Maria Sakkari vs Arantxa Rus — Miami Round of 64

Miami · WTA · Round of 64
Maria Sakkari
GRE23
Maria Sakkari
#37WTA
1812ELO
1796Hard ELO
$901kYTD
$15MCAREER
30 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWWLLLWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 22 March 2021
hard
Arantxa Rus
NED
Arantxa Rus
#183WTA
1511ELO
1503Hard ELO
35 yrs · 180 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLWLL
Sakkari M.
6-2 6-3
Rus A.
Sakkari M.
662
Rus A.
230

Maria Sakkari defeated Arantxa Rus 6-2 6-3 in the Miami round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Maria Sakkari came in ranked #37, leading the head-to-head 5–0. Maria Sakkari extended the head-to-head to 6–0.

Key context

Head to head

5–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-07-01WimbledonR64grassMaria Sakkari7-5 6-3
2023-04-24MadridR64clayMaria Sakkari6-4 6-4
2022-09-26ParmaR16clayMaria Sakkari3-6 6-2 6-3
2021-06-28WimbledonR128grassMaria Sakkari6-1 6-1
2018-04-23IstanbulQFclayMaria Sakkari6-3 7-6(6)

Serve vs return

This season
Sakkari M.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Rus A.

Rus A.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Sakkari M.

Serve advantage — Sakkari M.

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.Rus A.
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
Sakkari M.Rus A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
71%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
59%
56%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.5
2.0
Double faults / match·Even
3.5
3.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Sakkari M.Rus A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
81
15
Break points saved·Dominant
94
51
Break points won·Even
87
86
Deciding sets·Dominant
77
16
Tiebreaks·Dominant
83
0

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

Freshness

Recent load
Sakkari M.Rus A.
Freshness·Slight edge
92
100

Sakkari M.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d) · Rus A.: 20 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
22°CPartly cloudy
Wind 11 km/hHumidity 47%

Draw

Final
Barty A.[1]
Andreescu B.[8]
6-34-0
Semi-finals
Barty A.[1]
Svitolina E.[5]
6-36-3
Andreescu B.[8]
Sakkari M.[23]
7-673-67-64
Quarter-finals
Barty A.[1]
Sabalenka A.[7]
6-46-756-3
Svitolina E.[5]
Sevastova A.
6-36-2
Andreescu B.[8]
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-43-66-3
Sakkari M.[23]
Osaka N.[2]
6-06-4
R16
Svitolina E.[5]
Kvitova P.[9]
2-67-57-5
Sabalenka A.[7]
Vondrousova M.[19]
6-16-2
Sevastova A.
Konjuh A.
6-17-5
Andreescu B.[8]
Muguruza G.[12]
3-66-36-2
Sorribes Tormo S.
Jabeur O.[27]
6-40-66-1
Sakkari M.[23]
Pegula J.[29]
6-42-67-66
Osaka N.[2]
Mertens E.[16]
6-36-3
Barty A.[1]
Azarenka V.[14]
6-11-66-2
R32
Sevastova A.
Halep S.[3]
W/O
Pegula J.[29]
Pliskova K.[6]
6-14-66-4
Sakkari M.[23]
Samsonova L.
6-06-1
Osaka N.[2]
Stojanovic N.
W/O
Sabalenka A.[7]
Kudermetova V.[32]
7-646-4
Barty A.[1]
Ostapenko J.
6-36-2
Azarenka V.[14]
Kerber A.[24]
7-56-2
Vondrousova M.[19]
Bencic B.[11]
4-66-46-4
Konjuh A.
Swiatek I.[15]
6-42-66-2
Svitolina E.[5]
Alexandrova E.[30]
7-616-4
Andreescu B.[8]
Anisimova A.[28]
7-646-726-4
Muguruza G.[12]
Kalinskaya A.
4-66-36-4
Sorribes Tormo S.
Rybakina E.[21]
6-13-66-2
Jabeur O.[27]
Kenin S.[4]
6-44-66-4
Mertens E.[16]
Kontaveit A.[22]
6-20-66-2
Kvitova P.[9]
Konta J.[17]
6-16-2
R64
Azarenka V.[14]
Siegemund L.
W/O
Sakkari M.[23]
Rus A.
6-26-3
Mertens E.[16]
Boulter K.
6-46-1
Vondrousova M.[19]
Wang Q.
6-46-4
Svitolina E.[5]
Rogers S.
3-67-56-3
Konjuh A.
Keys M.[18]
6-46-2
Ostapenko J.
Flipkens K.
6-25-76-3
Kerber A.[24]
Zarazua R.
6-06-0
Bencic B.[11]
Diyas Z.
6-26-1
Kudermetova V.[32]
Collins D.
6-36-2
Halep S.[3]
Garcia C.
3-66-46-0
Sevastova A.
Gauff C.[31]
1-66-26-3
Swiatek I.[15]
Krejcikova B.
6-46-2
Kvitova P.[9]
Cornet A.
6-06-4
Kalinskaya A.
Martic P.[20]
5-76-27-64
Muguruza G.[12]
Wang X.
6-46-1
Konta J.[17]
Linette M.
6-47-5
Alexandrova E.[30]
Podoroska N.
6-06-4
Anisimova A.[28]
Stephens S.
6-36-3
Kenin S.[4]
Petkovic A.
6-766-16-3
Sabalenka A.[7]
Pironkova T.
0-66-37-69
Barty A.[1]
Kucova K.
6-34-67-5
Sorribes Tormo S.
Brady J.[13]
3-66-46-1
Rybakina E.[21]
Kanepi K.
6-46-0
Andreescu B.[8]
Martincova T.
7-656-2
Jabeur O.[27]
Badosa P.
7-665-77-5
Pliskova K.[6]
Zheng S.
6-26-1
Pegula J.[29]
Hunter S.
6-36-4
Samsonova L.
Bertens K.[10]
6-26-1
Kontaveit A.[22]
Cirstea S.
6-34-66-3
Stojanovic N.
Putintseva Y.[26]
5-77-56-2
Osaka N.[2]
Tomljanovic A.
7-636-4
R128
Badosa P.
Teichmann J.
5-6
Tomljanovic A.
Potapova A.
7-56-0
Krejcikova B.
Blinkova A.
6-13-66-3
Podoroska N.
Sherif M.
6-36-1
Boulter K.
Pliskova K.
4-66-36-3
Stojanovic N.
Watson H.
6-46-1
Ostapenko J.
Wang X.
6-46-746-1
Diyas Z.
Williams V.
6-27-610
Wang Q.
Bolsova A.
6-13-66-3
Collins D.
Mladenovic K.
6-36-3
Pironkova T.
Kostyuk M.
7-643-66-3
Garcia C.
Buzarnescu M.
6-16-2
Cornet A.
Kuznetsova S.
2-66-26-1
Sevastova A.
Danilovic O.
6-13-67-63
Konjuh A.
Siniakova K.
7-637-5
Linette M.
Montgomery R.
6-13-66-0
Kanepi K.
Davis L.
6-37-5
Rogers S.
Brengle M.
6-36-3
Stephens S.
Dodin O.
6-766-46-2
Kalinskaya A.
Begu I.
6-47-65
Sorribes Tormo S.
Pera B.
6-22-67-5
Petkovic A.
Zhang S.
7-56-1
Zheng S.
Ferro F.
2-66-46-3
Cirstea S.
Scott K.
6-26-2
Hunter S.
Cocciaretto E.
6-15-76-1
Rus A.
Bouzkova M.
6-36-2
Samsonova L.
Giorgi C.
6-26-4
Wang X.
Peterson R.
6-26-2
Zarazua R.
Hibino N.
6-44-66-1
Martincova T.
Shvedova Y.
6-46-2
Kucova K.
Baptiste H.
6-42-67-5
Siegemund L.
Mchale C.
6-37-5