Maria Sakkari vs Qinwen ZhengAustralian Open Round of 64

Australian Open · WTA · Round of 64
#43WTA
1812ELO
1796Hard ELO
$901kYTD
$15MCAREER
30 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLWWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 17 January 2022
hard
#138WTA
1852ELO
1832Hard ELO
$283kYTD
$10MCAREER
23 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLLLLW
Sakkari M.
6-1 6-4
Zheng Q.
Sakkari M.
662
Zheng Q.
140

Maria Sakkari defeated Qinwen Zheng 6-1 6-4 in the Australian Open round of 64 on hard. Maria Sakkari narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

13
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-06-15NottinghamR32grassQinwen Zheng4-6 7.7-6.1 6-4
2025-03-31CharlestonR32clayQinwen Zheng6-4 6-1
2023-10-09ZhengzhouR16hardQinwen Zheng7-6(2) 6-3
2023-02-13DohaR32hardMaria Sakkari6-2 3-6 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Sakkari M.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Zheng Q.

Zheng Q.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Sakkari M.

Serve advantage — Zheng Q.

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.Zheng Q.
24
Serve
39
Return

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
60%
53%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
59%
61%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Even
60%
58%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.5
6.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.5
4.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
81
93
Break points saved·Even
94
96
Break points won·Clear edge
87
100
Deciding sets·Clear edge
76
99
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
83
89

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.0
Even matchUmpiry Score
6.5
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
4.3Hard Elo 1796
Surface ELO
5.7+36 Hard Elo edge
4.1Overall Elo 1812
ELO gap
5.9Overall Elo 1852
5.0
H2H
5.0
5.1
Surface form
5.8
Fatigue & Travel
7.4
Minutes 14d
4.9
4.0
3-set count
4.0
7.0
Prev. match
7.0
Context
6.0
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
89
98

Sakkari M.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 15 games (7d) · Zheng Q.: 12 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
21°COvercast
Wind 13 km/hHumidity 68%

Draw

R128
Kucova K.
Doi M.
6-37-5
Kudermetova V.[28]
Liu C.
6-46-4
Barty A.[1]
Tsurenko L.
6-06-1
Wang X.
Hruncakova V.
7-56-3
Riske Amritraj A.
Vekic D.
6-26-2
Azarenka V.[24]
Udvardy P.
6-36-1
Tan H.
Putintseva Y.
6-36-3
Svitolina E.[15]
Ferro F.
6-17-64
Keys M.
Kenin S.[11]
7-627-5
Van Uytvanck A.
Bucsa C.
6-36-4
Wang Q.
Gauff C.[18]
6-46-2
Kostyuk M.
Parry D.
6-17-62
Konjuh A.
Rogers S.
4-66-37-5
Collins D.[27]
Dolehide C.
6-16-3
Mertens E.[19]
Zvonareva V.
6-47-5
Begu I.
Dodin O.
2-67-56-3
Zhang S.
Golubic V.
6-36-4
Rybakina E.[12]
Diyas Z.
6-737-636-1
Halep S.[14]
Frech M.
6-46-3
Haddad Maia B.
Volynets K.
3-66-26-3
Zidansek T.[29]
Rus A.
3-66-37-68
Watson H.
Sherif M.
6-35-76-2
Cornet A.
Tomova V.
6-36-3
Muguruza G.[3]
Burel C.
6-36-4
Linette M.
Sevastova A.
6-47-5
Bronzetti L.
Gracheva V.
3-66-26-3
Giorgi C.[30]
Potapova A.
6-46-0
Bencic B.[22]
Mladenovic K.
6-46-3
Anisimova A.
Hartono A.
2-66-46-3
Osaka N.[13]
Osorio C.
6-36-3
Parrizas Diaz N.
Bara I.
6-36-1
Pera B.
Alexandrova E.
7-56-3
Pegula J.[21]
Kalinina A.
4-67-617-5
Ruse E.
Paolini J.
6-16-3
Brengle M.
Yastremska D.
6-10-65-0
Krejcikova B.[4]
Petkovic A.
6-26-0
Zanevska M.
Juvan K.
7-677-64
Kasatkina D.[25]
Voegele S.
6-36-1
Stosur S.
Anderson R.
6-756-36-3
Pavlyuchenkova A.[10]
Bondar A.
6-26-1
Bouzkova M.
Marino R.
6-16-3
Inglis M.
Fernandez L.[23]
6-46-2
Vondrousova M.[31]
Hon P.
6-26-3
Samsonova L.
Bektas E.
7-56-4
Wang X.
Li A.
7-656-3
Sabalenka A.[2]
Hunter S.
5-76-36-2
Tauson C.
Sharma A.
6-36-4
Teichmann J.
Martic P.
6-36-3
Kanepi K.
Kerber A.[16]
6-46-3
Sorribes Tormo S.[32]
Flipkens K.
6-46-1
Sakkari M.[5]
Maria T.
6-47-62
Zheng Q.
Sasnovich A.
6-31-67-65
Badosa P.[8]
Tomljanovic A.
6-46-0
Kovinic D.
Jang S.
6-32-66-4
Cristian J.
Minnen G.
7-56-4
Trevisan M.
Hibino N.
6-26-3
Martincova T.
Davis L.
7-56-2
Ostapenko J.[26]
Schmiedlova A.
6-776-46-1
Swiatek I.[7]
Dart H.
6-36-0
Kontaveit A.[6]
Siniakova K.
6-26-3
Raducanu E.[17]
Stephens S.
6-02-66-1
Peterson R.
Saville D.
6-26-3
Cirstea S.
Kvitova P.[20]
6-26-2
Baptiste H.
Garcia C.
4-67-646-3