ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Marta Kostyuk, Rebecca Sramkova, Sloane Stephens and Maria Sakkari are going to play on Tuesday at the Merida Open Akron.
Marta Kostyuk vs. Daria Saville
Head to head 1-0 for Kostyuk
Marta Kostyuk will square off with Daria Saville in the 1st round for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Tuesday at 2:00 pm on AKRON STADIUM.
Marta Kostyuk: ranking and results
Ranked no. 19, Marta will start her run in Merida after she played her last match in Dubai where she lost to Kenin in the 2nd round on the 18th of February.
The Ukrainian has a 6-5 win-loss record in 2025, 6-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Merida Marta didn’t play in Merida in 2024.
Daria Saville: ranking and results
Ranked no. 121, Gavrilova got to the 1st round after beating Ellen Perez 7-6(5) 6-1 and Varvara Lepchenko 6-2 6-1.
Daria has a 4-7 win-loss record in 2025, 4-6 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Merida The Australian didn’t compete in Merida in 2024.
Head to head analysis
This will be the 2nd time that Marta Kostyuk and Daria Saville square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Kostyuk (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard.
Previously, the last time they played each other, Kostyuk won 4-6 7-6(2) 6-4 in the 2nd round in London back in 2024.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Marta Kostyuk who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Marta Kostyuk is the pick to win this match.
Marta Kostyuk -> 1.32
Daria Saville -> 3.38
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Rebecca Sramkova vs. Lulu Sun
Head to head 0-0
Rebecca Sramkova will fight against Lulu Sun in the 1st round for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Tuesday at 4:30 pm on COURT 1.
Rebecca Sramkova: ranking and results
Ranked no. 40 (career high), the Slovakian will start her run in Merida after she played her last match in Dubai where she lost to in the 1st round on the 17th of February.
Sramkova has a 4-7 win-loss record in 2025, 3-6 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Merida Rebecca didn’t play in Merida in 2024.
Lulu Sun: ranking and results
Ranked no. 48, the Kiwi will start her run in Merida after she played her last match in Dubai where she lost to Badosa in the 1st round on the 16th of February.
The Kiwi has a 1-7 win-loss record in 2025, 1-6 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Merida The Kiwi didn’t compete in Merida in 2024.
Head to head analysis
There is no head to head record between Rebecca Sramkova and Lulu Sun since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Rebecca Sramkova who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Rebecca Sramkova is the pick to win this match.
Rebecca Sramkova -> 1.61
Lulu Sun -> 2.32
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Sloane Stephens vs. Petra Martic
Head to head 3-0 for Stephens
Sloane Stephens will come up against Petra Martic in the 1st round for the 4th time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Tuesday at 4:30 pm on AKRON STADIUM.
Sloane Stephens: ranking and results
Ranked no. 115, the American will start her run in Merida after she played her last match in Melbourne where she lost to Sabalenka in the 1st round on the 12th of January.
Stephens has a 0-3 win-loss record in 2025, 0-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Merida Sloane didn’t play in Merida in 2024.
Petra Martic: ranking and results
Ranked no. 124, Martic reached the 1st round after defeating Lia Karatancheva 7-5 6-4 and Hanna Chang 6-4 6-1.
Petra has a 8-4 win-loss record in 2025, 4-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Merida The Croatian didn’t compete in Merida in 2024.
Head to head analysis
This will be the 4th time that Sloane Stephens and Petra Martic square off. Their current head to head is 3-0 for Stephens (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard.
Before, the last time they played, Stephens won 6-4 6-3 in the quarter in Madrid back in 2019.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Petra Martic who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Petra Martic is the pick to win this match.
Petra Martic -> 1.9
Sloane Stephens -> 1.9
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Maria Sakkari vs. Zeynep Sonmez
Head to head 0-0
Maria Sakkari will compete against Zeynep Sonmez in the 1st round for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Tuesday at 6:00 pm on AKRON STADIUM.
Maria Sakkari: ranking and results
Ranked no. 30, Sakkari will start her run in Merida after she played her last match in Dubai where she lost to in the 1st round on the 16th of February.
Maria has a 4-8 win-loss record in 2025, 3-7 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Merida The Greek didn’t compete in Merida in 2024.
Zeynep Sonmez: ranking and results
Ranked no. 88 (career high), Sonmez will start her run in Merida after she played her last match in Doha where she lost to Kostyuk in the 1st round on the 9th of February.
The Turk has a 4-6 win-loss record in 2025, 3-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Merida Sonmez won the title last year in Merida after ousting Ann Li 6-2 6-1. Sonmez conquered the title at the Merida Open Akron in 2024.
Head to head analysis
There is no head to head record between Maria Sakkari and Zeynep Sonmez since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
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 -> 1.4
Zeynep Sonmez -> 2.95
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Last Results
These are the last results of the Merida Open Akron
- Maya JointJoint – Julia GrabherGrabher (6-3 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
- Katarzyna Piter/Mayar SherifPiter/Mayar Sherif – Rebecca Sramkova/Yuliia StarodubtsevaSramkova/Yuliia Starodubtseva (6-0 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
- Elina AvanesyanAvanesyan – Magdalena FrechFrech (4-6 6-3 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
- Anhelina KalininaKalinina – Leolia JeanjeanJeanjean (6-4 1-6 6-1) – Score progression – Stats
- Emiliana ArangoArango – Maria Lourdes CarleLourdes Carle (6-2 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
- Jessica Bouzas ManeiroBouzas Maneiro – Renata JamrichovaJamrichova (7-5 5-7 7-5) – Score progression – Stats
- Riccardo BonadioBonadio – Ivan NedelkoNedelko (6-4 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
- Giulio ZeppieriZeppieri – Andrea BassoBasso (4-6 7-5 6-1) – Score progression – Stats
- Christopher O ConnellO Connell – Riccardo BalzeraniBalzerani (7-5 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
- Daniel Elahi GalanElahi Galan – Walter TrusendiTrusendi (3-6 6-3 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
- Pedro SakamotoSakamoto – Roberto CidCid (2-6 6-2 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
- Andrea VavassoriVavassori – Samuele RamazzottiRamazzotti (6-2 6-1) – Score progression – Stats
- Renzo OlivoOlivo – Viktor DurasovicDurasovic (6-3 7-5) – Score progression – Stats
- Francesco FortiForti – Zsombor PirosPiros (4-6 6-1 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
- Oriol Roca BatallaRoca Batalla – Vaclav SafranekSafranek (6-3 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
- Thiago Seyboth WildSeyboth Wild – Carlos TabernerTaberner (6-0 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
- Andrea CollariniCollarini – Pietro RondoniRondoni (6-4 4-6 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
- Manuel GuinardGuinard – Lorenzo MusettiMusetti (6-2 2-6 7-5) – Score progression – Stats
- Juan Pablo VarillasPablo Varillas – Inigo CervantesCervantes (4-6 6-4 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
- Andrea PellegrinoPellegrino – Alessandro BegaBega (7-5 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
- Jeroen VannesteVanneste – Alex MolcanMolcan (6-0 2-2 ret.) – Score progression – Stats
- Jan SatralSatral – Roman SafiullinSafiullin (6-4 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
Upcoming matches
These are the upcoming matches of the Merida Open Akron
- Sloane StephensStephens – Petra MarticMartic (3-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Magda LinetteLinette – Elisabetta CocciarettoCocciaretto (1-1) – H2H – Prediction
- Zeynep SonmezSonmez – Maria SakkariSakkari (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Mayar SherifSherif – Francesca JonesJones (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Rebecca SramkovaSramkova – Lulu SunSun (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Marta KostyukKostyuk – Daria GavrilovaGavrilova (2-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Jaqueline CristianCristian – Maria Camila Osorio SerranoCamila Osorio Serrano (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Donna VekicVekic – (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Jessica Bouzas ManeiroBouzas Maneiro – Elina AvanesyanAvanesyan (1-1) – H2H – Prediction
