Maria Sakkari vs Evgeniya RodinaSydney Qualifying Round 1

Sydney · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
#37WTA
1812ELO
1796Hard ELO
$901kYTD
$15MCAREER
30 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWWLLLWWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 January 2017
hard
37 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWLLLW
Sakkari M.
6-3 7-6
Rodina E.
Sakkari M.
6772
Rodina E.
364

Maria Sakkari defeated Evgeniya Rodina 6-3 7-6 in the Sydney qualifying round 1 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Evgeniya Rodina came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Maria Sakkari claimed a first win over Evgeniya Rodina in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Maria Sakkari closed it out in two sets, 6–3 7–6.

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-08-22New HavenR32hardEvgeniya Rodina6-1 5-7 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Sakkari M.serving63% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Rodina E.

Rodina E.serving46% hold

wins 49% of points on serve vs Sakkari M.

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

Serve & return on hard

Sakkari M.Rodina E.
24
Serve
39
Return

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
67%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
57%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
47%
42%
Service points won·Slight edge
59%
52%
Return points won·Even
43%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
49%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.5
1.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.5
3.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 119). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
81
24
Break points saved·Dominant
94
20
Break points won·Clear edge
87
73
Deciding sets·Clear edge
77
56
Tiebreaks·Dominant
85
44

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
81

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast