MUBADALA SILICON VALLEY CLASSIC: Sakkari, Sabalenka and Vekic in action on Saturday

SAN JOSE. Maria Sakkari and Donna Vekic will play on Saturday

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Mark Hall
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Maria Sakkari, Aryna Sabalenka and Donna Vekic are among the top names that will compete on Saturday at the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic.

Maria Sakkari vs. Saisai Zheng Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic

Maria Sakkari vs. Saisai Zheng

Head to head 1-1

Maria Sakkari will play Saisai Zheng in the semifinal for the 3rd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 2:00 pm on STADIUM.

Maria Sakkari: results and record

Ranked no. 30, Sakkari got to the semifinal after beating Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-1 6-4, Mayo Hibi 4-6 6-4 6-2 and Elina Svitolina 1-6 7-63 6-3.

Sakkari has a 26-15 win-loss record in 2019, 6-5 on hard (See FULL STATS). Her best result of the current season was conquering the title in Rabat where she beat Johanna Konta in the final 2-6 6-4 6-1.

Last year in San Jose Sakkari lost in the final 6-1 6-0 to Mihaela Buzarnescu. Maria conquered the title at the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic once in 2018 when she defeated Maria Sakkari 6-1 6-0.

Saisai Zheng: results and record

Ranked no. 55, Saisai reached the semifinal after defeating Heather Watson 6-3 6-1, Danielle Rose Collins 6-2 6-0 and Amanda Anisimova 5-7 7-5 6-4.

Saisai has a 16-14 win-loss record in 2019, 8-7 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year in San Jose Zheng didn’t compete in San Jose in 2018.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 3rd time that Maria Sakkari and Saisai Zheng face off. The head to head is 1-1 for Sakkari and Zheng (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

The last time that they competed against each other, Zheng won 6-4 6-3 in the qualifications in Cincinnati back in 2016.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Maria Sakkari who should win in 3 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Maria Sakkari is the pick to win this match.
Maria Sakkari -> 1.53
Saisai Zheng -> 2.50

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Donna Vekic vs. Aryna Sabalenka Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic

Donna Vekic vs. Aryna Sabalenka

Head to head 2-0 for Vekic

Donna Vekic will play Aryna Sabalenka in the semifinal for the 3rd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 7:00 pm on STADIUM.

Donna Vekic: results and record

Ranked no. 25, the Croatian got to the semifinal after beating Misaki Doi 6-4 3-6 6-4, Victoria Azarenka 6-4 6-3 and Kristie Ahn 7-5 6-0.

Donna has a 26-13 win-loss record in 2019, 11-6 on hard (See FULL STATS). The Croatian best result of the current season was getting to the final in Nottingham and St. Petersburg.

Last year in San Jose Vekic didn’t compete in San Jose in 2018.

Aryna Sabalenka: results and record

Ranked no. 10, Sabalenka reached the semifinal after defeating Coco Vandeweghe 6-3 6-3 and Carla Suarez Navarro 3-6 6-2 6-4.

The Belarussian has a 21-15 win-loss record in 2019, 12-5 on hard (See FULL STATS). Her best result of the season was conquering the title in Shenzhen where she defeated Alison Riske in the final 4-6 7-6(2) 6-3.

Last year in San Jose The Belarussian lost in the qualifications 2-6 7-5 6-4 to Maria Sanchez.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 3rd time that Donna Vekic and Aryna Sabalenka clash against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Vekic (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

The last time that they fought against each other, Vekic won 2-6 6-4 6-1 in the qualifications in Cincinnati back in 2017.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Donna Vekic who should win in 3 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Donna Vekic is the pick to win this match.
Donna Vekic -> 1.80
Aryna Sabalenka -> 2.00

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At the challenger level, there will be free live streaming on Challenger TV.

 

Last Results

These are the last results of the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic

Upcoming matches

These are the upcoming matches of the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic

MARIA SAKKARI IN ACTION
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