Maria Sakkari vs Elise Mertens — Roland Garros Round of 32

Roland Garros · WTA · Round of 32
Maria Sakkari
GRE17
Maria Sakkari
#37WTA
1812ELO
1754Clay ELO
$901kYTD
$15MCAREER
30 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWWLLLWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 31 May 2021
clay
Elise Mertens
BEL23
Elise Mertens
#24WTA
1894ELO
1811Clay ELO
$1.6MYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWL
Sakkari M.
7-5 6-7 6-2
Mertens E.
Sakkari M.
76262
Mertens E.
57721

Maria Sakkari defeated Elise Mertens 7-5 6-7 6-2 in the Roland Garros round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #24, defending last year's round of 32. Maria Sakkari extended the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Maria Sakkari closed it out in three sets, 7–5 6–7 6–2.

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
2019-10-22ZhuhaiRRhardElise Mertens6-2 3-6 6-1
2019-04-29RabatQFclayMaria Sakkari6-4 7-6(2)
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Serve vs return

This season
Sakkari M.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Mertens E.

Mertens E.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Sakkari M.

Serve advantage — Mertens E.

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%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
59%
59%
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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Sakkari M.
7.0
Strong advantageUmpiry Score
Mertens E.
6.7
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
4.4Clay Elo 1754
Surface ELO
5.6+57 Clay Elo edge
4.1Overall Elo 1812
ELO gap
5.9Overall Elo 1894
10.0
H2H
0.0
5.7
Surface form
6.7
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
8.0
Prev. match
7.0
Context
6.0
Defending pts
6.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

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
21°CClear
Wind 19 km/hHumidity 39%

Draw

Final
Krejcikova B.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[31]
6-12-66-4
Semi-finals
Krejcikova B.
Sakkari M.[17]
7-54-69-7
Pavlyuchenkova A.[31]
Zidansek T.[22]
7-56-3
Quarter-finals
Krejcikova B.
Gauff C.[4]
7-666-3
Sakkari M.[17]
Swiatek I.[3]
6-46-4
Pavlyuchenkova A.[31]
Rybakina E.[2]
6-726-29-7
Zidansek T.[22]
Badosa P.[33]
7-54-68-6
R16
Krejcikova B.
Stephens S.
6-26-0
Sakkari M.[17]
Kenin S.[4]
6-16-3
Pavlyuchenkova A.[31]
Azarenka V.[15]
5-76-36-2
Badosa P.[33]
Vondrousova M.[20]
6-43-66-2
Gauff C.[4]
Jabeur O.[25]
6-36-1
Swiatek I.[3]
Kostyuk M.[15]
6-36-4
Rybakina E.[2]
Williams S.[7]
6-37-5
Zidansek T.[22]
Cirstea S.[18]
7-646-1
R32
Gauff C.[4]
Brady J.[13]
6-10-0
Vondrousova M.[20]
Hercog P.
6-36-3
Rybakina E.[2]
Vesnina E.
6-16-4
Williams S.[7]
Collins D.
6-46-4
Jabeur O.[25]
Linette M.
3-66-06-1
Cirstea S.[18]
Kasatkina D.
6-36-2
Zidansek T.[22]
Siniakova K.
0-67-656-2
Badosa P.[33]
Bogdan A.
2-67-646-4
Stephens S.
Muchova K.[10]
6-37-5
Krejcikova B.
Svitolina E.[7]
6-36-2
Sakkari M.[17]
Mertens E.[23]
7-56-726-2
Kostyuk M.[15]
Gracheva V.
6-16-2
Azarenka V.[15]
Keys M.[19]
6-26-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.[31]
Sabalenka A.[1]
6-42-66-0
Swiatek I.[3]
Kontaveit A.[30]
7-646-0
Kenin S.[4]
Pegula J.[5]
4-66-16-4
R64
Vesnina E.
Kvitova P.[11]
W/O
Linette M.
Barty A.[1]
6-12-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.[31]
Tomljanovic A.
6-26-3
Hercog P.
Garcia C.
7-56-4
Bogdan A.
Osaka N.[16]
W/O
Collins D.
Kalinina A.
6-06-2
Williams S.[7]
Buzarnescu M.
6-35-76-1
Vondrousova M.[20]
Tan H.
6-16-3
Badosa P.[33]
Kovinic D.
6-26-0
Gauff C.[4]
Wang Q.
6-37-61
Jabeur O.[25]
Sharma A.
6-26-4
Brady J.[13]
Ferro F.
6-42-67-5
Kontaveit A.[30]
Mladenovic K.
6-26-0
Siniakova K.
Kudermetova V.[29]
7-675-77-5
Kenin S.[4]
Baptiste H.[26]
7-56-3
Gracheva V.
Giorgi C.
7-51-66-2
Pegula J.[5]
Martincova T.
6-36-3
Sakkari M.[17]
Paolini J.[13]
6-26-3
Krejcikova B.
Alexandrova E.[14]
6-26-3
Svitolina E.[7]
Li A.[30]
6-06-4
Rybakina E.[2]
Hibino N.
6-36-1
Keys M.[19]
Fernandez L.[24]
6-17-5
Mertens E.[23]
Diyas Z.
4-66-26-4
Swiatek I.[3]
Peterson R.
6-16-1
Muchova K.[10]
Lepchenko V.
6-36-4
Kostyuk M.[15]
Zheng S.
6-36-4
Azarenka V.[15]
Tauson C.[21]
7-56-4
Sabalenka A.[1]
Sasnovich A.[14]
7-56-3
Zidansek T.[22]
Brengle M.
6-46-1
Cirstea S.[18]
Trevisan M.
6-43-66-4
Kasatkina D.
Bencic B.[11]
6-26-2
Stephens S.
Pliskova K.[20]
7-56-1
R128
Wang Q.
Hsieh S.
2-66-47-5
Mertens E.[23]
Hunter S.
6-46-1
Zheng S.
Sorribes Tormo S.
4-66-46-4
Buzarnescu M.
Rus A.
7-57-5
Osaka N.[16]
Tig P.
6-47-64
Martincova T.
Jorovic I.
6-37-66
Collins D.
Wang X.[32]
6-24-66-4
Vesnina E.
Govortsova O.
6-16-0
Azarenka V.[15]
Kuznetsova S.
6-42-66-3
Lepchenko V.
Zhang S.
6-36-3
Krejcikova B.
Pliskova K.
5-76-46-2
Hibino N.
Stojanovic N.
7-646-2
Trevisan M.
Van Uytvanck A.
7-54-66-4
Kasatkina D.
Doi M.
6-35-76-3
Sakkari M.[17]
Zavatska K.
6-46-1
Sharma A.
Bara I.
7-656-2
Linette M.
Paquet C.
6-36-3
Gauff C.[4]
Krunic A.
7-6116-4
Muchova K.[10]
Petkovic A.
1-66-36-4
Brady J.[13]
Sevastova A.
6-36-3
Kontaveit A.[30]
Golubic V.
6-747-656-0
Kostyuk M.[15]
Muguruza G.[12]
6-16-4
Peterson R.
Rogers S.
6-737-686-2
Kalinina A.
Kerber A.[26]
6-26-4
Tauson C.[21]
Gorgodze E.
6-46-2
Sasnovich A.[14]
Parry D.
6-33-66-3
Kvitova P.[11]
Minnen G.
6-737-656-1
Pavlyuchenkova A.[31]
Mchale C.
6-46-0
Brengle M.
Osorio C.
7-56-4
Garcia C.
Siegemund L.
6-36-1
Tan H.
Cornet A.
6-46-4
Vondrousova M.[20]
Kanepi K.
4-66-36-0
Badosa P.[33]
Davis L.
6-27-63
Kovinic D.
Burel C.
6-37-68
Bogdan A.
Cocciaretto E.
6-16-3
Barty A.[1]
Pera B.
6-43-66-2
Kudermetova V.[29]
Anisimova A.[6]
7-656-1
Kenin S.[4]
Ostapenko J.[29]
6-44-66-3
Ferro F.
Liang E.
6-11-66-4
Stephens S.
Suarez Navarro C.
3-67-646-4
Diyas Z.
Watson H.
6-47-5
Gracheva V.
Arruabarrena L.
6-26-3
Mladenovic K.
Schmiedlova A.
6-46-0
Williams S.[7]
Begu I.
7-666-2
Jabeur O.[25]
Putintseva Y.
7-56-2
Giorgi C.
Martic P.[22]
6-26-756-4
Tomljanovic A.
Baindl K.
6-26-4
Hercog P.
Bertens K.[16]
6-13-66-4
Svitolina E.[7]
Babel O.
6-27-5
Pliskova K.[20]
Vekic D.
7-56-4
Li A.[30]
Gasparyan M.
6-06-1
Keys M.[19]
Dodin O.
6-33-66-1
Cirstea S.[18]
Konta J.[19]
7-656-2
Bencic B.[11]
Podoroska N.
6-06-3
Swiatek I.[3]
Juvan K.[11]
6-07-5
Sabalenka A.[1]
Konjuh A.
6-46-3
Zidansek T.[22]
Andreescu B.[25]
6-717-629-7
Paolini J.[13]
Voegele S.
7-56-1
Alexandrova E.[14]
Williams V.
6-36-1
Baptiste H.[26]
Blinkova A.
6-16-4
Rybakina E.[2]
Jacquemot E.
6-46-1
Pegula J.[5]
Zhu L.
6-44-66-4
Fernandez L.[24]
Potapova A.[28]
6-26-1
Siniakova K.
Bouzkova M.[27]
6-04-66-2