Aryna Sabalenka and Maria Sakkari will face off in the 3rd round of Western & Southern Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 11:00 am on COURT 10.
Aryna Sabalenka: results and record
Ranked no. 9 (career high), Sabalenka reached the 3rd round after defeating Petra Martic 6-1 6-4 and Saisai Zheng 6-4 6-3.
Her best result of the season was winning the title in Shenzhen where she defeated Alison Riske in the final 4-6 7-6(2) 6-3.
Aryna has a 24-17 win-loss record in 2019, 15-7 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Cincinnati
The Belarussian lost in the semifinal 6-3 6-4 to Simona Halep.
Maria Sakkari: results and record
Ranked no. 33, Sakkari got to the 3rd round after defeating Camila Giorgi 6-3 6-0 and Petra Kvitova 6-4 2-6 6-3.
Her best result of the current year was conquering the title in Rabat where she beat Johanna Konta in the final 2-6 6-4 6-1.
Sakkari has a 28-17 win-loss record in 2019, 8-7 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Cincinnati
The Greek lost in the 2nd round 6-1 6-3 to Anett Kontaveit.
Western & Southern Open Live score and result Aryna Sabalenka vs. Maria Sakkari
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Prediction and head to head Aryna Sabalenka vs. Maria Sakkari
There is no head to head record between Aryna Sabalenka and Maria Sakkari since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Aryna Sabalenka who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Aryna Sabalenka is the pick to win this match.
Aryna Sabalenka -> 1.61
Maria Sakkari -> 2.30
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