Maria Sakkari and Aliaksandra Sasnovich meet in the second round of the 2023 tennis German Open. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
Maria Sakkari Betting Preview
Maria Sakkari is coming off a straight set win over Alize Cornet that took 18 games to decide. In the victory, Sakkari won 60 percent of her first serve points and 49 percent of her second serve points. Sakkari won 55 percent of her total service points and converted on 5 of her 9 break points. Sakkari got 52 percent of her first serves in play and hit 0 aces. Sakkari got a much-needed win despite not playing great, and 5 of her last 7 wins have been decided in straight sets. Sakkari looks to win back to back matches for the first time since Madrid. Sakkari has split her last 8 matches on grass court.
Aliaksandra Sasnovich Betting Preview
Aliaksandra Sasnovich is coming off a straight set win over Victoria Azarenka that took 20 games to decide. In the victory, Sasnovich won 68 percent of her first serve points and 54 percent of her second serve points. Sasnovich won 63 percent of her total service points and converted on 3 of her 5 break points. Sasnovich got 66 percent of her first serves in play and hit 3 aces. Sasnovich has won 4 of her last 5 matches, easily her best stretch of the year. Sasnovich has 6 career wins over top-10 players, but none have come in the last 2 years. Sasnovich has won 6 of her last 9 matches on grass court.
H2H History
There’s no match history between these 2 players.
Randy’s Pick
I’m assuming Sakkari will be favored off of name and ranking, but the truth is she’s been widely inconsistent for much of this year and didn’t even play great in her first round match. This is the best Sasnovich has played all year, and it’s fair to say she’ll be the more motivated player. Assuming we’re getting plus money, I’ll take a stab with Sasnovich for the upset.