Coco Gauff vs. Maria Sakkari odds, tips and betting trends

On Friday, Coco Gauff (No. 3 in the world) takes on Maria Sakkari (No. 9) in the semifinals of the BNP Paribas Open. In this Semifinal match, Gauff is the favorite (-300) against Sakkari (+220) .

Gauff earned a two-set win over Yue Yuan (6-4, 6-3) in the quarterfinals in her most recent match on Thursday.

Sakkari’s most recent match on Thursday was a three-set win over Emma Navarro 5-7, 6-2, 6-4 in the quarterfinals.

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Gauff vs. Sakkari match information

• Tournament: The BNP Paribas Open
• Round: Semifinals
• Date: Friday, March 15
• Venue: Indian Wells Tennis Garden
• Location: Indian Wells, California
• Court Surface: Hard

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• Gauff has played 64 matches over the past 12 months across all court types, and 20.4 games per match.
• Gauff has played 20.7 games per match in her 46 matches on hard courts over the past year.
• Gauff has won 70.5% of her service games over the past year, and 45.1% of her return games.
• Gauff has won 47.2% of her return games on hard courts over the past year, and 71.2% of her service games.
• Over her last 10 tournaments, Gauff has won 71.9% of her service games and 48.9% of her return games.
• Including all surfaces over the past 12 months, Gauff has converted 52.4% of her break-point opportunities (283 of 540).
• Gauff has converted 55.9% of her break-point chances (207 of 370) over her last 10 tournaments.

• Sakkari is averaging 20.7 games per match in her 50 matches played in the past year across all court types, winning 51.3% of those games.
• Sakkari is averaging 20.6 games per match and 9.3 games per set through 34 matches on hard courts in the past 12 months.
• Sakkari has a 70.5% service game winning percentage and a 31.8% return game winning percentage on all surfaces in the past year.
• Sakkari is 247-for-354 in service games on hard courts (69.8%) and 108-for-347 in return games (31.1%).
• Over her last 10 tournaments, Sakkari has won 71.2% of her service games and 31.4% of her return games.
• Sakkari’s 160 break points (won on 378 total break points in the past 12 months — 42.3% win percentage) rank 183rd on tour.
• Sakkari has converted 68 of 162 break points (42.0%) over her last 10 tournaments.

• Sakkari and Gauff have met seven times going back to 2015, and Sakkari is 4-3, including a 6-2, 6-4 win for Gauff at the China Open most recently, on October 6, 2023.
• Sakkari has taken nine sets versus Gauff (60.0%) compared to Gauff with six.
• In 132 total games played between Sakkari and Gauff, Sakkari is on top, taking 69 of them.
• Sakkari and Gauff have played seven times, averaging 18.9 games and 2.1 sets per match.