J&T Banka Ostrava Open 2020: Elina Svitolina vs Maria Sakkari Preview, Head-to-Head, Prediction for WTA Ostrava

J&T Banka Ostrava Open 2020: Elina Svitolina vs Maria Sakkari Preview, Head-to-Head, Prediction for WTA Ostrava
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Elina Svitolina, Maria Sakkari

The J&T Banka Ostrava Open is set to feature Elina Svitolina and Maria Sakkari in their hard-courts in the Czech Republic. While Ukraine’s Svitolina is ranked 5 in the world, the Greek stands firm at 23 in the charts.

These players have an immense amount of talent and the accomplishments in the past year only solidify this fact further. The duo will now try to deploy their tactics to advance further in this tournament. 

Match Details:

  • Fixture: Elina Svitolina vs Maria Sakkari
  • Date: 21st October 2020
  • Tournament: Ostrava Open
  • Round: Round of 16
  • Venue: Ostrava, Czech Republic
  • Category: WTA Premiere 
  • Surface: Hard-Court
  • Prize Money: $528,500

Elina Svitolina vs Maria Sakkari: Match Preview

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Elina Svitolina

Svitolina picked up her first title this year at the Monterrey Open and her second title at the Internationaux de Strasbourg. The 26-year-old reached the quarter-finals of the French Open, Italian Open and Hua Hin Championships too. The Ukrainian is the first seed of Ostava Open and will have her first match tomorrow.

Maria Sakkari cracked the Top-20 rankings this year. She reached the semi-finals of St.Petersburg Open and the quarter-finals of Cincinnati Masters. The 25-year-old also advanced till the fourth round at the U.S Open and Australian Open. She defeated Kristyna Pliskova in her first-round match-up at the Ostrava Open. The scoreline of 6-3, 6-3 reflects the incredible form of the Greek.

Elina Svitolina vs Maria Sakkari: Head-to-Head

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Maria Sakkari

This duo have clashed against each other twice in their careers. These meetings came about last year, with these players winning one of each.

Their last meeting was at the San Jose Championships where Sakkari beat Svitolina. They met in the quarterfinals where the Greek emerged victorious with 1-6, 7-6(3), 6-3 over the Ukrainian.

Elina Svitolina vs Maria Sakkari: Match Prediction

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Elina Svitolina

The past stats don’t really favour one over the other. Vying to the year she’s had, Elina Svitolina is the favourite in the match against Maria Sakkari. They both dominate from the baseline and hit their shots with a lot of power.

Svitolina and Sakkari seem like unstoppable forces on the WTA tour. As a result, their clash tomorrow will be one for the ages.

Match Prediction: Elina Svitolina wins in 3 sets.

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