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by Bradley Gibbs in Tennis Picks
One of the many, many women's first-round matches due to get underway at Wimbledon on Tuesday sees Maria Sakkari and Anna Blinkova go head-to-head. The pair will be meeting on a grass court for the first time ever, and they're meeting at an interesting point, with the pair now next to each other in the WTA Rankings. The Greek competitor finds herself ranked 77th, while the Russian is ranked at 78th. Sakkari has played since exiting the event in Bad Homburg, Germany last week, with her losing in the second-round to Ekaterina Alexandrova. That was her third grass-court defeat in four matches, so she's not exactly a player in form.
Blinkova did look in decent shape at Eastbourne recently, at least she did until she ran into a Maya Joint who is absolutely on a hot streak right now. Still, her win against Lulu Sun in the second round of that tournament suggests that she can seriously compete here. Moreover, the 26-year-old has just one first-round exit from six Wimbledon visits to her name. Not bad at all.
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Maria Sakkari vs Anna Blinkova Form
Maria Sakkari and Anna Blinkova Latest Matches
2/6 (33%)
4/6 (67%)
Jun 25, 2025 - WTA Bad Homburg Open
Jun 22, 2025 - WTA Bad Homburg Open
Jun 14, 2025 - WTA Berlin Open
Jun 12, 2025 - WTA Libema Open
Jun 11, 2025 - WTA Libema Open
May 27, 2025 - WTA French Open
3/6 (50%)
3/6 (50%)
Jun 26, 2025 - WTA Eastbourne International
Jun 25, 2025 - WTA Eastbourne International
Jun 23, 2025 - WTA Eastbourne International
Jun 19, 2025 - WTA Nottingham Open
Jun 16, 2025 - WTA Nottingham Open
Jun 11, 2025 - WTA Libema Open
Maria Sakkari - Anna Blinkova Key Points
- Anna Blinkova lost last time out but she went down to the eventual tournament winner.
- Anna Blinkova has recently beaten not one but two players ranked above Maria Sakkari on grass.
- Maria Sakkari has won just two of her last six grass-court matches.
- Anna Blinkova has only lost in the first round of Wimbledon once.
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Our Maria Sakkari vs Anna Blinkova Prediction
The early lines have Maria Sakkari as the favorite here, but I wouldn't be too susprised if that changes by the time this one starts. For my money, Anna Blinkova should be a little more fancied than she currently is to get the win, so a bet on the Russian to emerge victorious offers some value for money at the early odds. After all, her only recent loss came to the hugely in-form Maya Joint, who went on to win the tournament in Eastbourne, and before that defeat she looked good when beating both Lulu Sun and Marie Bouzkova, both of whom rank above Sakkari. Our Maria Sakkari vs Anna Blinkova Pick: Anna Blinkova to Win.
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