McCartney Kessler vs Maria Sakkari Prediction: Maria Sakkari is into the next round despite being poor

The Wimbledon round of 128 features two players and they are McCartney Kessler and Maria Sakkari. Both players will be going toe-to-toe for the first time in their careers, as they aim to keep their place in the tournament.

McCartney Kessler is an American and she ranks 119th on the WTA ranking, while Maria Sakkari is a Greek player ranked 9th on the ranking.

McCartney Kessler

McCartney Kessler heads into the first round of the Wimbledon Championship and she is up against world number 9 Maria Sakkari. This is her very first meeting against Sakkari and she hopes to cause an upset in this game.

A brief history in McCartney Kessler’s career reveals she has won 1 WTA singles title and 2 ITF doubles titles so far. McCartney has also featured in grand slam tournaments 4 times so far and they include: Australian Open 2nd round (2024), French Open qualifying round 1 (2024), Wimbledon 1st round (2024) and US Open qualifying round 3 (2023).

McCartney Kessler won 3/3 of her qualifying games to enter into the Wimbledon championship. She played against Rebecca Marino, Maya Joint and Renata Zarazua, and she won all 3 in 3 sets.

McCartney’s recent form shows she had 4 wins and 5 defeats in her last 9 matches (LLWLWLLWWW).

Maria Sakkari

Maria Sakkari will begin her Wimbledon 2024 campaign against McCartney Kessler. She will face the American player for the very first time in her career. Maria Sakkari is current 9th best player in the world and in March 2022, she had her highest rank, which was 3rd.

Maria Sakkari turned pro in 2015 and since then she has won 2 WTA Singles titles and 5 ITF doubles titles. She was also the runner-up in the 2019 Hopman Cup.

Maria Sakkari’s grand slam career is highlighted thus: - Australian Open 4th round (2020,2022), French Open semi final (2021), Wimbledon 3rd round (2017,2019,2022) and US Open semi final (2021).

Maria Sakkari played her last game at the WTA Bod Homburg tournament and she was eliminated in the round of 32 by Jule Niemeier.

Maria Sakkari’s recent form shows she had 4 wins and 5 defeats in her last 9 matches (WWLWWLLLL)

Expert Betting Tips

Maria Sakkari is the obvious favorite to progress into the next round against McCartney Kessler. Maria Sakkari is not a contender for the trophy and her form isn’t great either but she should handle Kessler easily in this round.

The Main Bet Is: - Maria Sakkari to Win and Under 2.5 Sets

• Maria Sakkari to Win and Under 2.5 Sets at 1.60 Odds
• Under 20.5 Games at 1.70 Odds
• Maria Sakkai to Win 2-0 at 1.61 Odds