We analyze what will be the grand final in another edition of the WTA 1000 Guadalajara The American Caroline Dolehide and the Greek Maria Sakkari fight for the female throne in this penultimate WTA 1000 of the season that Jessica Pegula had in her hands.
WTA Guadalajara draw
WTA Guadalajara results
Dolehide arrives without any pressure and after a magical week
Nobody or almost nobody would have put in a euro for the fact that Caroline Dolehide was in a final of a WTA 1000. The American is a player with brutal offensive power but who at the same time shows great inconsistency by not having a plan B other than hitting the ball as hard as possible. Your week in Mexico has been magical, as she has taken advantage of the altitude conditions to defeat Alexandrova, Kenin, Trevisan, Vickery and Stearns. One factor to take into account is the fact that the American has never played in a final of this caliber, so we will have to see how she responds to what is the most important match of her tennis career to date.
Sakkari and a unique opportunity to win his second title
The Greek player is in the final in Guadalajara after a week in which she has shown that she is a very solid player in advanced rounds but that she always needs to take that necessary step to be able to aspire to a second title that continues to resist her after more than four years without getting any winding in their showcases. Her good work in Guadalajara has been demonstrated with very solid tennis and victories against players like Osorio, Giorgi, Arango and Caroline Garcia. In all of her matches she has made it clear that she is facing a great opportunity to add a title that chases away the ghosts of the past and she is willing to do it against a rival who does not have the experience of this type of match.
Keys to the match
The duel for the title assumes few exchanges, since Dolehide is a player who goes for short points of 2-3 strokes, while Sakkari will seek to be aggressive with her forehand. The Greek has that extra experience that is necessary in the finals, which is why she starts as a favorite against a player who will go out to die in every point but who will be condemned to suffer as the rally gets longer. If Dolehide is inspired she will have her options, but she has to be in very good shape to be able to beat a player as solid and regular as the Greek tennis player..
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2023-09-23 17:23:59
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