Elina Svitolina vs Maria SakkariTokyo Olympics Round of 16

Tokyo Olympics · WTA · Round of 16
#8WTA
2070ELO
1997Hard ELO
$3.4MYTD
$30MCAREER
31 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLWWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Saturday, 24 July 2021
hard
#43WTA
1812ELO
1796Hard ELO
$901kYTD
$15MCAREER
30 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLWWLL
Svitolina E.
5-7 6-3 6-4
Sakkari M.
Svitolina E.
5662
Sakkari M.
7341

Elina Svitolina defeated Maria Sakkari 5-7 6-3 6-4 in the Tokyo Olympics round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Elina Svitolina came in ranked #8. Elina Svitolina extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

22
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-04-22MadridR16clayElina Svitolina6-3 6-4
2020-10-19OstravaR16hardMaria Sakkari6-3 6-3
2019-07-29San JoseQFhardMaria Sakkari1-6 7-6(3) 6-3
2019-07-01WimbledonR32grassElina Svitolina6-3 6-7(1) 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Svitolina E.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Sakkari M.

Sakkari M.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Svitolina E.

Serve advantage — Svitolina E.

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

Svitolina E.Sakkari M.
48
Serve
24
57
Return
39

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
61%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
59%
59%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Even
58%
60%
Aces / match·Even
3.4
3.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.9
3.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
89
81
Break points saved·Even
93
94
Break points won·Clear edge
99
87
Deciding sets·Clear edge
99
76
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
92
83

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
5.9
Even matchUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 26 days (−0.3)
5.6
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 26 days (−0.3)
Form & Matchup
7.1+201 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
2.9Hard Elo 1796
7.4Overall Elo 2070
ELO gap
2.6Overall Elo 1812
0.0
H2H
10.0
7.0
Surface form
6.3
0.0
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
8.0
Prev. match
7.0
Surface transition
7.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

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
Freshness·Slight edge
98
90

Svitolina E.: 12 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Sakkari M.: 8 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Draw