Miami Open 2023: Sakkari vs Andreescu Prediction, Odds & Pick

TennisSection previews the 2023 Miami Open first-round match featuring Maria Sakkari vs Bianca Andreescu on Friday, March 24, 2023.

Maria Sakkari vs Bianca Andreescu Match Preview

It’s a blockbuster second-round match at the Miami Open pitting No. 7 seed Maria Sakkari against 2019 US Open champion Bianca Andreescu. Who will prevail?

Maria Sakkari did a commendable job in getting to the semifinal of Indian Wells last week considering the circumstances. Sakkari was under the cosh right from her first match, winning each of her four matches in the desert in three sets before bowing out in the last four to Aryna Sabalenka in straight sets. Having taken sufficient rest time between the two tournaments, Sakkari should be fresh for a crack at the Miami Open title this week.

Bianca Andreescu, meanwhile, was in action in the first round as she defeated Emma Raducanu in three pulsating sets. The meeting between the two former US Open champions lived up to the billing, with both players giving their all, and leaving tennis fans with a taste of what they have missed from both players who have been beset by injuries in recent years. For Andreescu, she will try to use that result as a springboard to even greater success in her next round.

Maria Sakkari vs Bianca Andreescu Prediction and Pick

Maria Sakkari and Bianca Andreescu are tied at 1-1 in their head-to-head. The bookies are sitting on the fence in this one and are not taking Andreescu for granted. That massive win over Raducanu was her best performance of the season. Andreescu served very well in spite of her documented shoulder injury in the past. This will be a rematch of the 2021 classic semifinal at the Miami Open which Andreescu won in a final set tiebreak. And with very little to choose between these two this time, we are happy to stick with the Canadian to produce another great serving day.