Maria Sakkari vs Johanna Konta — Rabat Final

Rabat · WTA · Final
Maria Sakkari
GRE6
Maria Sakkari
#37WTA
1812ELO
1754Clay ELO
$901kYTD
$15MCAREER
30 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWWLLLWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 29 April 2019
clay
GBR7
Johanna Konta
35 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWWWL
Sakkari M.
2-6 6-4 6-1
Konta J.
Sakkari M.
2662
Konta J.
6411

Maria Sakkari defeated Johanna Konta 2-6 6-4 6-1 in the Rabat final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Johanna Konta came in leading the head-to-head 4–0. Maria Sakkari claimed a first win over Johanna Konta in five meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2020-08-24CincinnatiQFhardJohanna Konta6-4 6-3
2019-06-24EastbourneR32grassJohanna Konta6-4 7-6(4)
2019-02-07Fed Cup G1 RR: GBR vs GRERRhardJohanna Konta4-6 6-2 6-3
2017-07-03WimbledonR32grassJohanna Konta6-4 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Sakkari M.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Konta J.

Konta J.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Sakkari 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

Statistics

This season
Sakkari M.Konta J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
50%
Service points won·Even
59%
62%
Return points won·Even
43%
42%
Break points saved·Even
60%
63%
Aces / match·Even
3.5
4.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.5
2.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 88). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Sakkari M.Konta J.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
81
66
Break points saved·Even
94
90
Break points won·Clear edge
87
67
Deciding sets·Slight edge
77
84
Tiebreaks·Dominant
83
48

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

Freshness

Recent load
Sakkari M.Konta J.
Freshness·
81
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Sakkari M.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 19 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
22°CClear
Wind 13 km/hHumidity 71%

Draw

Final
Sakkari M.[6]
Konta J.[7]
2-66-46-1
Semi-finals
Konta J.[7]
Tomljanovic A.[4]
6-27-67
Sakkari M.[6]
Van Uytvanck A.[8]
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Sakkari M.[6]
Mertens E.[1]
6-47-62
Tomljanovic A.[4]
Peterson R.
6-26-4
Konta J.[7]
Hsieh S.[2]
6-716-46-4
Van Uytvanck A.[8]
Bonaventure Y.
5-76-16-2
R16
Konta J.[7]
Bogdan A.
6-16-766-2
Tomljanovic A.[4]
Bacsinszky T.
6-41-66-2
Peterson R.
Hercog P.
7-53-66-1
Van Uytvanck A.[8]
Lepchenko V.
6-46-0
Bonaventure Y.
Zidansek T.
6-42-66-3
Sakkari M.[6]
Shinikova I.
6-46-4
Mertens E.[1]
Jorovic I.
6-46-0
Hsieh S.[2]
Arruabarrena L.
4-67-56-3
R32
Arruabarrena L.
Zvonareva V.
7-687-5
Bogdan A.
Cornet A.
6-36-3
Konta J.[7]
Wang Y.
4-67-606-4
Tomljanovic A.[4]
Ferro F.
6-46-4
Peterson R.
Golubic V.
7-646-3
Jorovic I.
Linette M.
6-36-2
Hercog P.
Bara I.
7-616-4
Van Uytvanck A.[8]
Parmentier P.
6-46-3
Lepchenko V.
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-36-3
Bonaventure Y.
Rybarikova M.
2-66-17-67
Zidansek T.
Putintseva Y.[3]
3-66-46-3
Sakkari M.[6]
Danilovic O.
6-06-2
Mertens E.[1]
Flipkens K.
6-36-1
Hsieh S.[2]
Saville D.
6-13-66-2
Shinikova I.
Maria T.
6-46-2
Bacsinszky T.
Larsson J.
6-36-1