Second seed Maria Sakkari of Greece will meet third seed Caroline Garcia of France in the semifinal of the 2023 Guadalajara Open on Friday, September 22. Get the predictions and odds of this Maria Sakkari v Caroline Garcia match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Maria Sakkari v Caroline Garcia Head to Head
Garcia leads 3-1 head to head. While the Frenchwoman had won their first three meetings, Sakkari won for the first time against Garcia in Doha this year.
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Sakkari Eases Past Arango
Last year’s finalist Maria Sakkari is one win away from reaching a second final in a row in Guadalajara as she eased into the semifinal with a straight sets win over Emiliana Arango.
The world no. 9 Sakkari dominated the contest. She got the solitary break in the first set and raced to a 5-1 lead in the second. The Colombian did make a comeback bid by winning three games in a row. But Sakkari made sure she was not broken again in the match as she served out the match for a 6-3, 6-4 victory.
The Greek player, who had a first round bye, had won her second round match 6-2, 6-4 against Storm Hunter. She had followed that up with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Italy’s Camila Giorgi.
Sakkari, who went down to Jessica Pegula in last year’s final, is 32-19 this season. The one-time tour level champion is seeking a ninth final and a second of this season. She had reached the final in Washington this year, only to go down to Coco Gauff.
Sakkari would be a bit concerned about her semifinal record this year as she is 1-5 in the last four stage this year.
Garcia Ousts Azarenka
Caroline Garcia, who lost seven quarterfinals in 2023, has reached a third semifinal of the season with a straight sets win over 10th seed Victoria Azarenka on Thursday.
The world no. 11 faced 11 break points against the Belarusian and she saved all 11 of them. In contrast, she had just three breaking chances and she capitalised on two of them to complete a 6-3, 6-4 win in an hour and 38 minutes.
The 29-year-old Frenchwoman improved her season record to 35-21. She is an 11-time winner at the tour level from 16 finals and is looking to reach a third final of the season.
Garcia, who won four titles last year, had lost both her finals this year in Lyon and Monterrey.
She has looked good as the tournament has progressed. Garcia had to save two match points during a three-set second round win over Aliaksandra Sasnovich. She then defeated Hailey Baptiste 7-5, 6-4 in the third round.
She is 2-0 in semifinals this year. Can she keep that perfect record intact?
Sakkari v Garcia Prediction and Tip
Sakkari will be a bit concerned about her record in semifinals. The fact that she has lost thrice of her four meetings with Garcia would put an added pressure. However, the Greek won their only meeting of the season and has also looked the better of the two in big tournaments this year. So expect a close contest with Sakkari edging past the third seed.
Tips:
- Moderate Risk Tip: Sakkari to win: 4/5 (with bet365)
- Moderate Risk Tip: Over 24.5 games in the match: 5/6 (with bet365)
The 2023 Guadalajara Open will be played from September 18 to 24. You can get all the tennis betting news with our tennis betting blog here. Also get rest of the tennis match previews here.
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