Top seed Maria Sakkari of Greece will meet Russia’s Varvara Gracheva in the second round of the 2023 WTA Linz Open on Wednesday, February 8. Get the live streaming options of this Maria Sakkari v Varvara Gracheva match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Maria Sakkari v Varvara Gracheva Head to Head
This is going to be a first meeting between the two players.
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Sakkari Battles Past Parrizas Diaz
Top seed Maria Sakkari held off Nuria Parrizas Diaz in an hour and 40 minutes in the first round of the Linz Open on Tuesday.
The world no. 7 breezed through the first set, but the Spaniard put up a stern resistance in the second set, before the Greek finally prevailed 6-1, 7-6 (8-6).
The Greek dominated the first set, breaking the world no. 79 twice. In the second, both players held serve over the first 10 games before Sakkari finally got a break to lead 6-5. She could not close out the set as Parrizas Diaz broke back to force the tiebreak, but it was Sakkari who eventually edged the tiebreak.
Sakkari won 77% points on the back of he first serve and converted 3 of 4 break points while saving 2 of 3.
With the win, Sakkari improved her season record to 6-2. She had a 3-1 record in the Unied Cup and reached the third round of the Australian Open in her previous two assignments.
The 27-year-old, who reached four WTA finals last year, is still looking to add to the only WTA title that she won in Morocco in 2019. Can the top seed do that in Linz?
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Gracheva Gets Hobart Revenge Against Blinkova
Varvara Gracheva was beaten 6-1, 6-1 by Anna Blinkova in the first qualifying round in Hobart last month. The Russian turned the tables on the world no. 67 on Tuesday as she beat Blinkova in straight sets to move into the second round of the tournament.
The world no. 84 was a break down twice in the first set, but she rebounded on both the occasions before getting a third break and clinching the opening set. Blinkova started the second set with a break as well, but Gracheva pulled the break back in the fourth game. Gracheva then got another break later in the set to win the contest 7-5, 7-5.
The Russian has made it to the main draw as a lucky loser. She had beaten Sinja Kraus in straight sets in the first qualifying round but had lost to Anna-Lena Friedsam in a three set contest on Monday.
Gracheva converted 5 of 10 break points in the match and saved half of the six that she faced against Blinkova.
With the win, Gracheva improved to 5-5 in 2023. Her only other main draw appearance this year saw her reach the third round at the Australian Open. How far can she go in Linz?
Sakkari v Gracheva Prediction and Tip
Sakkari is in good form. She is the top seed, has vast experience and is also a far superior player than the Russian. Expect the Greek to win with ease.
Tips:
- Low Risk Tip: Sakkari to win: 3/13 (Click Here to Bet with bet365)
- Moderate Risk Tip: Over 19.5 games in the match: 5/6 (Click Here to Bet with 888Sport)
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