Maria Sakkari vs Danka Kovinic — Parma Semi-final

Parma · WTA · Semi-final
Maria Sakkari
GRE1
Maria Sakkari
#37WTA
1812ELO
1754Clay ELO
$901kYTD
$15MCAREER
30 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWWLLLWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 26 September 2022
clay
Danka Kovinic
MNE
Danka Kovinic
#1096WTA
31 yrs · 169 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLLLLWLL
Sakkari M.
7-5 6-2
Kovinic D.
Sakkari M.
762
Kovinic D.
520

Maria Sakkari defeated Danka Kovinic 7-5 6-2 in the Parma semi-final on clay. Maria Sakkari narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Maria Sakkari closed it out in two sets, 7–5 6–2.

Head to head

2–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-07-29Paris OlympicsR64clayMaria Sakkari6-0 6-1
2018-01-01ShenzhenR32hardDanka Kovinic4-6 6-2 6-3
2017-04-24IstanbulR32clayMaria Sakkari7-6(3) 6-3
2016-04-18IstanbulQFclayDanka Kovinic1-6 6-1 6-2
2013-04-17Fed Cup G2 RRB: MNE vs GRERRclayDanka Kovinic6-2 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Sakkari M.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Kovinic D.

Kovinic D.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Sakkari M.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Sakkari M.Kovinic D.
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
55%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
43%
Service points won·Even
59%
55%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
52%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.5
2.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.5
4.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 78). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Sakkari M.Kovinic D.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
81
33
Break points saved·Dominant
94
28
Break points won·Clear edge
87
74
Deciding sets·Slight edge
77
88
Tiebreaks·Dominant
85
2

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Sakkari M.
4.9
Heavy underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Extended break: 42 days (−0.7)
Kovinic D.
4.5
Heavy underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Extended break: 35 days (−0.7)
Form & Matchup
5.0
H2H
5.0
6.1
Surface form
4.1
0.0
Win streak
0.0Lost last 3
Fatigue & Travel
6.0
Surface transition
6.0
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
Sakkari M.Kovinic D.
Freshness·
81
—

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Sherif M.
Sakkari M.[1]
7-56-3
Semi-finals
Sherif M.
Bogdan A.[6]
6-43-66-4
Sakkari M.[1]
Kovinic D.
7-56-2
Quarter-finals
Sherif M.
Davis L.
7-626-3
Kovinic D.
Paolini J.
6-46-4
Bogdan A.[6]
Begu I.[3]
6-27-66
Sakkari M.[1]
Zanevska M.
2-66-46-4
R16
Paolini J.
Cocciaretto E.
4-66-36-4
Zanevska M.
Galfi D.
6-16-3
Sherif M.
Waltert S.
6-37-61
Bogdan A.[6]
Schmiedlova A.
6-23-66-3
Davis L.
Sorribes Tormo S.
3-66-47-5
Sakkari M.[1]
Rus A.
3-66-26-3
Kovinic D.
Stephens S.[4]
7-52-67-5
Begu I.[3]
Paoletti M.
6-46-4
R32
Begu I.[3]
Tomova V.
7-55-1
Sakkari M.[1]
Baindl K.
6-726-26-3
Schmiedlova A.
Jani R.
6-26-4
Paolini J.
Niemeier J.
5-76-46-2
Davis L.
Errani S.
7-57-5
Zanevska M.
Bronzetti L.[8]
6-36-2
Sorribes Tormo S.
Trevisan M.[2]
7-56-0
Kovinic D.
Dodin O.
6-13-66-4
Bogdan A.[6]
Pigossi L.
6-16-2
Rus A.
Udvardy P.
7-56-3
Sherif M.
Bondar A.[5]
7-56-4
Paoletti M.
Lee G.
6-43-66-0
Stephens S.[4]
Frech M.
3-66-36-4
Galfi D.
Andreeva E.
6-16-2
Cocciaretto E.
Parrizas Diaz N.[7]
7-56-1
Waltert S.
Zidansek T.
6-46-4