Maria Sakkari vs Arantxa Rus — Istanbul Quarter-final

Istanbul · WTA · Quarter-final
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, 23 April 2018
clay
Arantxa Rus
NED
Arantxa Rus
#183WTA
1511ELO
1500Clay ELO
35 yrs · 180 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLWLL
Sakkari M.
6-3 7-6
Rus A.
Sakkari M.
6782
Rus A.
3660

Maria Sakkari defeated Arantxa Rus 6-3 7-6 in the Istanbul quarter-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Maria Sakkari came in ranked #37, leading the head-to-head 5–0, defending last year's round of 16. Maria Sakkari extended the head-to-head to 6–0.

Key context

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

Head to head

5–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-07-01WimbledonR64grassMaria Sakkari7-5 6-3
2023-04-24MadridR64clayMaria Sakkari6-4 6-4
2022-09-26ParmaR16clayMaria Sakkari3-6 6-2 6-3
2021-06-28WimbledonR128grassMaria Sakkari6-1 6-1
2021-03-22MiamiR64hardMaria Sakkari6-2 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Sakkari M.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Rus A.

Rus A.serving67% hold

wins 57% 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.Rus A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
71%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
59%
56%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.5
2.0
Double faults / match·Even
3.5
3.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Sakkari M.Rus A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
81
15
Break points saved·Dominant
94
51
Break points won·Even
87
86
Deciding sets·Dominant
77
16
Tiebreaks·Dominant
83
0

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

Freshness

Recent load
Sakkari M.Rus A.
Freshness·Slight edge
92
100

Sakkari M.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d) · Rus A.: 20 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Parmentier P.
Hercog P.
6-43-66-3
Semi-finals
Parmentier P.
Begu I.[7]
6-36-4
Hercog P.
Sakkari M.
6-46-2
Quarter-finals
Parmentier P.
Wozniacki C.[1]
4-66-30-0
Begu I.[7]
Vekic D.
3-67-616-1
Sakkari M.
Rus A.
6-37-66
Hercog P.
Kuznetsova S.[2]
6-11-67-5
R16
Hercog P.
Bondarenko K.
6-21-1
Vekic D.
Tomljanovic A.
6-16-2
Begu I.[7]
Mchale C.
6-46-4
Kuznetsova S.[2]
Tomova V.
7-54-66-1
Parmentier P.
Putintseva Y.
6-22-66-3
Wozniacki C.[1]
Errani S.
5-76-36-3
Sakkari M.
Krunic A.
6-36-1
Rus A.
Kovinic D.
2-66-26-0
R32
Vekic D.
Radwanska A.[3]
6-12-0
Errani S.
Flipkens K.
6-36-4
Mchale C.
Barthel M.
7-644-66-3
Krunic A.
Makarova K.[5]
1-66-16-4
Sakkari M.
Buyukakcay C.
7-56-2
Parmentier P.
Aksu A.
6-26-2
Begu I.[7]
Jakupovic D.
7-56-0
Wozniacki C.[1]
Alexandrova E.
6-26-2
Rus A.
Zhang S.[4]
6-26-3
Tomova V.
Ivakhnenko V.
7-56-4
Kovinic D.
Kalinskaya A.
6-36-3
Bondarenko K.
Oz I.
4-66-46-0
Kuznetsova S.[2]
Wang Q.
6-36-3
Putintseva Y.
Cirstea S.[6]
0-66-16-0
Tomljanovic A.
Van Uytvanck A.
6-36-3
Hercog P.
Sabalenka A.[8]
6-27-5