Maria Sakkari vs Anastasia PotapovaSt. Petersburg Round of 32

St. Petersburg · WTA · Round of 32
#37WTA
1812ELO
1796Hard ELO
$901kYTD
$15MCAREER
30 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWWLLLWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 February 2022
hard
#27WTA
1904ELO
1804Hard ELO
$1.2MYTD
$6.5MCAREER
25 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWWWLW
Sakkari M.
6-4 6-4
Potapova A.
Sakkari M.
662
Potapova A.
440

Maria Sakkari defeated Anastasia Potapova 6-4 6-4 in the St. Petersburg round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Anastasia Potapova came in ranked #27. Maria Sakkari extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Maria Sakkari edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

10
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-01-06Abu DhabiR64hardMaria Sakkari6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Sakkari M.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Potapova A.

Potapova A.serving71% hold

wins 59% 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.Potapova A.
24
Serve
11
39
Return
52

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%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
45%
Service points won·Even
59%
56%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
60%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.5
2.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.5
4.6

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
81
81
Break points saved·Slight edge
94
89
Break points won·Even
87
88
Deciding sets·Clear edge
77
96
Tiebreaks·Dominant
85
57

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.9
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
5.5
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
5.2Hard Elo 1796
Surface ELO
4.8+8 Hard Elo edge
4.5Overall Elo 1812
ELO gap
5.5Overall Elo 1904
10.0
H2H
0.0
6.3
Surface form
3.6
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
9.0
Prev. match
9.0
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·Clear edge
81
100

Sakkari M.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 19 games (7d) · Potapova A.: 15 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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