03.07.2024, 15:55
Court 12, London, England
Dutch player Arantxa Rus enters into the 2nd round of the Wimbledon Championship. She won her opening match against Chinese international Yue Yuan to book her place in this round and now she’s up against Maria Sakkari. Maria is currently the 9th best player in the world and she also advanced into the round of 64 after her victory over McCartney Kessler in the first round.
Maria Sakkari and Arantxa Rus will go head-to-head for the 6th time in their career.
Arantxa Rus
Arantxa Rus got the job done in the round of 128 against Yue Yuan to book her place in the round of 64. She wasted no time against Yue Yuan as the game was decided in 2 sets, with Arantxa Rus emerging as the winner. The match score in the end was: 6-2,6-3. According to records, highlights of her performance in that match were: 4 aces, 0 double faults, 29/42 first serve, 13/13 second serve, 0/0 break points saved, 8 service games won, 19 errors, 9 unforced errors, 13/35 first serve return points, 10/16 second serve return points and 4 break points converted.
Arantxa Rus’ next opponent may likely be her last game in the tournament unless she can find a way to win. But the odds look bad for her, especially because she had lost all 5 meetings against Maria Sakkari in the past.
Maria Sakkari
Greek player and world number 9 Maria Sakkari lived up to the hype in the opening stage of the Wimbledon Championship. She played in the 128th round against Maria Sakkari and she won in straight sets. The score of the match was: 3-6,1-6. According to records, highlights of her performance in that match were: 5 aces, 2 double faults, 23/48 first serve, 23/25 second serve, 3/5 break points saved, 6 service games won, 10 errors, 23 unforced errors, 12/26 first serve return points, 17/22 second serve return points and 6 break points converted.
Maria Sakkari heads into the 64th round as the favorite to win. She’s played against Arantxa Rus five times in the past and she won all five meetings.
Expert Betting Tips
Maria Sakkari against Arantxa Rus is a perfect definition of dominance and it's more likely to continue in this match. The h2h supports a win for Maria Sakkari and we are inclined to lean towards that outcome. And besides the h2h, Maria Sakkari is the better player, the number 9th best player and she also comes with great skill and experience. We expect Maria to finish the job and book her place in the round of 32.
- Arantxa Rus Under 8.5 Games at 1.666 Odds
- Total Games Odd at 1.85 Odds
- Under 19.5 Games at 1.90 Odds
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