Maria Sakkari vs Anett Kontaveit — Rome Round of 32

Rome · WTA · Round of 32
Maria Sakkari
GRE
Maria Sakkari
#37WTA
1812ELO
1754Clay ELO
$901kYTD
$15MCAREER
30 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLWWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 13 May 2019
clay
EST14
Anett Kontaveit
30 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLLWWW
Sakkari M.
6-3 6-2
Kontaveit A.
Sakkari M.
662
Kontaveit A.
320

Maria Sakkari defeated Anett Kontaveit 6-3 6-2 in the Rome round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Anett Kontaveit came in leading the head-to-head 6–4, defending last year's semi-final, but Maria Sakkari had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 5 on clay. Maria Sakkari narrowed the head-to-head to 6–5.

Key context

Head to head

4–6
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-02-07St. PetersburgFhardAnett Kontaveit5-7 7-6(4) 7-5
2021-11-10Guadalajara FinalsSFhardAnett Kontaveit6-1 3-6 6-3
2021-09-20OstravaFhardAnett Kontaveit6-2 7-5
2021-07-24Tokyo OlympicsR64hardMaria Sakkari7-5 6-2
2021-04-29MadridR32clayMaria Sakkari6-3 6-1
2021-02-03Grampians TrophySFhardAnett Kontaveit2-6 6-3 [11-9]
2018-08-13CincinnatiR32hardAnett Kontaveit6-1 6-3
2018-03-19MiamiR64hardMaria Sakkari6-4 6-1
2017-01-16Australian OpenR128hardMaria Sakkari6-0 6-4
2016-07-11GstaadR32clayAnett Kontaveit7-5 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Sakkari M.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Kontaveit A.

Kontaveit A.serving73% hold

wins 60% 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.Kontaveit A.
1st serve in·Even
60%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
59%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Even
60%
58%
Aces / match·Even
3.5
3.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.5
2.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 192). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Sakkari M.Kontaveit A.
Clutch Rating·Even
81
82
Break points saved·Slight edge
94
85
Break points won·Even
87
91
Deciding sets·Clear edge
77
90
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
83
77

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

Freshness

Recent load
Sakkari M.Kontaveit A.
Freshness·
92
—

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
19°CMainly clear
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 57%

Draw

Final
Pliskova K.[4]
Konta J.
6-36-4
Semi-finals
Konta J.
Bertens K.[6]
5-77-56-2
Pliskova K.[4]
Sakkari M.
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Bertens K.[6]
Osaka N.[1]
W/O
Sakkari M.
Mladenovic K.
5-76-36-0
Pliskova K.[4]
Azarenka V.
6-756-26-2
Konta J.
Vondrousova M.
6-33-66-1
R16
Bertens K.[6]
Suarez Navarro C.
6-41-66-3
Mladenovic K.
Barty A.[8]
6-26-3
Sakkari M.
Kvitova P.[2]
7-55-74-0
Azarenka V.
Muguruza G.
6-43-1
Konta J.
Williams V.
6-26-4
Osaka N.[1]
Buzarnescu M.
6-36-3
Pliskova K.[4]
Kenin S.
4-66-46-3
Vondrousova M.
Kasatkina D.
7-52-66-2
R32
Sakkari M.
Kontaveit A.[14]
6-36-2
Mladenovic K.
Bencic B.
6-22-66-1
Kenin S.
Keys M.[13]
6-726-36-4
Konta J.
Stephens S.[7]
6-736-46-1
Kasatkina D.
Siniakova K.
2-66-46-1
Vondrousova M.
Halep S.[3]
2-67-56-3
Bertens K.[6]
Anisimova A.
6-24-67-5
Osaka N.[1]
Cibulkova D.
6-36-3
Williams V.
Williams S.[10]
W/O
Suarez Navarro C.
Cornet A.
6-33-0
Buzarnescu M.
Goerges J.[16]
6-43-64-4
Muguruza G.
Collins D.
6-44-66-2
Kvitova P.[2]
Putintseva Y.
6-06-1
Pliskova K.[4]
Tomljanovic A.
6-36-3
Azarenka V.
Svitolina E.[5]
4-66-17-5
Barty A.[8]
Hruncakova V.
4-66-36-4
R64
Putintseva Y.
Tsurenko L.
6-46-2
Mladenovic K.
Garcia C.
6-16-2
Hruncakova V.
Errani S.
6-16-0
Kenin S.
Paolini J.
6-16-2
Azarenka V.
Zhang S.
6-26-1
Konta J.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-46-1
Siniakova K.
Wang Q.[15]
1-67-56-4
Vondrousova M.
Strycova B.
1-66-47-64
Anisimova A.
Cocciaretto E.
6-36-3
Suarez Navarro C.
Yastremska D.
6-41-66-3
Cornet A.
Sabalenka A.[9]
6-16-4
Cibulkova D.
Sasnovich A.
6-26-3
Collins D.
Wozniacki C.[11]
7-650-0
Buzarnescu M.
Ostapenko J.
6-25-4
Williams S.[10]
Peterson R.
6-46-2
Keys M.[13]
Hercog P.
6-47-63
Williams V.
Mertens E.
7-53-67-64
Kasatkina D.
Begu I.
6-27-65
Goerges J.[16]
Hsieh S.
6-36-4
Sakkari M.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-17-5
Kontaveit A.[14]
Barthel M.
4-66-46-4
Bencic B.
Sevastova A.[12]
2-66-36-2
Tomljanovic A.
Zidansek T.
7-616-4
Muguruza G.
Zheng S.
6-36-4