Maria Sakkari vs Viktoriya TomovaLinz Round of 16

Linz · WTA · Round of 16
#37WTA
1812ELO
1796Hard ELO
$901kYTD
$15MCAREER
30 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWWLLLWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 27 January 2025
hard
#207WTA
1626ELO
1586Hard ELO
31 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLWLWW
Sakkari M.
6-3 6-2
Tomova V.
Sakkari M.
662
Tomova V.
320

Maria Sakkari defeated Viktoriya Tomova 6-3 6-2 in the Linz round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Maria Sakkari came in ranked #37, leading the head-to-head 4–0. Maria Sakkari extended the head-to-head to 5–0.

Key context

Head to head

40
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-03-05Indian WellsR64hardMaria Sakkari6-0 6-3
2024-04-01CharlestonR32clayMaria Sakkari6-3 6-3
2023-01-02United CupRRhardMaria Sakkari6-3 6-2
2022-06-27WimbledonR64grassMaria Sakkari6-4 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Sakkari M.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Tomova V.

Tomova V.serving69% hold

wins 58% 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.Tomova V.
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%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
43%
Service points won·Even
57%
54%
Return points won·Even
42%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
52%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.8
1.9
Double faults / match·Even
3.2
3.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (62 vs 61). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
81
28
Break points saved·Dominant
94
30
Break points won·Even
87
88
Deciding sets·Dominant
77
42
Tiebreaks·Dominant
83
43

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
7.2
Strong advantageUmpiry Score
5.0
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
7.7+210 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
2.3Hard Elo 1586
7.5Overall Elo 1812
ELO gap
2.5Overall Elo 1626
10.0
H2H
0.0
4.0
Surface form
2.6
0.0
Win streak
0.0Lost last 3
Fatigue & Travel
8.5
Minutes 14d
9.3
7.0
3-set count
6.0
Prev. match
9.0
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
Freshness·Slight edge
92
100

Sakkari M.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d) · Tomova V.: 20 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
5°CMainly clear
Wind 3 km/hHumidity 81%