Maria Sakkari vs Linda NoskovaAdelaide Round of 32

Adelaide · WTA · Round of 32
#43WTA
1812ELO
1796Hard ELO
$901kYTD
$15MCAREER
30 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLWWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 January 2025
hard
#12WTA
1976ELO
1913Hard ELO
$1.3MYTD
$5.9MCAREER
21 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWWWLWW
Sakkari M.
6-3 6-3
Noskova L.
Sakkari M.
662
Noskova L.
330

Maria Sakkari defeated Linda Noskova 6-3 6-3 in the Adelaide round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Linda Noskova came in ranked #12. Maria Sakkari extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

11
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-05-26Roland GarrosR128clayMaria Sakkari5-7 6.3-7.7
2024-02-12DohaR32hardLinda Noskova3-6 7-6(2) 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Sakkari M.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Noskova L.

Noskova L.serving84% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Sakkari M.

Serve advantage — Noskova L.

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.Noskova L.
24
Serve
66
39
Return
0

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
61%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
63%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
57%
62%
Return points won·Even
42%
41%
Break points saved·Even
55%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.8
6.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.2
4.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (62 vs 77). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
81
90
Break points saved·Even
94
97
Break points won·Slight edge
87
92
Deciding sets·Clear edge
76
98
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
83
99

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
5.5
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
7.6
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
3.7Hard Elo 1796
Surface ELO
6.3+117 Hard Elo edge
3.3Overall Elo 1812
ELO gap
6.7Overall Elo 1976
0.0
H2H
10.0
6.2
Surface form
6.6
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
8.4
Minutes 14d
8.6
9.0
Prev. match
9.0
5.3
Country comfort
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

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Freshness·Dominant
90
52

Sakkari M.: 8 days rest · 3 matches (14d) · Noskova L.: 1 day rest · 4 matches, 93 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
21°COvercast
Wind 19 km/hHumidity 58%