Maria Sakkari and Belinda Bencic will square off in the semifinal of the bett1open for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 11:00 am on Steffi Graf Stadion. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance 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 -> 1.8
Belinda Bencic -> 2.1
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Prediction and head to head Maria Sakkari vs. Belinda Bencic
This will be the 2nd time that Maria Sakkari and Belinda Bencic clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Sakkari (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on grass.
The last time that they competed against each other, Sakkari won 2-6 6-4 6-3 in the quarter in St. Petersburg back in 2020.
Highlights Maria Sakkari vs Belinda Bencic – St. Petersburg 14-February-2020
Maria Sakkari
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17-8 | 12-6 | 5-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 38-25 | 26-17 | 5-4 | 3-1 | 4-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 40-23 | 21-12 | 8-5 | 4-2 | 7-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 38-20 | 23-13 | 9-4 | 5-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 20-11 | 12-7 | 2-2 | 6-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 6, the Greek reached the semifinal after defeating Leolia Jeanjean 6-3 6-2, Daria Saville 6-1 7-5 and Daria Kasatkina 6-0 6-3.
In the quarter, Maria had a good straight sets win against Kasatkina (6-0 6-3). During the match, Sakkari scored 63 points vs Kasatkina’s 44. The Greek was pretty aggressive to blast 19 winners.
Regarding the service games, Sakkari recorded 3 aces and she committed only 1 double fault. Maria Sakkari lost the serve twice and she saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Sakkari put 59% of her first serves in, winning 70% (19/27) of the points behind her 1st serve and 42% (8/19) on the 2nd serve. The Greek broke Kasatkina 7 times after converting 44% of her break points (7/16).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Greek hasn’t lost yet a set in this competition to conquer 60% of the points she played.
Sakkari has a solid win-loss record in the last 9 years having won 62% of her matches (355-218). 5-1 on grass in 2022. Talking about her performance on the same surface of this event, Sakkari has a composed21-13 match record in the last 9 years on grass.
The Greek’s best result of the year was reaching the final in St. Petersburg and Indian Wells.
Maria has an overall 25-11 win-loss record in 2022, 5-1 on grass (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Berlin
Maria has never competed in this tournament before.
Belinda Bencic
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 31-13 | 24-10 | 4-2 | 0-0 | 3-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 42-18 | 13-9 | 13-4 | 10-2 | 6-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 37-20 | 22-9 | 5-5 | 5-3 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 8-8 | 6-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 50-22 | 23-9 | 11-6 | 9-4 | 7-3 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 17, Bencic got to the semifinal after beating Jule Niemeier 6-4 5-7 6-3, Anna Kalinskaya 6-4 1-6 6-1 and Veronika Kudermetova 3-6 6-3 6-3.
In the quarter against Kudermetova, Bencic recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 6-3 6-3). During the match Bencic scored 94 points vs Kudermetova’s 82. Belinda was very aggressive to blast 37 winners.
Talking about serving, Bencic blasted 2 aces and she committed only 7 double faults. Belinda Bencic lost the serve 4 times and she saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Bencic put 69% of her first serves in, winning 63% (37/59) of the points behind her 1st serve and 52% (14/27) on the 2nd serve. The Swiss broke Kudermetova 6 times after converting 55% of her break points (6/11).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Belinda has conceded 3 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points she played.
Her best result of the current year was winning the title in in Charleston where she defeated Ons Jabeur in the final 6-1 5-7 6-4.
Belinda has an overall 25-10 win-loss record in 2022, 5-1 on grass (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Berlin
Previously, her best result was reaching the final in 2021. See her history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Sakkari | Bencic |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 9 |
| Tot Games | 51 | 82 |
| Pts | 209-138 | 277-245 |
| Total Points | 347 | 522 |
| Winners | 59 | 114 |
| %Winners | 28% | 41% |
Both Sakkari and Bencic played 3 matches. At the moment, Belinda Bencic lost 3 sets while Maria Sakkari hasn’t surrendered a set so far. Sakkari has played 3 set(s) less than Bencic (6 vs 9). Therefore, Sakkari played 31 games less than Bencic. Maria scored 59 winners (28% of the total points). On the other side, Bencic fired 114 winners (41%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Sakkari | Bencic |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 10 | 10 |
| Avg per match | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| 1st in | 73/138 | 159/250 |
| %1st in | 53% | 64% |
| 1st pts | 59/73 | 114/159 |
| %1st pts | 81% | 72% |
| 2nd pts | 40/65 | 45/91 |
| %2nd pts | 62% | 49% |
Sakkari managed to score 10 aces (3.3 per match). Bencic made 10 aces (3.3 per match). Sakkari won 81% points on her first serve. She quite strong on her second serve to win 62% of the points. On the other side, Bencic won 72% of the points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 49% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Sakkari | Bencic |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 15 | 14 |
| Converted | 15/43 | 14/31 |
| % Converted | 35% | 45% |
| Conceded | 5 | 21 |
| Saved | 2 | 12 |
| % Saved | 40% | 57% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 9 |
Maria broke her opponents 15 times with a 35% conversion rate. The Greek conceded her serve 3 times and she saved 40% of the break points that she conceded. The Swiss broke her opponents 14 times with a 45% conversion rate. Belinda conceded her serve 9 times and she saved 57% of the break points that she conceded.
| Sakkari | |||||
| R1 Jeanjean |
R2 Gavrilova |
1/4 Kasatkina |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-2 | 6-1 7-5 | 6-0 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 19 | 15 | 51 | |
| pts | 72-47 | 74-47 | 63-44 | 209-138 | |
| Total points | 119 | 121 | 107 | 347 | |
| Winners | 23 | 17 | 19 | 59 | |
| %Winners | 32% | 23% | 30% | 28% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 25/44 | 21/48 | 27/46 | 73/138 | |
| % 1st in | 57% | 44% | 59% | 53% | |
| 1st pts | 23/25 | 17/21 | 19/27 | 59/73 | |
| % 1st pts | 92% | 81% | 70% | 81% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/19 | 21/27 | 8/19 | 40/65 | |
| % 2nd pts | 58% | 78% | 42% | 62% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | |
| Converted | 4/13 | 4/14 | 7/16 | 15/43 | |
| Converted % | 31% | 29% | 44% | 35% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 0/1 | 2/4 | 2 | |
| Saved % | – | 0% | 50% | 17% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Bencic | |||||
| R1 Niemeier |
R2 Kalinskaya |
1/4 Kudermetova |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 5-7 6-3 | 6-4 1-6 6-1 | 3-6 6-3 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 31 | 24 | 27 | 82 | |
| pts | 103-88 | 80-75 | 94-82 | 277-245 | |
| Total points | 191 | 155 | 176 | 522 | |
| Winners | 43 | 34 | 37 | 114 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 43% | 39% | 41% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 | |
| 1st in | 57/92 | 43/72 | 59/86 | 159/250 | |
| % 1st in | 62% | 60% | 69% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 43/57 | 34/43 | 37/59 | 114/159 | |
| % 1st pts | 75% | 79% | 63% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 18/35 | 13/29 | 14/27 | 45/91 | |
| % 2nd pts | 51% | 45% | 52% | 49% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 | |
| Converted | 5/9 | 3/11 | 6/11 | 14/31 | |
| Converted % | 56% | 27% | 55% | 45% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 4 | 8 | 21 | |
| Saved | 6/9 | 2/4 | 4/8 | 12 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 50% | 50% | 56% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | |
Head 2 Head
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Tennis Scores in Berlin
- Damir DzumhurDzumhur – Jan-Lennard StruffStruff (6-3 7-5) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Fabio FogniniFognini – Roberto Bautista AgutBautista Agut (2-6 7-67 7-65) – Stats, scores, rankings
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Ons JabeurJabeur – Cori GauffGauff (1-3) – H2H and prediction
- Belinda BencicBencic – Maria SakkariSakkari (0-1) – H2H and prediction
