Maria Sakkari and Nao Hibino will play each other in the 1st round of the Australian Open for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Sunday at 3:00 pm on Rod Laver Arena. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
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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 -> 1.076
Nao Hibino -> 8.2
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Prediction and head to head Maria Sakkari vs. Nao Hibino
This will be the 2nd time that Maria Sakkari and Nao Hibino fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Sakkari (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they played each other, Sakkari won 7-6(4) 6-4 in the 2nd round in at the Australian Open back in 2020.
Maria Sakkari
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 19-9 | 12-6 | 7-3 | 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. 8,she will start her run at the Australian Open after she played her last match in Australia where she beat 6-0 6-3 to Kerber in the quarter on the 5th of January.
The Greek has an aggregate 3-0 win-loss record in 2024, 3-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Talking about her overall career, The Greek has an overall 433-279 record. She has a positive 215-144 record on hard.
Previously at the Australian Open
Previously, her best result was reaching the 4th round in 2020 and 2022. See her history.
Nao Hibino
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14-13 | 12-10 | 0-3 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 40-30 | 26-19 | 9-7 | 1-1 | 4-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 36-29 | 26-19 | 7-8 | 3-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 7-21 | 1-9 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 13-10 | 9-7 | 4-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 92, the Japanese will start her run at the Melbourne after she played her last match in Hobart where she lost 6-2 6-2 to Putintseva in the qualifications on the 6th of January.
Nao has a composed 2-2 win-loss record in 2024, 2-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
In terms of her career, The Japanese has an overall 356-284 record. She has a positive 258-191 record on hard.
Previously at the Australian Open
Previously, her best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2020 and 2021. See her history.
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