Maria Sakkari vs Polona Hercog — Rome Round of 64

Rome · WTA · Round of 64
Maria Sakkari
GRE17
Maria Sakkari
#43WTA
1812ELO
1754Clay ELO
$901kYTD
$15MCAREER
30 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLWWLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 10 May 2021
clay
Polona Hercog
SLO
Polona Hercog
#224WTA
1590ELO
1574Clay ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLWWLW
Sakkari M.
7-6 3-6 6-2
Hercog P.
Sakkari M.
78362
Hercog P.
66621

Maria Sakkari defeated Polona Hercog 7-6 3-6 6-2 in the Rome round of 64 on clay. Maria Sakkari claimed a first win over Polona Hercog in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Maria Sakkari closed it out in three sets, 7–6 3–6 6–2.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-04-23IstanbulSFclayPolona Hercog6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Sakkari M.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Hercog P.

Hercog P.serving71% hold

wins 59% 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.Hercog P.
1st serve in·Even
60%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
59%
58%
Return points won·Even
43%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.5
2.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.5
3.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 105). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Sakkari M.Hercog P.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
81
47
Break points saved·Dominant
94
68
Break points won·Clear edge
87
75
Deciding sets·Dominant
76
44
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
83
70

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

Freshness

Recent load
Sakkari M.Hercog P.
Freshness·Slight edge
89
100

Sakkari M.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 15 games (7d) · Hercog P.: 18 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
25°CClear
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 42%

Draw

Final
Swiatek I.[15]
Pliskova K.[9]
6-06-0
Semi-finals
Swiatek I.[15]
Gauff C.
7-636-3
Pliskova K.[9]
Martic P.
6-13-66-2
Quarter-finals
Gauff C.
Barty A.[1]
4-61-2
Martic P.
Pegula J.
7-56-4
Swiatek I.[15]
Svitolina E.[5]
6-27-5
Pliskova K.[9]
Ostapenko J.
4-67-57-61
R16
Gauff C.
Sabalenka A.[7]
7-56-3
Pliskova K.[9]
Zvonareva V.
7-56-3
Pegula J.
Alexandrova E.
6-26-4
Martic P.
Podoroska N.
3-66-16-2
Ostapenko J.
Kerber A.
4-66-36-4
Swiatek I.[15]
Krejcikova B.
3-67-657-5
Svitolina E.[5]
Muguruza G.[12]
6-46-2
Barty A.[1]
Kudermetova V.
6-36-3
R32
Alexandrova E.
Brady J.[13]
W/O
Barty A.[1]
Shvedova Y.
6-46-1
Kudermetova V.
Garcia C.
6-46-4
Kerber A.
Halep S.[3]
1-63-3
Pliskova K.[9]
Sevastova A.
6-26-3
Martic P.
Mladenovic K.
7-56-3
Gauff C.
Sakkari M.[17]
6-11-66-1
Krejcikova B.
Kenin S.[4]
6-16-4
Muguruza G.[12]
Pera B.
2-66-07-5
Svitolina E.[5]
Anisimova A.
2-66-36-4
Pegula J.
Osaka N.[2]
7-626-2
Zvonareva V.
Kvitova P.[11]
6-43-66-4
Sabalenka A.[7]
Sorribes Tormo S.
7-56-1
Swiatek I.[15]
Keys M.
7-56-1
Ostapenko J.
Tomljanovic A.
6-27-63
Podoroska N.
Williams S.[8]
7-667-5
R64
Garcia C.
Cocciaretto E.
7-686-2
Sorribes Tormo S.
Giorgi C.
7-646-777-5
Swiatek I.[15]
Riske Amritraj A.
5-4
Pera B.
Zidansek T.
6-36-2
Alexandrova E.
Kostyuk M.
6-36-1
Shvedova Y.
Trevisan M.
0-67-647-66
Krejcikova B.
Zheng S.
6-26-0
Podoroska N.
Siegemund L.
2-67-636-1
Martic P.
Rogers S.
5-76-36-4
Pegula J.
Kasatkina D.
7-56-3
Ostapenko J.
Konta J.[16]
6-36-1
Sakkari M.[17]
Hercog P.
7-663-66-2
Muguruza G.[12]
Tig P.
6-16-2
Zvonareva V.
Mchale C.
6-36-0
Kvitova P.[11]
Linette M.
1-66-06-2
Tomljanovic A.
Vondrousova M.
6-46-2
Kerber A.
Cornet A.
6-27-5
Kudermetova V.
Mertens E.[14]
4-66-26-3
Gauff C.
Putintseva Y.
7-54-66-4
Keys M.
Stephens S.
4-66-27-5
Anisimova A.
Wang Q.
7-56-3
Sevastova A.
Teichmann J.
3-66-16-3
Mladenovic K.
Bencic B.[10]
6-36-4
Brady J.[13]
Zhang S.
6-16-4