Maria Sakkari vs Emma Navarro Prediction & Picks - WTA Indian Wells

Prediction published on 3/14/24, 5:22 AM  by Tyler Doty | Modified on 3/14/24 at 7:22 AM in Tennis Picks

In this quarter-final of the WTA 1000 Indian Wells tournament, Greece's Maria Sakkari takes on American and local Emma Navarro. Maria Sakkari, a member of the top 10, is seeded 9th in this American tournament. Although she suffered 3 consecutive defeats in early February, the Greek seems to have rediscovered her good form in this tournament. She won her first-round match by imposing a stern 6-0 final set victory over Diana Shanider, and then went on to win her Round of 16 match in just 79 minutes against world No. 26 Caroline Garcia. She needed 3 sets to win her last 8 match against Frenchwoman Diane Parry to reach the quarter-finals of the Indian Wells tournament once again. Emma Navarro, meanwhile, lost a set in each of her 3 matches in the tournament. She came from behind to beat Ukraine's Lesia Tsurenko in a 3-set match lasting over 2h30 in the first round, then put in a fine performance against world No.17 Elina Svitolina. It was in the last 8 that the American pulled off the upset, stopping world number 2 Aryna Sabalenka 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 in just over 2 hours of play. A fine victory for the American, but not enough for her duel with Maria Sakkari, against whom she lost in just 2 sets on February 20 in the round of 16 at the Dubai tournament in just 1h18 of play.