Danka Kovinic vs Maria Sakkari — Fed Cup G2 RRB: MNE vs GRE Round Robin

Fed Cup G2 RRB: MNE vs GRE · WTA · Round Robin
Danka Kovinic
MNE
Danka Kovinic
#1096WTA
31 yrs · 169 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLLLLWLL
0 — 0
Sets
Wednesday, 17 April 2013
clay
Maria Sakkari
GRE
Maria Sakkari
#37WTA
1812ELO
1754Clay ELO
$901kYTD
$15MCAREER
30 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWWLLLWWL
Kovinic D.
6-2 6-3
Sakkari M.
Kovinic D.
662
Sakkari M.
23–

Danka Kovinic defeated Maria Sakkari 6-2 6-3 in the Fed Cup G2 RRB: MNE vs GRE round robin on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Maria Sakkari came in ranked #37, leading the head-to-head 3–2. Danka Kovinic narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

Head to head

2–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-07-29Paris OlympicsR64clayMaria Sakkari6-0 6-1
2022-09-26ParmaSFclayMaria Sakkari7-5 6-2
2018-01-01ShenzhenR32hardDanka Kovinic4-6 6-2 6-3
2017-04-24IstanbulR32clayMaria Sakkari7-6(3) 6-3
2016-04-18IstanbulQFclayDanka Kovinic1-6 6-1 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Kovinic D.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Sakkari M.

Sakkari M.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Kovinic D.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Kovinic D.Sakkari M.
1st serve in·Even
56%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
47%
Service points won·Even
55%
59%
Return points won·Even
44%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
54%
60%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.8
3.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.7
3.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kovinic D.Sakkari M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
33
81
Break points saved·Dominant
28
94
Break points won·Clear edge
74
87
Deciding sets·Slight edge
88
77
Tiebreaks·Dominant
2
85

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Kovinic D.Sakkari M.
Freshness·
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81

Sakkari M.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 19 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About