Maria Sakkari vs Anastasia Potapova — St. Petersburg Round of 32
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 #24, leading the head-to-head 2–1. Maria Sakkari narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Maria Sakkari edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedSakkari M. took it in straight sets.
Common opponents
6 shared · last 12 monthsSakkari M. and Potapova A. faced 6 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Sakkari M. went 4–4 (50%) against them, Potapova A. 4–6 (40%). Results against comparable opponents are close (3 : 1 better-results split).
4–450%Sakkari M. · better vs 3Record vs common opponents4–640%Potapova A. · better vs 1
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
10–9Sets9–13
97–91Games74–109
1–2Tiebreaks0–0
1–2Deciding sets1–1
vs Pegula J.#3L6-7 3-6Australian Open · hardL2-6 2-6US Open · hard- vs Keys M.#22W6-2 6-2Doha · hardW6-4 6-3Dubai · hard
vs Krejcikova B.#44L2-6 6-7Dubai · hardL0-6 2-6Dubai · hard
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vs Kudermetova V.#438W6-4 6-1Australian Open · hardL2-6 6-4 0-6Melbourne 1 · hard
vs Mladenovic K.#822L2-6 6-0 3-6Australian Open · hardW6-3 6-3Birmingham · grass
vs Halep S.W6-4 6-4Moscow · hardL1-6 4-6Moscow · hard
Head-to-head
4 meetings · level 2–222
- Sakkari M.February 2022St. PetersburgThis matchHard6-4 6-4
- Sakkari M.January 2021Abu DhabiHard6-4 6-2
- Potapova A.March 2017MiamiHard6-4 0-6 7-6
- Potapova A.March 2017MiamiHard6-4 0-6 7-6(2)
Closing odds
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Player context
Before the matchSakkari M.Potapova A.1 920ELO1 9811 813Hard ELO1 8036–4Last 105–526Age20172 cmHeight175 cmRightPlaysRightCareer $15.0M2026 $1.3MEarningsCareer $6.7M2026 $1.4M