Emma Raducanu vs Maria Sakkari Prediction: Emma Raducanu appears highly motivated

Emma Raducanu is back on the grass surface as she takes on Maria Sakkari in the round of 32 in the Wimbledon tennis championship. Emma Raducanu currently ranks 135th on the WTA ranking, while Maria Sakkari ranks in 9th place. Both players met just once before now and Emma Raducanu won that match at the US Open back in 2021.

British player Emma Raducanu had a brilliant start to the Wimbledon campaign after the first two rounds. She won her opening game against Renata Zarazua in straight sets (6-7,3-6). Then she progressed into the 2nd round and there she defeated Elise Mertens in straight sets again (6-1,6-2). Her stats in the game against Elise Mertens were: 3 aces, 1 double faults, 36/49 first serve, 12/13 second serve, 2/2 break points saved, 8 service games won, 9 errors, 15 unforced errors, 13/27 first serve return points, 10/20 second serve return points and 4 break points converted.

Emma Raducanu’s next challenge in the round of 16 is Maria Sakkari and she looks motivated for this challenge.

Maria Sakkari is world number 9, so she comes into the round of 16 with a huge reputation. She’s also had a fantastic tournament so far, winning both games in straight sets. She faced McCartney Kessler in the round of 128, and she won 3-6,1-6. Then she progressed into the round of 64, and defeated Arantxa Rus, also in straight sets (5-7,3-6). Her stats in the game against Arantxa Rus were: 5 aces, 2 double faults, 36/66 first serve, 28/30 second serve, 2/2 break points saved, 11 service games won, 19 errors, 18 unforced errors, 12/41 first serve return points, 10/16 second serve return points and 2 break points converted.

Maria Sakkari has a tough game ahead of her when she faces Emma Raducanu. She’s yet to record a win over Emma.

Both players are just in the right form to face each other and it’s impossible to rule out any possibility. Emma Raducanu looks motivated since the start of the tournament. She went from losing the WTA Eastbourne quarterfinal against Kasatkina last month straight to back-to-back wins at the Wimbledon. And she seems really interested in going further into the competition. Maria Sakkari had a terrible run prior to the tournament and we can only hope those days are truly behind her.

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