Maria Sakkari vs Bianca Andreescu
6th September from 1300hrs
Tennis – USA – US Open 2021
Pick Sakkari to win
Bookmaker Unibet
Odds: 8/13* (odds taken 21:31 GMT on 5th September 2021)
We get a big fixture for tennis betting on Monday from the US Open with a quarter-final place in the draw at stake.
Maria Sakkari battles with former champion Bianca Andreescu for that place in the final eight.
The two met for the first time earlier this year with Andreescu coming out on top, but the young Canadian is the underdog for this meeting.
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Maria Sakkari Preview – Sakkari to steal the show?
Maria Sakkari has had a very good 2021 and is looking to make a big impact at Flushing Meadows.
Sakkari is through to the Fourth Round without having dropped a set.
There was a stern test for Sakkari in the Third Round of action as she was up against Petra Kvitova.
But Sakkari got through comfortably, remaining without having dropped a set in this campaign.
This has been a nice steady show from Sakkari at the Slam.
She wasn’t running particularly hot on the hard court surfaces before the New York action.
Between Wimbledon and the start of the US Open, Sakkari won four of seven hard court matches.
In the match outright for tennis betting, Sakkari is the 8/13 odds-on favourite* (odds taken 21:31 GMT on 5th September 2021 at Unibet).
The Greek star is looking to land her first Grand Slam title.
She did reach the semi-finals of the French Open earlier this year, her best result at a slam.
As a positive for her, Sakkari has improved upon the previous year’s finish in her last two efforts at the US Open.
She bowed out at this stage twelve months ago.
Back on the hard court in Miami in April, Sakkari met Bianca Andreescu for the first time.
That was in the semi-final and it was a wonderfully tight match.
Sakkari lost out in a tie-breaker in the final set.
With Sakkari running as the favourite for this, the Sakkari 2-1 set betting tennis odds are at 3/1* (odds taken 21:31 GMT on 5th September 2021 at Unibet).
Bianca Andreescu Preview – Can former Champion rise to the occasion?
There have been a lot of injury problems for Bianca Andreescu in the last couple of years, which has disrupted her season.
She missed all Grand Slams last year, such a shame after claiming the 2019 US Open title.
This year she lost in the Round of 64 at the Australian Open.
It was then First Ruund exits for the 21-year-old at both Roland Garros and Wimbledon.
In the match outright for Monday’s tennis betting, Andreescu is the 13/10 underdog* (odds taken 21:31 GMT on 5th September 2021 at Unibet).
Since bowing out of Wimbledon in the First Round this year, Andreescu played just three matches between then and the start of the US Open.
The only win in that sequence happened against Britain’s Harriet Dart in Montreal, Canada.
She’s a class act, but this run has been somewhat out of the blue, given the lack of court time and form from her this season.
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Bianca Andreescu looks naturally at home on the hard court as opposed to any other surface.
She did reach the final of Miami earlier this year after beating Sakkari in the final four.
But she is W4 L3 in her last seven hard court matches this season.
So far in this year’s US Open Andreescu needed a deciding set to get through her first round match.
It has been straight-sets wins in her last two.
This match does look to have the potential of going long so Over 21.5 Total Games is the pick at 4/5* (odds taken 21:31 GMT on 5th September 2021 at Unibet).
Maria Sakkari vs Bianca Andreescu Betting Advice
We have to go with Maria Sakkari for the victory at a quote of 8/13 in tennis betting* (odds taken 21:31 GMT on 5th September 2021 at Unibet).
She has had the bigger year of the two and passed a big test in the Third Round against Kvitova.
That should put her in good stead to turn the tables on Andreescu.
Key Facts – Maria Sakkari vs Bianca Andreescu Betting Tip
- Maria Sakkari has yet to drop at set at the US Open
- Maria Sakkari lost to Andreescu in the semi finals of Miami this year
- Bianca Andreescu won the US Open title in 2019
Andreescu had the better of things when the two met for the first time earlier this season.
But there has been little hard court form from the young Canadian since then.
There’s a chance she sticks a set on the board so a Sakkari 2-1 set betting pick at 3/1 looks the way to go* (odds taken 21:31 GMT on 5th September 2021 at Unibet).
The best betting odds for Maria Sakkari vs Bianca Andreescu
Maria Sakkari to win: 8/13 at Bet365
Bianca Andreescu to win: 13/10 at Bet365