Sakkari - Stakusic: betting tip for the WTA Charleston match
On April 1, Maria Sakkari will face Marina Stakusic of Canada in the first round of the Charleston tournament. Will the Greek tennis player be able to defeat her opponent today? - the answer is in our betting tip. What are the best bets to choose for a match?

Command Analysis

Maria Sakkari

Current form
Since the very first tournaments in 2025, Sakkari has been actively involved in the struggle to return to her former positions, but so far nothing has really worked out. She did not overcome more than one round at any of the starts. In Indian Wells and Miami, Maria consistently completed one lap and sheathed her racket. She has Charleston ahead of her, where she needs to defend the points from last year's semifinal.
Professional qualities
Maria is always distinguished by her excellent physical fitness and endurance. She tends to play sharp, often goes on the attack, but often the shots are unprepared, which leads to numerous unforced errors.
Current indicators in the tour
Since the beginning of the year, Sakkari has played 17 matches in the tour, in which she scored only six victories. She has no breakthrough, the decline in the ranking continues, at the moment the former third racket of the world is ranked 64th.
Interesting facts for betting
- Only one of the last five matches involving Sakkari had the maximum number of sets played.
- In the two previous matches of the Greek tennis player, more than nine games were played in the second game.

Marina Stakusic

Current form
Stakusic is a promising 20–year-old Canadian tennis player. So far, she is far from succeeding in serious tournaments, most of her successes are associated with performances at low-ranking competitions. On the eve of the start in Charleston, Marina celebrated the quarterfinals in Puerto Vallarta. The Canadian will play in Charleston for the first time in her career.
Professional qualities
Marina is more inclined to attacking tennis, does not expect mistakes from her rivals, and is not afraid to take risks. So far, it is noticeable that against more or less serious opponents, she cannot maintain a high tempo in the draws when exchanging blows.
Current indicators in the tour
This season, Stakusic is increasingly trying his hand at ranking tournaments, hence the inconclusive results – six wins and eight losses. The Canadian woman ranks 126th in the ranking.
Interesting facts for betting
- In her last five matches on the tour, Stakusic has only played three sets once.
- In four of the previous five matches of the Canadian tennis player, more than nine games were not played in the first set.
Trends
The Totalbetis less than 2.5 sets
Stavka played in four of the previous five matches, both with Sakkari and with Stakusic.
1.32Bet 2nd set: total less than 9.5 games
This bet was played in three of Sakkari's previous five matches.
1.43Tip and bets
Sakkari has experience and an advantage in class, but the current form of the tennis player raises many questions. Stakusic strives to get close to the top 100, she has made some progress, she is not afraid to play in an aggressive manner. We think that at the moment, given the playing conditions, Maria is unlikely to be able to get a crushing victory.
Our betting tip is that Stakusic will win with a handicap of (+5.5) games with a coefficient of 1.82
Bet on the total
In three of the five previous matches involving Stakusic, at least 19 games were played. Today we are waiting for the underdog to put up a decent resistance to the favorite and, accordingly, we recommend a betting tip for a total of more.
The second bet is a total of more than 19 games for 1.75
Bet on the first set
It should be noted that in three of the last four matches of the Canadian tennis player, more than nine games were not played in the first set. We believe that today the most intense struggle will unfold in the second game.
The betting tip is that the total number of games in the first set is less than 9.5 with a coefficient of 1.45