Karolina Pliskova and Maria Sakkari face off at the Arthur Ashe Stadium inNew York in theQuarter-Finals of theUS Open 2021 today, September 8, 2021, at 7:00 PM(ET).Here, check out theUS Open tennis match preview, information, storylines, predictions, odds, and how to watch the game in the US.
This will be theirthird overallmeetingin thissportscompetition. At the moment, there is no favorite in head-to-head clashes, as bothKarolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic andMaria Sakkari of Greece have grabbed one victory each.
Their most recent gamewas played on May 18, 2019,and it endedin a 2-0 (6-4, 6-4) win for theCzechplayerin the 2019 WTAItalian Open Semi-Finals in Rome.It promises to be an even moreexciting clash as they clash for the first time since then, this time in theUS Open 2021 Quarter-Finals.
Karolina Pliskova vs Maria Sakkari: Match Information
Date: Wednesday, September 8, 2021
Time: 7:00 PM(ET)
Location: Arthur Ashe Stadium, New York
Karolina Pliskova vs Maria Sakkari: Time by State in the US
ET: 7:00PM
CT: 6:00PM
MT: 5:00PM
PT: 4:00PM
Karolina Pliskova vs Maria Sakkari: Storylines
In the First Round, Karolina Pliskova had to beatAna Konjuh of Croatia (2-0), and she emerged victorious from the match against Kaia Kanepi of Estonia (2-0) to get to theUS OpenWomen’s Round of 32. The29-year-old Czech tennis playercan boast of winning 16 WTAtitlesin hercareer so far.
Meanwhile,Maria Sakkari set up ameeting with the ATP fourth top-ranked player after overcomingMarta Kostyuk of Ukraine (2-0),Katerina Siniakova and Petra Kvitova of theCzech Republic (2-0), as well asBianca Andreescu of Canada (2-1).Unlike her opponent,the 26-year-old Greektennis player has won one WTAcareer title and seven ITF trophies.
These opponents don’t have a long history of clashes as their first one dates back to May 16, 2018, and it ended in a 2-1(6-3, 3-6, 5-7)win forSakkari in the 2018 WTAItalian Open Round of 32. Thanks to this exciting clash, we will see who will qualify or miss out on the Semi-Finals.
How to watch or live stream Karolina Pliskova vs Maria Sakkari in the US
The 2021 WTA US OpenQuarter-Finals duelbetween Karolina Pliskova and Maria Sakkari,to be played today, at theArthur Ashe Stadium inNew York,will be broadcasted on ESPN,Tennis Channelin the United States.
Karolina Pliskova vs Maria Sakkari: Predictions and Odds
The odds are heavily in favorof Karolina Pliskova. FanDuel see her as thelone favorite to move to theSemi-Finalsand thus, they havegiven her-137 odds. On the other hand,Maria Sakkari has+114odds to cause an upset and gothrough to the next phase.
| FanDuel | |
| Karolina Pliskova | -137 |
| Maria Sakkari | +114 |
* Odds via FanDuel
