Magda Linette vs Maria SakkariHobart Round of 32

Hobart · WTA · Round of 32
#59WTA
1831ELO
1780Hard ELO
$732kYTD
$8.8MCAREER
34 yrs · 171 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 7 January 2019
hard
#43WTA
1812ELO
1796Hard ELO
$901kYTD
$15MCAREER
30 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLWWLL
Linette M.
3-6 6-2 6-4
Sakkari M.
Linette M.
3662
Sakkari M.
6241

Magda Linette defeated Maria Sakkari 3-6 6-2 6-4 in the Hobart round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Maria Sakkari came in ranked #43. Magda Linette extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

11
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-05-06RomeR64clayMagda Linette1-6 6-4 6-1
2025-04-22MadridR64clayMaria Sakkari7-6(5) 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Linette M.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Sakkari M.

Sakkari M.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Linette M.

Even serve battle

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

Linette M.Sakkari M.
26
Serve
24
10
Return
39

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
63%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
47%
Service points won·Even
58%
59%
Return points won·Even
42%
43%
Break points saved·Even
56%
60%
Aces / match·Even
3.2
3.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.0
3.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
79
81
Break points saved·Slight edge
86
94
Break points won·Clear edge
75
87
Deciding sets·Clear edge
89
76
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
88
83

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Slight edge
98
90

Linette M.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Sakkari M.: 8 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
22°CClear
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 40%