Jessica Pegula and Maria Sakkari will meet on the court in the WTA Finals. The match will start on October 31 at 23:00.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (-3) for Pegula – 1.69.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Games Under 23 – 1.51.
The tennis players know each other well, as their tournament paths have crossed five times. So far, Sakkari leads 3-2 in their head-to-head encounters. However, Pegula has won two of her three matches this season, with Jessica leaving no chance for Maria (6-2, 6-3) in Guadalajara less than a fortnight ago. Overall, Jessica has been smoother and more consistent all season and is more deserving of a win today.
In two of the three matches between the two rivals in 2022, more than 21 games have been played, although they have not exchanged sets. It is far from certain that both will successfully adapt to the local conditions and show their best tennis from the first game today. Expect the match not to be too long.
Pegula won a major tournament in Guadalajara the week before the final, pushing her up to third place in the rankings.
In the decisive match, Jessica easily defeated Maria Sakkari (6:2, 6:3).
Before that, she stopped Jelena Rybakina (2-6, 6-3, 7-6), Bianca Andreescu (6-4, 6-4), Sloane Stephens (6-2, 6-2) and Victoria Azarenka (7-6, 6-1).
Regardless of how Pegula performs in the final, it is safe to say that she has been phenomenal this season and has made a well-deserved debut in the top 3.
Jessica Pegula has notched up eight wins in her last ten matches on the hard court.
Sakkari, meanwhile, qualified for the final at the last minute, literally snatching the ticket from Veronica Kudermetova’s hands.
Maria defeated Kudermetova (6-1, 5-7, 6-4) in the quarterfinals of the Guadalajara Open. Maria was then delighted to get past Marie Bouzkova (7-5, 6-4) but the fifth-ranked player had a poor showing in the decisive match against Jessica Pegula (2-6, 3-6).
With the exception also of the tournament in Parma, where she also reached the final, we can say that Sakkari failed in the second half of the season.
Last year, Sakkari reached the semi-finals at the WTA Finals.
Maria Sakkari has lost six of her last seven matches against top-10 tennis players.
Type of Court – Indoor Hard
Speed of Court – 8/10
Pegula’s Rating – 3
Jessica Pegula Wins/Losses in 2022 – 43/18
Sakkari’s Rating – 25
Maria Sakkari Wins/Losses in 2022 – 44/26
In three of Sakkari’s five previous matches, more than nine games have been played in the second set. We offer to bet on “2nd Set Games Over 9.5” with odds of 1.95.
Sakkari leads with a score of 3-2 in the head-to-head encounters. The last time they met was at the Guadalajara Open in October. In that match, Pegula defeated Sakkari (6-2, 6-3) in two sets.
The match will be played at WTA Finals Stadium Court, Dickies Arena Fort Worth, United States
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