Maria Sakkari vs. Karolina Muchova: Preview and betting tips

Karolína Muchová will try to emulate Petra Kvitová on Tuesday night by advancing to the quarterfinals of the Mutua Madrid Open. Her opponent will be Greek tennis player Maria Sakkari. How will the match play out?

Maria Sakkari is currently nineteenth in the WTA rankings. This is a career high for the 25-year-old Greek tennis player.

However, she is not doing well against Czech players in 2021. So far this season, she has faced Barbora Krejcikova and Petra Kvitova, losing both matches.

Karolina Muchova is currently ranked 20th in the WTA rankings. Only the duo of Petra Kvitová and Karolina Pliskova are better off among the Czech players.

In the current season Muchová reached the semifinals of the Australian Open. After that, she did not play for two months due to problems with her abdominal muscle. She returned only in Stuttgart, where the injury still limited her slightly.

But everything should be fine now. The 24-year-old native of Olomouc deservedly took on both Qiang Wang and world number two Naomi Osaka in Madrid.

So what to bet on? This will be only their second meeting (Sakkari won the first one in 2016). I expect a very even duel, which Muchova could turn to her side thanks to her good form.

In the quarterfinals, the winner of the match will face the better of the pair Pavlyuchenkova – Brady. You will be able to watch the match live on O2 TV Tennis.