WTA Qatar Open 2022: Maria Sakkari vs Ann Li Prediction, Head to Head, Preview and Live Stream Details


WTA Qatar Open 2022: Maria Sakkari vs Ann Li Prediction, Head to Head, Preview and Live Stream Details

Maria Sakkari

World No.6 Maria Sakkari will lock horns with Ann Li in the round of 32 of the WTA Qatar Open 2022  on Tuesday.

Maria Sakkari vs Ann Li: Match Details

  • Tournament: WTA Qatar Open
  • Match: Maria Sakkari vs Ann Li
  • Round: Round One
  • Date: 20th February 2022
  • Venue:  Doha, Qatar
  • Surface: Hardcourt
  • Prize Money: $1,071,030

Maria Sakkari vs Ann Li: Match Preview

Maria Sakkari
Maria Sakkari

Maria Sakkari had a pretty disappointing Australian Open 2022 campaign by her standards, crashing out in the fourth round to the surprise package Jessica Pegula. The Greek then went on to give an impressive performance at the WTA St Petersburg Open, reaching the final where she lost to Annet Kontaveit. The 26-year-old is currently ranked as the World No.6. The final in St Petersburg was her first final since September last year, which was coincidentally against Konatveit in the Ostrava Open, where Sakkari lost in straight sets.

Meanwhile, Ann Li is an American tennis player who is ranked 58th in the world. The 21-year-old fell in the first round of the Australian Open to Wang Xinyu, before failing to go past the qualifiers at the WTA Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. However, the youngster did start the campaign in Qatar with a shock win against Sofia Kenin in a hard-fought victory to set up a clash against Sakkari.

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Maria Sakkari vs Ann Li: Head to Head

Maria Sakkari
Maria Sakkari

Andrey Rublev and Benjamin Bonzi have never met each other before in the court, with their meeting in Doha set to be their first against each other.

Maria Sakkari vs Ann Li: Match Prediction

Maria Sakkari
Maria Sakkari

Maria Sakkari would definitely be the undoubted favourite in this clash. The World No.6 would be one of the favourites in the tournament and would look to make a deep run into the latter stages of the tournament. She’d also be gaining confidence from reaching the final of her last tournament.

Meanwhile, Ann Li would be looking to give a good account of herself as the massive underdog in this clash.

Match Prediction- Sakkari to win in straight sets.

Maria Sakkari vs Ann Li: Broadcast and Live stream details

  • USA- Tennis Channel
  • Australia– beIN
  • UK and Ireland- Amazon Prime
  • The Middle East and North Africa- beIN Sports
  • Central America- ESPN
  • Caribbean Islands- Sportsmax
  • South America and Oceania- ESPN International
  • Canada- TSN, and DAZN
  • Sub-Saharan Africa- SuperSport
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