Naomi Osaka and Maria Sakkari will face off in the 1st round of the Nature Valley Classic for the 3rd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Tuesday at 1.30 pm (est) on centre court.
Naomi Osaka: results and record
Currently world no. 1 Osaka will start her run in Birmingham with the intention to win her 4th tournament after winning her last tournament in Melbourne in January 2019.
Naomi has a 21-6 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 season was winning the title in Melbourne where she beat Petra Kvitova in the final 7-6(2) 5-7 6-4.
Last year in Birmingham
Osaka reached the 2nd round last year in Birmingham before retiring against Dalila Jakupovic when she was 6-3 ret.
Maria Sakkari: results and record
Ranked no. 33, Sakkari will start her run in Birmingham with the aspiration to win her 2nd single title after winning her last competition in Rabat in May 2019.
The Greek has a 20-12 win-loss record in 2019, 2-1 on grass (See FULL STATS).
Her best result of the year was winning the title in Rabat where she defeated Johanna Konta in the final 2-6 6-4 6-1.
Last year in Birmingham
Maria lost in the 1st round 6-4 6-4 to Julia Goerges.
Live score and result Naomi Osaka vs. Maria Sakkari
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Prediction and head to head Naomi Osaka vs. Maria Sakkari
This will be the 3rd time that Naomi Osaka and Maria Sakkari face off. The head to head is 1-1 for Osaka and Sakkari (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on grass.
The last time that they squared off, Sakkari won 6-3 7-68 in the 1st round in Cincinnati back in 2018.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Naomi Osaka who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Naomi Osaka is the pick to win this match.
Naomi Osaka -> 1.50
Maria Sakkari -> 2.50
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