Maria Sakkari vs Saisai ZhengAdelaide Qualifying Round 1

Adelaide · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
#37WTA
1812ELO
1796Hard ELO
$901kYTD
$15MCAREER
30 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWWLLLWWL
0 — 0
Sets
Retired
Monday, 6 January 2025
hard
#1500WTA
32 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLLW
Sakkari M.
6-2 4-0
Zheng S.
Sakkari M.
642
Zheng S.
20

Maria Sakkari advanced when Saisai Zheng retired 6-2 4-0 in the Adelaide qualifying round 1. Maria Sakkari extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Head to head

11
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-07-29San JoseSFhardSaisai Zheng7-6(5) 6-2
2016-06-27WimbledonR128grassMaria Sakkari6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Sakkari M.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Zheng S.

Zheng S.serving48% hold

wins 49% 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

Serve & return on hard

Sakkari M.Zheng S.
24
Serve
39
Return

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%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
64%
53%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
46%
40%
Service points won·Slight edge
57%
48%
Return points won·Even
42%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
56%
48%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.8
0.4
Double faults / match·Even
3.2
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (62 vs 7). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
81
19
Break points saved·Dominant
94
16
Break points won·Clear edge
87
71
Deciding sets·Dominant
77
50
Tiebreaks·Dominant
85
40

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.2
Even matchUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
5.7
Slight disadvantageUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
5.0
H2H
5.0
6.2
Surface form
1.8
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
8.4
Minutes 14d
8.9
9.0
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

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Freshness·
81

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
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