouzkova |
R2 Kudermetova |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 3-1 ret. | 6-4 5-7 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 14 | 32 | 46 | |
| pts | 55-47 | 104-106 | 159-153 | |
| Total points | 102 | 210 | 312 | |
| Winners | 15 | 36 | 51 | |
| %Winners | 27% | 35% | 32% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 6 | 5 | 11 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 11 | 12 | |
| 1st in | 23/45 | 56/116 | 79/161 | |
| % 1st in | 51% | 48% | 49% | |
| 1st pts | 15/23 | 36/56 | 51/79 | |
| % 1st pts | 65% | 64% | 65% | |
| 2nd pts | 8/22 | 27/60 | 35/82 | |
| % 2nd pts | 36% | 45% | 43% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 5 | 6 | 11 | |
| Converted | 5/14 | 6/12 | 11/26 | |
| Converted % | 36% | 50% | 42% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 14 | 19 | |
| Saved | 2/5 | 9/14 | 11 | |
| Saved % | 40% | 64% | 104% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 5 | 8 | |
Head 2 Head
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LLLLWWWWLL Tennis Scores in Montreal
- Sara Sorribes TormoSorribes Tormo – Liudmila SamsonovaSamsonova (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Cori GauffGauff – Anastasia PotapovaPotapova (5-0 ret.) – See score progression
- Karolina PliskovaPliskova – Donna VekicVekic (4-6 6-3 7-62) – See score progression
- Rebecca MarinoMarino – Paula Badosa GibertBadosa Gibert (1-6 7-5 6-4) – See score progression
- Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka – Sloane StephensStephens (7-64 4-6 6-4) – See score progression
- Camila GiorgiGiorgi – Nadia PodoroskaPodoroska (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Danielle Rose CollinsRose Collins – Simona HalepHalep (2-6 6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Amanda AnisimovaAnisimova – Oceane DodinDodin (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Maria SakkariSakkari – Veronika KudermetovaKudermetova (6-4 5-7 6-4) – See score progression
- Johanna KontaKonta – Elina SvitolinaSvitolina (3-6 6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Jessica PegulaPegula – Anastasia PavlyuchenkovaPavlyuchenkova (1-6 6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Petra KvitovaKvitova – Fiona FerroFerro (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Ulrikke Eikeri/Catherine HarrisonEikeri/Catherine Harrison – Nicole Melichar/Demi SchuursMelichar/Demi Schuurs (6-3 2-6 10-4) – See score progression
- Katerina SiniakovaSiniakova – Garbine MuguruzaMuguruza (6-2 0-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Bianca Vanessa AndreescuVanessa Andreescu – Harriet DartDart (6-1 3-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Victoria AzarenkaAzarenka – Sorana CirsteaCirstea (6-2 6-2) – See score progression
- Domagoj BiljeskoBiljesko – Gijs BrouwerBrouwer (4-6 6-4 6-0) – See score progression
- Rrezart CunguCungu – Pascal MeisMeis (2-6 6-2 6-1) – See score progression
- Corentin MoutetMoutet – Ricardo Urzua-RiveraUrzua-Rivera (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Nino SerdarusicSerdarusic – Mick VeldheerVeldheer (6-0 6-2) – See score progression
- Camila GiorgiGiorgi – Nadia PodoroskaPodoroska (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Cori GauffGauff – Anastasia PotapovaPotapova (5-0 ret.) – See score progression
- Johanna KontaKonta – Elina SvitolinaSvitolina (3-6 6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Danielle Rose CollinsRose Collins – Simona HalepHalep (2-6 6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Jessica PegulaPegula – Anastasia PavlyuchenkovaPavlyuchenkova (1-6 6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Ons JabeurJabeur – Daria KasatkinaKasatkina (2-6 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka – Rebecca MarinoMarino (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Maria SakkariSakkari – Victoria AzarenkaAzarenka (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Karolina PliskovaPliskova – Amanda AnisimovaAnisimova (2-0) – H2H and prediction
- Sara Sorribes TormoSorribes Tormo – Katerina SiniakovaSiniakova (1-1) – H2H and prediction
- Petra KvitovaKvitova – Camila GiorgiGiorgi (1-1) – H2H and prediction
- Cori GauffGauff – Johanna KontaKonta (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Danielle Rose CollinsRose Collins – Jessica PegulaPegula (0-2) – H2H and prediction
- Ons JabeurJabeur – Bianca Vanessa AndreescuVanessa Andreescu (0-0) – H2H and prediction
