Maria Sakkari vs Julia GoergesDoha Round of 64

Doha · WTA · Round of 64
#43WTA
1812ELO
1796Hard ELO
$901kYTD
$15MCAREER
30 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLWWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 24 February 2020
hard
37 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLWWLW
Sakkari M.
6-4 6-3
Goerges J.
Sakkari M.
662
Goerges J.
430

Maria Sakkari defeated Julia Goerges 6-4 6-3 in the Doha round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Julia Goerges came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's quarter-final. Maria Sakkari claimed a first win over Julia Goerges in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Maria Sakkari closed it out in two sets, 6–4 6–3.

Head to head

03
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-01-28St. PetersburgR32hardJulia Goerges6-2 7-5
2018-06-18BirminghamR32grassJulia Goerges6-4 6-4
2018-01-29St. PetersburgR32hardJulia Goerges6-2 7-6(5)

Serve vs return

This season
Sakkari M.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Goerges J.

Goerges J.serving81% hold

wins 64% 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

Serve & return on hard

Sakkari M.Goerges J.
24
Serve
39
Return

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
55%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
51%
Service points won·Even
59%
62%
Return points won·Even
43%
41%
Break points saved·Even
60%
56%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.5
6.6
Double faults / match·Even
3.5
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 13). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
81
58
Break points saved·Slight edge
94
86
Break points won·Dominant
87
60
Deciding sets·Even
76
77
Tiebreaks·Dominant
83
42

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
89

Sakkari M.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 15 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
26°COvercast
Wind 18 km/hHumidity 56%

Draw