Maria Sakkari vs Danka Kovinic — Istanbul Round of 32

Istanbul · WTA · Round of 32
Maria Sakkari
GRE
Maria Sakkari
#37WTA
1812ELO
1754Clay ELO
$901kYTD
$15MCAREER
30 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWWLLLWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 24 April 2017
clay
Danka Kovinic
MNE
Danka Kovinic
#1096WTA
31 yrs · 169 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWLLL
Sakkari M.
7-6 6-3
Kovinic D.
Sakkari M.
7762
Kovinic D.
6330

Maria Sakkari defeated Danka Kovinic 7-6 6-3 in the Istanbul round of 32 on clay. Maria Sakkari narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

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

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
2016-04-18IstanbulQFclayDanka Kovinic1-6 6-1 6-2
2013-04-17Fed Cup G2 RRB: MNE vs GRERRclayDanka Kovinic6-2 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Sakkari M.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Kovinic D.

Kovinic D.serving64% hold

wins 56% 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

Statistics

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

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Sakkari M.Kovinic D.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
81
33
Break points saved·Dominant
94
28
Break points won·Clear edge
87
74
Deciding sets·Slight edge
77
88
Tiebreaks·Dominant
83
2

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

Freshness

Recent load
Sakkari M.Kovinic D.
Freshness·
92
—

Sakkari M.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Svitolina E.[1]
Mertens E.[6]
6-26-4
Semi-finals
Mertens E.[6]
Begu I.[3]
6-16-1
Svitolina E.[1]
Cepelova J.
6-26-3
Quarter-finals
Mertens E.[6]
Buyukakcay C.
6-44-66-2
Begu I.[3]
Eraydin B.
2-67-656-1
Cepelova J.
Yastremska D.
2-67-646-4
Svitolina E.[1]
Cirstea S.[5]
6-46-4
R16
Mertens E.[6]
Errani S.
7-633-66-3
Begu I.[3]
Flipkens K.
6-11-66-3
Eraydin B.
Aksu A.
6-16-3
Yastremska D.
Kalinskaya A.
6-16-4
Cirstea S.[5]
Sakkari M.
6-46-2
Svitolina E.[1]
Cadantu Ignatik A.
6-36-3
Buyukakcay C.
Babos T.[2]
6-47-65
Cepelova J.
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-47-63
R32
Errani S.
Hsieh S.
6-06-1
Mertens E.[6]
Baindl K.
6-46-1
Begu I.[3]
Maria T.
1-66-17-5
Aksu A.
Kulichkova E.
7-56-1
Eraydin B.
Pironkova T.[7]
6-26-4
Yastremska D.
Petkovic A.[8]
3-66-06-3
Flipkens K.
Kucova K.
6-01-0
Kalinskaya A.
Chang K.
6-16-3
Sorribes Tormo S.
Soylu I.
6-37-5
Cepelova J.
Bouchard E.[4]
6-06-4
Sakkari M.
Kovinic D.
7-636-3
Cadantu Ignatik A.
Hibino N.
2-66-06-3
Svitolina E.[1]
Kamenskaya V.
6-40-66-1
Cirstea S.[5]
Ferro F.
6-36-1
Babos T.[2]
Perrin C.
6-36-2
Buyukakcay C.
Zanevska M.
6-26-1