Yafan Wang vs Maria Sakkari Preview & Prediction | 2024 US Open | First Round

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A shoulder injury has hampered ninth seed Maria Sakkari’s preparations for the US Open, as she takes on China’s Yafan Wang in the first round at Flushing Meadows

START DATE/TIME: Monday 26th August, 2024, UK – not before 4:00pm / US ET – not before 11:00am / US PT – not before 8:00am

VENUE: USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, New York, USA

SURFACE: Outdoor hard

HOW TO WATCH ON TV: UK – Sky Sports / US – ESPN networks (ESPN, ESPN2 & ABC)

HOW TO WATCH ONLINE: UK – Sky Go / US – ESPN+

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YAFAN WANG VS MARIA SAKKARI PREDICTION

Yafan Wang made at least the second round in all three of the other Grand Slams this year but she has her work cut out if she is to make it a clean sweep of opening round victories in the majors. The world number 62 takes on ninth seed Maria Sakkari, a former semi-finalist at Flushing Meadows.

However, Sakkari has been nursing a shoulder injury that forced her to withdraw from the recent pair of WTA 1000 events, and the Greek has not been in competitive action since losing to Emma Raducanu in the third round at Wimbledon.

It is therefore tricky to make a prediction here as there is some uncertainty surrounding Sakkari’s physical condition. For those eyeing an upset, this could be one to back the underdog, but this does come with some risk.

YAFAN WANG VS MARIA SAKKARI TIP: YAFAN WANG TO WIN