Maria Sakkari vs. Aryna Sabalenka Match Preview & Odds to Win BNP Paribas Open
Maria Sakkari (No. 7 ranking) will take on Aryna Sabalenka (No. 2) in the semifinals of the BNP Paribas Open on Friday, March 17.
Sabalenka is the favorite against Sakkari in this match, with -250 odds compared to the underdog’s +200 in the Semifinal.
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Maria Sakkari vs. Aryna Sabalenka: Matchup Info
- Tournament: BNP Paribas Open
- Round: Semifinal
- Date: Friday, March 17
- Court Surface: Hard
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- Sakkari has a record of 19-14 on hard courts over the last 12 months.
- In terms of serve/return winning percentages on hard courts over the past 12 months, Sakkari has won 72.3% of her games on serve and 30.6% on return.
- Including hard courts only, Sakkari has converted 41.8% of her break-point chances (114 of 273) over the past 12 months.
- In her last tournament, the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, Sakkari fell in the round of 32 to No. 18-ranked Karolina Pliskova, 1-6, 2-6 on February 21.
- Sabalenka has won one tournament on hard courts over the past 12 months, putting up a 23-10 record on that surface.
- When playing on hard surfaces, Sabalenka has a 71.1% winning percentage in service games and a 39.7% winning percentage in return games.
- Sabalenka has won 44.2% of break points on hard courts (144 out of 326) which ranks 111th.
- In her most recent tournament (the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships) on February 23, Sabalenka played Barbora Krejcikova in the quarterfinals and was taken down 6-0, 6-7, 1-6.