Jule Niemeier vs Maria Sakkari — Bad Homburg Round of 32

Bad Homburg · WTA · Round of 32
Jule Niemeier
GER
Jule Niemeier
#510WTA
1418ELO
1429Grass ELO
26 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 24 June 2024
grass
Maria Sakkari
GRE1
Maria Sakkari
#43WTA
1812ELO
1631Grass ELO
$901kYTD
$15MCAREER
30 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLWWLL
Niemeier J.
2-6 6-2 7-6
Sakkari M.
Niemeier J.
26772
Sakkari M.
62641

Jule Niemeier defeated Maria Sakkari 2-6 6-2 7-6 in the Bad Homburg round of 32 on grass. 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
Niemeier J.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Sakkari M.

Sakkari M.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Niemeier J.

Serve advantage — Sakkari M.

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
Niemeier J.Sakkari M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
54%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
65%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
42%
47%
Service points won·Slight edge
53%
58%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
48%
58%
Aces / match·Even
2.6
3.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
7.3
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (95 vs 101). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Niemeier J.Sakkari M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
12
81
Break points saved·Dominant
33
94
Break points won·Slight edge
82
87
Deciding sets·Dominant
9
76
Tiebreaks·Dominant
42
83

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Niemeier J.
5.3
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
Sakkari M.
7.5
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
2.2Grass Elo 1429
Surface ELO
7.8+202 Grass Elo edge
0.1Overall Elo 1418
ELO gap
9.9Overall Elo 1812
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
3.9
Surface form
5.3
0.0
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
6.6
Minutes 14d
9.1
4.0
3-set count
8.0
Prev. match
8.0
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
Niemeier J.Sakkari M.
Freshness·
—
90

Sakkari M.: 8 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
24°CMainly clear
Wind 10 km/hHumidity 52%

Draw

Final
Shnaider D.[7]
Vekic D.
6-32-66-3
Semi-finals
Vekic D.
Tomova V.
6-07-66
Shnaider D.[7]
Navarro E.[3]
7-52-66-3
Quarter-finals
Navarro E.[3]
Wozniacki C.
4-66-11-0
Vekic D.
Siniakova K.
W/O
Tomova V.
Blinkova A.
2-66-17-69
Shnaider D.[7]
Badosa P.
6-37-63
R16
Shnaider D.[7]
Yastremska D.
6-26-2
Navarro E.[3]
Stearns P.
6-46-1
Blinkova A.
Haddad Maia B.[4]
6-37-5
Vekic D.
Alexandrova E.[6]
6-43-66-3
Siniakova K.
Samsonova L.[2]
6-36-736-3
Badosa P.
Niemeier J.
4-66-26-1
Wozniacki C.
Kudermetova V.
6-26-4
Tomova V.
Noskova L.[5]
6-46-2
R32
Alexandrova E.[6]
Podoroska N.
6-36-0
Niemeier J.
Sakkari M.[1]
2-66-27-64
Navarro E.[3]
Cristian J.
6-36-1
Stearns P.
Stusek J.
6-27-5
Kudermetova V.
Parry D.[2]
3-67-56-1
Wozniacki C.
Svitolina E.[3]
6-36-747-5
Noskova L.[5]
Townsend T.[6]
7-56-1
Tomova V.
Maria T.
6-16-3
Blinkova A.
Andreescu B.
6-46-2
Siniakova K.
Burel C.
6-36-776-1
Samsonova L.[2]
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-36-1
Haddad Maia B.[4]
Korpatsch T.[5]
6-17-66
Vekic D.
Bronzetti L.
6-36-4
Badosa P.
Rus A.
6-46-1
Shnaider D.[7]
Kerber A.
7-56-3
Yastremska D.
Andreeva M.[2]
4-66-46-3