Viktorija Golubic vs Maria SakkariIndian Wells Round of 64

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 64
#62WTA
1775ELO
1720Hard ELO
33 yrs · 169 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWWWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Wednesday, 6 October 2021
hard
#43WTA
1812ELO
1796Hard ELO
$901kYTD
$15MCAREER
30 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLWWLL
Golubic V.
5-7 6-3 6-2
Sakkari M.
Golubic V.
5662
Sakkari M.
7321

Viktorija Golubic defeated Maria Sakkari 5-7 6-3 6-2 in the Indian Wells round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Maria Sakkari came in ranked #43.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Golubic V.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Sakkari M.

Sakkari M.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Golubic V.

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

Golubic V.Sakkari M.
23
Serve
24
49
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·Slight edge
69%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
60%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
47%
Service points won·Even
56%
59%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.7
3.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.5
3.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
64
81
Break points saved·Dominant
59
94
Break points won·Slight edge
94
87
Deciding sets·Slight edge
83
76
Tiebreaks·Dominant
57
83

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
5.7
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
7.0
Strong advantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
3.6Hard Elo 1720
Surface ELO
6.4+76 Hard Elo edge
3.6Overall Elo 1775
ELO gap
6.4Overall Elo 1812
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
5.1
Surface form
6.0
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
7.03-match win streak
Fatigue & Travel
8.8
Minutes 14d
7.0
3-set count
7.0
Prev. match
8.0
Country comfort
5.6
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·Even
93
89

Golubic V.: 9 days rest · 2 matches (14d) · Sakkari M.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 15 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
32°CPartly cloudy
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 26%

Draw