WTA Finals 2023: Elena Rybakina vs. Maria Sakkari Live Stream, Match Timings, Prediction, and Preview

Elena Rybakina will face Maria Sakkari in her second match of the WTA finals. 

WTA Finals 2023: Elena Rybakina vs. Maria Sakkari Live Stream, Match Timings, Prediction, and Preview

Elena Rybakina and Maria Sakkari (Via WTA)

The prestigious 2023 WTA Finals taking place in Cancun, Mexico, has finally started, and the fans were left in awe after the intensity of the initial couple of matches. Now, World No. 4 Elena Rybakina will take on Maria Sakkari in another Group Stage match.

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Elena Rybakina vs. Maria Sakkari: Match Details

  • Tournament: WTA Finals 2023
  • Match: Elena Rybakina vs. Maria Sakkari 
  • Date: 31th October, 2023
  • Time: 6:15 p.m. (ET)
  • Venue: Estadio Paradisus, Cancun, Mexico
  • Round: Group Stage
  • Surface: Hard Court

Elena Rybakina vs. Maria Sakkari: Match Preview

Top-ranked Kazakhstan player Elena Rybakina has been showing her talent to the world of tennis for a while. The current World No. 4 started her year by reaching the finals of the Australian Open, where she lost to Aryna Sabalenka. This is her debut at the WTA finals, and unfortunately, she started her campaign with a loss against Jessica Pegula.

Maria Sakkari
Maria Sakkari (Via Tennis.com)

Facing her is the fearless Greek, Maria Sakkari, who has been very fortunate to be a surprise entry into the WTA finals. The current World No. 9 has not been playing her best tennis this year after early exits at all the Grand Slam titles. She also started her WTA Finals with an embarrassing loss against Aryna Sabalenka.

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Elena Rybakina vs. Maria Sakkari: Match Prediction

Both of the very talented players have faced each other twice before, where each shared a victory. Rybakina won against Sakkari in 2022, and they both have since played only one match last year. Both players have started their season poorly and would like to win the match to get back to winning ways.

Their last encounter happened in the 2022 Indian Wells, where Maria Sakkari prevailed in a highly electrifying encounter against Elena. The final score was 7-5, 6-4, where Maria won and tied the h2h.

Elena Rybakina
Elena Rybakina (Via WTA)

Both players are packed with a lot of talent and fire to win. However, only one winner can be known, and the predictions are that Elena Rybakina will win the match in two sets. Maria has not been in the form she would hope to have, but she is still very capable of upsetting World No. 4. 

Match Prediction: Elena Rybakina to win in two sets.

Elena Rybakina vs. Maria Sakkari: Match Telecast

  • USA – Tennis Channel
  • UK – Amazon Prime
  • Canada – TSN
  • Australia – beIN Sports
  • Belgium – BeTV
  • China – MIGU
  • Germany – Sky Deutschland
  • Indonesia – beIN Sports

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