Maria Sakkari vs Elise Mertens — Rabat Quarter-final

Rabat · WTA · Quarter-final
Maria Sakkari
GRE6
Maria Sakkari
#37WTA
1812ELO
1754Clay ELO
$901kYTD
$15MCAREER
30 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWWLLLWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 29 April 2019
clay
Elise Mertens
BEL1
Elise Mertens
#24WTA
1894ELO
1811Clay ELO
$1.6MYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWL
Sakkari M.
6-4 7-6
Mertens E.
Sakkari M.
6772
Mertens E.
4620

Maria Sakkari defeated Elise Mertens 6-4 7-6 in the Rabat quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #24, defending the title. Maria Sakkari extended the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

Head to head

3–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-06-09s HertogenboschR16grassElise Mertens6-3 6-0
2023-01-02United CupRRhardMaria Sakkari6-1 7-5
2022-02-07St. PetersburgQFhardMaria Sakkari7-6(7) 6-2
2021-05-31Roland GarrosR32clayMaria Sakkari7-5 6-7(2) 6-2
2019-10-22ZhuhaiRRhardElise Mertens6-2 3-6 6-1
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Serve vs return

This season
Sakkari M.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Mertens E.

Mertens E.serving71% hold

wins 59% 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.Mertens E.
1st serve in·Even
60%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
59%
58%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
55%
Aces / match·Even
3.5
3.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.5
5.1

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Sakkari M.Mertens E.
Clutch Rating·Even
81
80
Break points saved·Even
94
90
Break points won·Slight edge
87
96
Deciding sets·Even
77
76
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
83
75

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

Freshness

Recent load
Sakkari M.Mertens E.
Freshness·Slight edge
92
81

Sakkari M.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d) · Mertens E.: 5 days rest · 2 matches, 41 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