Sakkari vs. Kovinic: Olympic Match Prediction
In one of the first round matches of the Olympics on July 28, Maria Sakkari will play against Danka Kovinic. From our forecast you can find out how events will develop on the court today and which reliable bets to choose

Command Analysis

Maria Sakkari

Sakkari has been performing with varying success this season, but she remains in the top 10 of the world rankings, occupying the eighth line. Maria last played on tour at Wimbledon, where she managed to get to the third round, losing in two sets to Raducan (2-6, 3-6). On clay this year, the Greek tennis player won 7 out of 11 matches, demonstrated the best result in Charleston, where she managed to reach the semifinals.

Danka Kovinic

Kovinic has not played a single official match on tour in 2024. She last took to the court in August last year at the US Open, where she lost to Lauren Davis in the first round (2-6, 2-6). It is unlikely that Danka is ready to fully prove herself at the Olympic Games without match practice.
Trends
Total under 2.5 sets bet
Sakkari's last three matches have seen the minimum number of sets played
1.21Rate Set Result: 1>2
This scenario was the same in two of the Greek tennis player's three previous matches.
2.24Tip and bets
We do not expect any intrigue in the upcoming match. Kovinic has not entered the court in official matches for almost a year, without game practice it will be difficult for her to maintain the pace in the exchange of blows that Sakkari will offer. We are betting on a confident victory for the favorite in this pair.
Our prediction is a victory for Sakkari with a handicap of (-6.5) games for a coefficient of 1.71 in the bookmaker Winline
Bet on total
Without any game practice, it will clearly be difficult for Kovinic to score games on his serve. There is no hope for gifts from Sakkari either.
The second bet is total under 19 games for 1.72 on the Zenit BC line
Bet on the first set
We expect that Maria will demonstrate her undeniable advantage right from the start and we will not see much of a fight in the first set.
Forecast - total games in the first set under 9.5 with odds of 1.41