Tennis forecast: Maria Sakkari - Arancea Rus

In the 1/8 finals of the WTA clay tournament in Italy, Maria Sakkari from Greece will play against Aranci Rus from the Netherlands.

Arancha RusThe 31-year-old representative of the Netherlands played a singles match at a tournament in Parma yesterday.

In the 1/16 finals, Rus played a strong match and beat Panna Udvardi from Hungary in two sets – 7:5; 6:3. At the start of the match, Rus immediately made two consecutive breaks, which allowed her to go straight to the score of 5:0 in games. However, then Arancia relaxed and in the end she allowed Udvardi to recoup. Then things gradually moved towards a tie-break, but with the score 6:5 in her favor, Rus was able to make another break and eventually closed the set in her favor. At the start of the second set, Arancea again made a break and came out 3-0 on games. In the middle of the game, the tennis players exchanged breaks, but then Rus already played without mistakes, which allowed her to calmly bring the match to victory. The tennis players spent two hours on the court.

But the day before yesterday, Arancea Rus also played a doubles match with Tamara Zidanshek from Slovenia at the tournament in Parma. In the 1/8 finals, Rus and Zidanshek confidently beat Italian women Elisabetta Cocharetto and Matilda Paoletti in two sets – 6:0; 6:4. The tennis players spent one hour on the court.

Maria SakkariThe 27-year-old representative of Greece, in turn, started at the tournament in Italy the day before yesterday.

In the 1/16 finals, Sakkari played a difficult match, but still Maria was able to win a strong-willed victory over Ukrainian tennis player Katerina Bindl in three sets – 6:7 (2:7); 6:2; 6:3. In the first set, Sakkari was the first to break in the middle of the game, but immediately after that Maria lost two consecutive games on her serve. As a result, Bindl reached the set, but Sakkari was able to win back. With the score 6:5 in her favor, Maria could have made the third break and taken the set, but Sakkari eventually missed the advantage from the score of 40:0. And at the tie-break, Bindl was able to put the squeeze on a more statuesque opponent. At the start of the second set, Sakkari immediately made a break and then Maria worked on her serve without mistakes, and at the end of the set, the Greek woman made a second break and calmly took the game. At the start of the decisive set, Sakkari broke again and then tried to work from her minimal advantage. With the score 3:1 on games, Maria again made a break, but then Sakkari lost the game on her serve. After that, Maria was already working on her serve without mistakes, and at the very end of the match she managed to make another break and eventually confidently take the set. As a result, the tennis players spent two hours and forty-five minutes on the court.

Maria Sakkari and Arancia Rus played together three times from 2018 to 2021. A tennis player from Greece won all the matches with a score of 2:0 in sets.

ForecastIn this match, Maria Sakkari is of course considered by the bookmakers to be the undisputed favorite.

A tennis player from Greece should win here again with a score of 2:0 in sets, this is the outcome we suggest you bet on.