ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Maria Sakkari, Irina-Camelia Begu, Anett Kontaveit and Jelena Ostapenko are the semifinalists that are going to compete on Saturday at the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy on Sibur Arena.
Maria Sakkari vs. Irina-Camelia Begu
Head to head 1-1
Maria Sakkari will fight against Irina-Camelia Begu in the semifinal for the 3rd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 2:00 pm on Sibur Arena.
Maria Sakkari: ranking and results
Ranked no. 7, the Greek got to the semifinal after defeating Anastasia Potapova 6-4 6-4, Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-2 6-4 and Elise Mertens 7-67 6-2.
Maria has a 7-2 win-loss record in 2022, 3-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Last year in St. Petersburg The Greek didn’t compete in St. Petersburg in 2021.
Irina-Camelia Begu: ranking and results
Ranked no. 56, Irina-Camelia got to the semifinal after defeating Shuai Zhang 6-3 6-1, Petra Kvitova 6-4 6-0 and Tereza Martincova 6-4 6-2.
The Romanian has a 6-2 win-loss record in 2022, 3-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Last year in St. Petersburg Irina-Camelia didn’t play in St. Petersburg in 2021.
Head to head analysis
This will be the 3rd time that Maria Sakkari and Irina-Camelia Begu square off. Their actual record is 1-1 for Sakkari and Begu (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on indoor hard courts.
Before, the last time they played each other, Sakkari won 6-3 4-6 6-4 in the quarter in Seoul back in 2018.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Maria Sakkari who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Maria Sakkari is the pick to win this match.
Maria Sakkari -> 1.47
Irina-Camelia Begu -> 2.85
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Anett Kontaveit vs. Jelena Ostapenko
Head to head 2-1 for Kontaveit
Anett Kontaveit will face Jelena Ostapenko in the semifinal for the 4th time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 3:30 pm on Sibur Arena.
Anett Kontaveit: ranking and results
Ranked no. 9, Anett reached the semifinal after defeating Jil Teichmann 6-3 1-6 6-3, Sorana Cirstea 6-4 7-5 and Belinda Bencic 7-67 6-2.
Anett has a 7-2 win-loss record in 2022, 3-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS). Kontaveit’s best result of the current season was reaching the semifinal in Sydney.
Last year in St. Petersburg The Estonian didn’t play in St. Petersburg in 2021.
Jelena Ostapenko: ranking and results
Ranked no. 25, Jelena reached the semifinal after defeating Xinyu Wang 6-1 6-4, Andrea Petkovic 6-1 6-2 and Aliaksandra Sasnovich 7-65 4-6 6-3.
Ostapenko has a 5-2 win-loss record in 2022, 3-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Last year in St. Petersburg The Latvian lost in the 2nd round 6-3 7-6(9) to Jaqueline Cristian.
Head to head analysis
This will be the 4th time that Anett Kontaveit and Jelena Ostapenko play each other. Their head to head is 2-1 for Kontaveit (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on indoor hard courts.
Previously, the last time they squared off, Ostapenko won 6-3 6-3 in the final in Eastbourne back in 2021.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Anett Kontaveit who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Anett Kontaveit is the pick to win this match.
Anett Kontaveit -> 1.5
Jelena Ostapenko -> 2.74
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Last Results
These are the last results of the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy
- Roger FedererFederer – Karen KhachanovKhachanov (6-4 7-65) – Score progression – Stats
- Alexander ZverevZverev – Richard GasquetGasquet (4-6 6-4 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
Upcoming matches
These are the upcoming matches of the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy
- Maria SakkariSakkari – Irina-Camelia BeguBegu (1-1) – H2H – Prediction
- Jelena OstapenkoOstapenko – Anett KontaveitKontaveit (1-2) – H2H – Prediction
