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Xinyu Wang vs Maria Sakkari Preview & Prediction | 2025 Madrid Open | First Round

by Alex Meechan · April 22 2025, 17:23
Updated April 22 2025, 17:24
Xinyu Wang vs Maria Sakkari Preview & Prediction | 2025 Madrid Open | First Round

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Xinyu Wang takes on Maria Sakkari for a place in the second-round of the Madrid Open.

Ranking points: WTA 1000

Start date/time: Wednesday 23rd April, 2025: UK – not before 10:00am / US ET – not before 5:00am / US PT – not before 2:00am

Venue: Park Manzanares, Madrid, Spain

Surface: Outdoor clay

How to watch on TV: UK – Sky Sports Tennis / US – Tennis Channel

How to watch online: UK – Sky Go / US – Tennis Channel

Tickets: Visit this link for the latest Xinyu Wang vs Maria Sakkari ticket information

Xinyu Wang vs Maria Sakkari prediction

Xinyu Wang’s best tournament of the year so far has been a semi-final appearance at the Singapore Open. She won three matches as the fourth seed before falling to a straight sets defeat to Elise Mertens. Apart from that, her form has been largely poor so far this season.

Maria Sakkari has struggled this year and is sliding down the rankings, with the Greek now placed 82nd in the world. She has not made it past the second-round of an event since late January and needs a boost of confidence with a deep run at one of the upcoming clay court tournaments.

She fell to a disappointing defeat to Jessica Bouzas Maneiro in the first-round of the Open de Rouen last time out. She does lead the head-to-head with Wang, winning their only encounter in Beijing in October 2023.

Sakkari has already played two clay court tournaments just recently, which differs to Wang who is making her bow on the surface this week. Despite her poor form, we think this is the perfect opportunity for Sakkari to get back on track and return to winning ways.

Xinyu Wang vs Maria Sakkari tip: Maria Sakkari to win 2-1

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