I'm not popular today. In this season, Sakkari Maria improved her form by reducing the number of unforced errors. She can hold the ball on the backcourt very well, and such actions in this tournament, even though she lost the first set to Paolini and Swiatek, she had previously lost four consecutive H2H matches and won the match, which shows she can handle the Greek opponent.
At first glance, Muchova seems to have a better serve, good tactical choices, and she plays well with her mind, but I don't think she has an advantage in terms of movement. Plus, she also has the long four consecutive losses against Greek opponents.
It has been noticed that in this tournament, shorter-tall players dominate, and Muchova often has health problems, such as abdominal muscle issues, and so on. Moreover, going into the final of a tournament, Muchova has only one WTA title, while Sakkari has two, which also shows that Muchova struggles in the finals.
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