Petra Kvitova vs Maria Sakkari — Miami Round of 64

Miami · WTA · Round of 64
CZE3
Petra Kvitova
#1219WTA
36 yrs · 183 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 March 2019
hard
Maria Sakkari
GRE
Maria Sakkari
#37WTA
1812ELO
1796Hard ELO
$901kYTD
$15MCAREER
30 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWWLLLWWL
Kvitova P.
6-1 6-4
Sakkari M.
Kvitova P.
662
Sakkari M.
140

Petra Kvitova defeated Maria Sakkari 6-1 6-4 in the Miami round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Maria Sakkari came in ranked #37, leading the head-to-head 5–2, defending last year's round of 32. Petra Kvitova narrowed the head-to-head to 5–3.

Key context

Head to head

2–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-03-06Indian WellsQFhardMaria Sakkari4-6 7-5 6-1
2022-03-07Indian WellsR32hardMaria Sakkari6-3 6-0
2021-08-30US OpenR32hardMaria Sakkari6-4 6-3
2021-04-19StuttgartR16clayPetra Kvitova6-3 3-6 6-3
2020-01-20Australian OpenR16hardPetra Kvitova6-7(4) 6-3 6-2
2019-08-12CincinnatiR32hardMaria Sakkari6-4 2-6 6-3
2019-05-13RomeR16clayMaria Sakkari7-5 5-7 4-0 RET

Serve vs return

This season
Kvitova P.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Sakkari M.

Sakkari M.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Kvitova P.

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

Kvitova P.Sakkari M.
—
Serve
24
—
Return
39

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

Statistics

This season
Kvitova P.Sakkari M.
1st serve in·Even
63%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
47%
Service points won·Even
61%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
43%
Break points saved·Even
59%
60%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.8
3.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.7
3.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kvitova P.Sakkari M.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
88
81
Break points saved·Even
93
94
Break points won·Even
88
87
Deciding sets·Clear edge
90
77
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
92
83

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

Freshness

Recent load
Kvitova P.Sakkari M.
Freshness·
—
92

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
25°CDrizzle
Wind 10 km/hHumidity 70%

Draw

Final
Barty A.[12]
Pliskova K.[5]
7-616-3
Semi-finals
Barty A.[12]
Kontaveit A.[21]
6-36-3
Pliskova K.[5]
Halep S.[2]
7-56-1
Quarter-finals
Pliskova K.[5]
Vondrousova M.
6-36-4
Barty A.[12]
Kvitova P.[3]
7-663-66-2
Halep S.[2]
Wang Q.[18]
6-47-5
Kontaveit A.[21]
Hsieh S.[27]
3-66-27-5
R16
Halep S.[2]
Williams V.
6-36-3
Wang Q.[18]
Wang Y.
7-56-4
Vondrousova M.
Maria T.
6-46-3
Kvitova P.[3]
Garcia C.[19]
6-36-3
Hsieh S.[27]
Wozniacki C.[13]
6-36-706-2
Pliskova K.[5]
Putintseva Y.
2-66-37-5
Kontaveit A.[21]
Andreescu B.
6-12-0
Barty A.[12]
Bertens K.[7]
4-66-36-2
R32
Halep S.[2]
Hercog P.
5-77-616-2
Williams V.
Kasatkina D.[14]
6-36-1
Maria T.
Stephens S.[4]
6-36-2
Vondrousova M.
Mertens E.[16]
6-47-61
Putintseva Y.
Sevastova A.[11]
1-66-26-3
Bertens K.[7]
Hruncakova V.
3-66-06-1
Barty A.[12]
Stosur S.
6-06-3
Garcia C.[19]
Goerges J.[15]
6-07-5
Kvitova P.[3]
Vekic D.[26]
6-43-66-4
Andreescu B.
Kerber A.[8]
6-44-66-1
Kontaveit A.[21]
Tomljanovic A.
7-632-67-64
Hsieh S.[27]
Osaka N.[1]
4-67-646-3
Wang Y.
Collins D.[25]
7-56-1
Wang Q.[18]
Williams S.[10]
W/O
Pliskova K.[5]
Cornet A.
6-736-16-4
Wozniacki C.[13]
Niculescu M.
6-47-64
R64
Hercog P.
Doi M.
7-646-4
Williams V.
Suarez Navarro C.[24]
7-646-1
Kasatkina D.[14]
Gauff C.
6-36-2
Williams S.[10]
Peterson R.
6-31-66-1
Wang Q.[18]
Konta J.
6-46-0
Collins D.[25]
Osuigwe W.
7-656-0
Stephens S.[4]
Jabeur O.
6-26-3
Maria T.
Giorgi C.[29]
6-36-4
Vondrousova M.
Ostapenko J.[22]
7-56-1
Mertens E.[16]
Parmentier P.
6-27-5
Sevastova A.[11]
Siniakova K.
6-20-66-4
Putintseva Y.
Bencic B.[23]
6-37-5
Cornet A.
Buzarnescu M.[30]
7-676-1
Pliskova K.[5]
Martic P.
6-36-4
Bertens K.[7]
Wang X.
6-46-1
Stosur S.
Keys M.[17]
6-44-66-4
Barty A.[12]
Yastremska D.
6-46-1
Garcia C.[19]
Azarenka V.
6-36-4
Vekic D.[26]
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-36-3
Kvitova P.[3]
Sakkari M.
6-16-4
Kerber A.[8]
Muchova K.
3-66-36-3
Andreescu B.
Kenin S.[32]
6-36-3
Kontaveit A.[21]
Anisimova A.
6-31-66-4
Tomljanovic A.
Sabalenka A.[9]
6-36-4
Wozniacki C.[13]
Sasnovich A.
6-46-4
Niculescu M.
Muguruza G.[20]
7-604-66-2
Hsieh S.[27]
Riske Amritraj A.
6-27-5
Osaka N.[1]
Wickmayer Y.
6-06-736-1
Wang Y.
Svitolina E.[6]
6-26-4
Hruncakova V.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[31]
6-756-47-5
Goerges J.[15]
Rybarikova M.
6-47-5
Halep S.[2]
Townsend T.
6-16-3
R128
Hruncakova V.
Saville D.
6-46-2
Doi M.
Wang X.
6-21-66-3
Gauff C.
Mcnally C.
3-66-36-4
Konta J.
Pegula J.
6-16-4
Osuigwe W.
Osaka M.
6-26-4
Wang Y.
Mladenovic K.
6-36-3
Jabeur O.
Pliskova K.
2-66-36-4
Maria T.
Schmiedlova A.
6-46-1
Vondrousova M.
Strycova B.
6-36-2
Parmentier P.
Gasparyan M.
4-66-17-64
Siniakova K.
Zheng S.
6-36-1
Putintseva Y.
Flipkens K.
4-66-47-5
Martic P.
Zhang S.
6-26-1
Stosur S.
Rodina E.
6-46-2
Yastremska D.
Alexandrova E.
6-36-2
Rybarikova M.
Vikhlyantseva N.
1-67-57-64
Azarenka V.
Cibulkova D.
6-23-66-4
Sorribes Tormo S.
Krunic A.
6-34-66-0
Sakkari M.
Danilovic O.
1-66-36-4
Muchova K.
Hibino N.
6-36-3
Riske Amritraj A.
Kanepi K.
6-26-2
Cornet A.
Lapko V.
7-56-776-1
Peterson R.
Siegemund L.
6-15-77-5
Townsend T.
Larsson J.
6-16-2
Wang X.
Puig M.
6-36-1
Williams V.
Jakupovic D.
7-56-3
Andreescu B.
Begu I.
4-67-626-2
Anisimova A.
Petkovic A.
6-46-3
Tomljanovic A.
Friedsam A.
4-66-36-0
Sasnovich A.
Golubic V.
4-67-56-4
Niculescu M.
Zidansek T.
6-16-2
Wickmayer Y.
Vickery S.
3-66-36-1