On March 20, Iga Swiatek and Maria Sakkari will play in the tournament’s final in Indian Wells. Will we see the intrigue in this confrontation?
Iga, at the start of the tournament in Indian Wells, didn’t act in the best way.
In the confrontation with Angelina Kalinina, Clara Tauson, Angelique Kerber, she lost in a set. Swiatek defeated Madison Keys in the quarterfinals, and in the semifinals, she defeated Simona Halep. A tennis player from Poland is trying to increase her aggression. There are some mistakes in her game, but her game looks excellent this season. After the triumph in Doha, the winning streak is ten fights in a row.
Maria has only won one title in her career. In 2019, she won the clay tournament of the WTA-250 Rabat category. Despite the status of the sixth racket in the world, it is challenging for the Greek woman to play against technical and powerful tennis players. Sakkari takes perfect physical fitness and athleticism. She does not always have enough variability in the draws on the backline, but it is noticeable that she is working on many components in her game. The tennis player from Greece managed to beat Katerina Sinyakova, Petra Kvitova, Daria Saville, Ekaterina Rybakina, and Paula Bados in Indian Wells. Only the Spaniard managed to take a set from a tennis player from Greece.
Tennis players have met four times in their careers. Three victories on account of Sakkari. True, Iga confidently coped with a tennis player from Greece three weeks ago.
The victory of Iga Swiatek is estimated at 1.52, and the triumph of Maria Sakkari is available for 2.45.
Given the quotes, I propose to take the victory of Sakkari. It will be challenging for her, but here in Indian Wells, the courts are slow. Due to high-quality movement along the backline and skillful positioning. A tennis player from Greece is moving very well now. She has a chance to take the title in the US. Psychologically, this will be a significant step forward for her. You need to play aggressively but at the same time keep the number of unforced errors to a minimum, and for this, you need to find the ideal moments to carry out attacks. Swiatek impresses, but still, she does not look invincible at the moment.-