Maria Sakkari vs Emma Navarro Prediction & Betting Tips - WTA Dubai Tennis Championships

Prediction published on 19/02/2024, 00:04  by Nella Wagah in Tennis Predictions

Eighth seed Maria Sakkari will seek to get back to winning ways when she takes on the unseeded Emma Navarro next in Dubai. They will square off in the second round with the winner next playing either Jasmine Paolini, Bernarda Pera, or Leylah Fernandez. Maria Sakkari is experiencing a dip in form at the moment and comes to this match having lost her last three fixtures. She was defeated in the first round in Doha last time out. The Greek number one’s struggles have seen her tumble out of the WTA top 10 for the first time in four years. She starts the week ranked 11th in the live ranking. Sakkari, who has so far compiled a 4-3 record in 2024, last played in Dubai nine years ago.

Emma Navarro defeated Sakkari the first time they met. This was last September in San Diego. She won in three sets and went on to secure a semifinal finish. The American, who has had a dominant start to the year, will hope for more of the same this time around. Navarro has been one of the in-form players in the WTA in 2024. She has won 13 of the 16 matches she has played and has secured one title (Hobart). She also finished amongst the last four in Auckland. Navarro, who defeated Katerina Siniakova 2-1 in the first round, has registered all her wins on hard courts. She started the week ranked 23rd in the WTA which is her career high.