Maria Sakkari vs Jelena OstapenkoOstrava Round of 16

Ostrava · WTA · Round of 16
#37WTA
1812ELO
1796Hard ELO
$901kYTD
$15MCAREER
30 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWWLLLWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 20 September 2021
hard
#29WTA
1855ELO
1794Hard ELO
$1.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
29 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWWLWL
Sakkari M.
6-4 6-2
Ostapenko J.
Sakkari M.
662
Ostapenko J.
420

Maria Sakkari defeated Jelena Ostapenko 6-4 6-2 in the Ostrava round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jelena Ostapenko came in ranked #29, defending last year's round of 16. Maria Sakkari extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

11
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-01-14Australian OpenR128hardMaria Sakkari6-1 3-6 6-2
2017-04-03CharlestonR32clayJelena Ostapenko6-2 4-6 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Sakkari M.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Ostapenko J.

Ostapenko J.serving73% hold

wins 60% 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.Ostapenko J.
24
Serve
10
39
Return
45

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
60%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
44%
Service points won·Even
59%
57%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
53%
Aces / match·Even
3.5
3.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.5
5.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
81
88
Break points saved·Clear edge
94
79
Break points won·Clear edge
87
100
Deciding sets·Clear edge
77
96
Tiebreaks·Even
83
87

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
5.6
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 35 days (−0.7)
6.3
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
5.3+2 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.7Hard Elo 1794
5.0Overall Elo 1812
ELO gap
5.0Overall Elo 1855
10.0
H2H
0.0
6.2
Surface form
7.0
0.0
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
5.3
3-set count
4.0
Prev. match
8.0
Context
8.5
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
Freshness·Even
92
93

Sakkari M.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d) · Ostapenko J.: 10 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
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