Greece’s Maria Sakkari will face France’s Diane Parry at the 2024 Indian Wells tennis tournament soon. For rankings, this is the World No. 9 in Sakkari against the World No. 61 in Parry. This will be a round-of-sixteen match in the draw and, from that point of view, Parry is the one that looks like she is in over her head at this stage of the 2024 BNP Paribas Open. Sakkari is priced at -250 in the match, one that is on the order of play for Wednesday at Indian Wells. My Sakkari vs Parry prediction is that Parry will win fewer than 10.5 games in the match.
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Maria Sakkari vs Diane Parry Head-to-Head Series
The Sakkari vs Parry h2h is 0-0 as these two players have yet to face one another. Bettors will have to make some inferences from how these players have played lately against other players.
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Maria Sakkari’s Recent Matches and Results
Sakkari has played two matches in the Indian Wells draw so far this tournament. She has won both as a mild favorite, going 4-1 on her sets played through Diana Schnaider and Caroline Garcia.
The current season has not been memorable for Sakkari. She started with a 3-0 record at the United Cup but has not won that many matches since. This is a player who changed coaches about a month ago, presumably to try and get stronger results on tour. She is at risk of falling out of the Top Ten with the right results at the event between her and Daria Kasatkina.
Diane Parry’s Recent Matches and Results
Parry, who is just 21, will be at a new career-high ranking next week. She has played three matches in Indian Wells this week, going 6-1 on the sets. She knocked out Leylah Fernandez in the second round as an underdog. Parry was also a slight underdog when she beat Anna Blinkova in the last round. She has not played badly this season, with two wins at the Australian Open as well.
Sakkari vs Parry Prediction: Parry UNDER 10.5 games won
Sakkari at -250 is a tough sell at this stage in the tournament (bet365). Anyone alive in the draw has to be assumed to be playing decent tennis. But one thing that jumps out with Parry’s tournament is her match in the last round. Blinkova, Parry’s opponent, went 2-14 on aces to double faults in the match. That kind of service performance will take you out of a lot of tournaments. Parry only converted 3 of 15 break-point opportunities in the match.
Each of Parry’s opponents had more double faults than aces. I’m not convinced that she will beat someone playing stronger tennis.
I would bet against Parry’s games in this match. Take the UNDER 10.5 line for games won at -110 (bet365). Sakkari won’t be gifting her the same points that the other players have.
Parry vs Sakkari prediction: Draw at the 2024 BNP Paribas Open
The winner of this match will probably face Aryna Sabalenka. She is up against Emma Navarro in the fourth round.
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