Sakkari vs Sabalenka: 2022 WTA Finals preview, where to watch, date, live streaming

Maria Sakkari and Aryna Sabalenka will face each other on Thursday, November 3 in the group stage of the 2022 WTA Finals.

Maria Sakkari in a file photo (image: twitter)
By Nilavro Ghosh | Nov 2, 2022 | 2 Min Read follow icon Follow Us

After an intense couple of hours of high octane tennis action, Maria Sakkari edged past American Jessica Pegula 7-6 (6), 7-6 (4) to win her first match of the 2022 WTA Finals. The Greek will take on Aryna Sabalenka in her second match of the round robin stage. The match was a replay of the final of the WTA Guadalajara Open last month which saw Pegula get the better of the Greek to win the crown. This time around, Sakkari scored three aces and returned four out of nine break points for what was a hard-fought victory.

Facing Aryna Sabalenka, however, will be no easy task for the world no. 5. The Belarusian was involved in an intense match against 2022 Madrid Open champion Ons Jabuer. Despite going a set down, the Belarusian pulled her wits together to deliver a composed performance and win the match 3-6, 7-6 (7-5), 7-5. Sabalenka scored one ace and returned five out of eight break points for the win.

Maria Sakkari vs Aryna Sabalenka date

Maria Sakkari and Aryna Sabalenka will face each other on Thursday, November 3 in the group stage of the 2022 WTA Finals.

Format

The eight players at the WTA Finals 2022 have been divided into two groups, these are the Tracy Austin Group and the Nancy Richey Group. Each player will play one match against everyone in their group and the top two from each will make it through to the semi-finals. The top finisher of one group will face the second finisher of the other. The winner of those two matches will then meet in the final to decide who will win the 2022 WTA Finals crown.

Tracy Austin GroupNancy Richey Group
Iga SwiatekOns Jabeur
Coco GauffJessica Pegula
Caroline GarciaMaria Sakkari
Daria KasatkinaAryna Sabalenka

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Schedule

The group stage action of the 2022 WTA Finals will commence on October 31 and end on November 5. The semi-finals will be played on November 6 and the final on November 7.

RoundDates
Group StageOctober 31-November 5
Semi-finalsNovember 6
Fina;November 7

Seeds

PlayerSeed
Iga Swiatek1
Ons Jabeur2
Jessica Pegula3
Coco Gauff4
Maria Sakkari5
Caroline Garcia6
Aryna Sabalenka7
Daria Kasatkina8

Where to watch

Australia – beIN SPORTS

Canada – TSN

UK – Amazon Prime Video

US – Tennis Channel