Maria Sakkari vs Marina Stakusic Preview & Prediction | 2025 Charleston Open | First Round

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Maria Sakkari will face Marina Stakusic in the first round of the Charleston Open, with the winner to face third seed Qinwen Zheng.

Ranking points: WTA 500

Start date/time: Monday 31st March, 2025: UK – not before 4:00pm / US ET – not before 11:00am / US PT – not before 8:00am

Venue: Family Circle Tennis Center, Charleston, USA

Surface: Outdoor clay

How to watch on TV: UK – Sky Sports Tennis / US – Tennis Channel

How to watch online: UK – Sky Go / US – Tennis Channel

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Maria Sakkari vs Marina Stakusic prediction

Maria Sakkari has struggled for form this season and will hope for an upturn in fortunes during the clay court swing after a tough early part of the campaign. A shock first-round loss in the Australian Open was followed by similarly poor losses in Dubai and the Merida Open.

At the Sunshine Double, she came up short against Coco Gauff, who defeated her in both events in straight sets. Sakkari did manage to win both of her first-round matches of each tournament but needs to find more consistent form in the upcoming weeks and months if she is to rise up the rankings once more.

Stakusic is ranked 126 in the world and failed to get past the qualifiers at both Indian Wells and Miami, before a heavy defeat to Heather Watson in the quarter-finals of the Puerto Vallarta Open. Despite Sakkari’s struggles this season, we think she will have more than enough to win this one and face Zheng in the next round.

Maria Sakkari vs Marina Stakusic tip: Maria Sakkari to win