Iga Swiatek vs Maria Sakkari Prediction & Picks - WTA Indian Wells

Despite going up against a player who looked virtually unbeatable in Coco Gauff, Maria Sakkari showed that she's not an opponent to be taken lightly last time out and she can now be fancied to give the world number one plenty to think about as the pair clash in the final of this competition for the second time in two years. 

We all know how good Swiatek is and if both players hit their best here, then the Pole will be hard to beat. However, as good as she is, the world number one has had a habit of coming up short against lower-ranked players in recent times. We saw her lose to Kalinskaya in Dubai, while she also lost to Noskova in at the Australian Open back in January. Besides that, she hasn't dropped many sets, but we cannot ignore the fact that Maria Sakkari is an outstanding hard-court player. She loves this surface and is probably playing the best tennis of her career right now. That win against Coco Gauff shows that she has plenty to offer at the highest level, while she already has plenty of positive hard-court experience against Swiatek. Whatever the final result here, at early DK odds, it's worth betting that the Greek player pushes the Pole and grabs at least one set before this match is over. Our prediction: Maria Sakkari to Win at Least One Set.