Maria Sakkari vs Claire Liu — Roland Garros Round of 64

Roland Garros · WTA · Round of 64
Maria Sakkari
GRE
Maria Sakkari
#43WTA
1812ELO
1754Clay ELO
$901kYTD
$15MCAREER
30 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLWLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Thursday, 28 May 2026 ·
clay
Court 7 · 3rd on
Claire Liu
USAQ
Claire Liu
#146WTA
1669ELO
1623Clay ELO
26 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWLWW
Sakkari M.
6-7 6-3 6-3
Liu C.
Sakkari M.
67662
Liu C.
79331

Maria Sakkari defeated Claire Liu 6-7 6-3 6-3 in the Roland Garros round of 64 on clay. The result followed the form book — Maria Sakkari came in ranked #43, defending last year's round of 128.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Sakkari M.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Liu C.

Liu C.serving63% hold

wins 55% 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.Liu C.
1st serve in·Even
68%
69%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
59%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
45%
Service points won·Even
57%
55%
Return points won·Slight edge
43%
48%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
54%
Aces / match·Even
1.9
2.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.5
2.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (11 vs 27). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Sakkari M.Liu C.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
81
61
Break points saved·Dominant
94
64
Break points won·Slight edge
87
78
Deciding sets·Even
76
79
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
83
67

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Sakkari M.
6.7
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
Liu C.
6.0
Even matchUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
7.4+190 Clay Elo edge
Surface ELO
2.6Clay Elo 1582
7.4Overall Elo 1839
ELO gap
2.6Overall Elo 1645
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0No prior meetings
3.64 of last 10 on clay
Surface form
7.77 of last 10 on clay
Win streak
9.05-match win streak
Fatigue & Travel
5.4Won 57% in FRA (21)
Country comfort
Context
6.0Reached the R128 here last year
Defending pts
5.0Didn't play here last year
5.0Opponent hot: 7 of last 10
Opponent rise

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.Liu C.
Freshness·Slight edge
89
80

Sakkari M.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 15 games (7d) · Liu C.: 4 days rest · 1 match, 18 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
32°CMainly clear
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 34%
R128
R64
R32
R16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Sabalenka A.[1]
Bouzas Maneiro J.
6-46-2
Fruhvirtova L.
Jacquemot E.
4-63-6
Kasatkina D.
Sonmez Z.
6-46-4
Bandecchi S.
Bucsa C.[31]
6-42-66-4
Jovic I.[17]
Eala A.
6-46-2
Navarro E.
Tjen J.
6-46-3
Vekic D.
Tubello A.
6-36-2
Siegemund L.
Osaka N.[16]
3-66-73
Mboko V.[9]
Bartunkova N.
6-16-2
Waltert S.
Siniakova K.
4-66-74
Ruzic A.
Krueger A.
3-66-26-2
Vandewinkel H.
Keys M.[19]
3-60-6
Shnaider D.[25]
Zarazua R.
6-46-1
Guo H.
Kessler M.
6-46-715-7
Pridankina E.
Oliynykova O.
1-62-6
Birrell K.
Pegula J.[5]
1-66-36-3
Gauff C.[4]
Townsend T.
6-46-0
Galfi D.
Sherif M.
5-74-6
Urhobo A.
Boulter K.
4-66-44-6
Joint M.
Potapova A.[28]
1-62-6
Kalinskaya A.[22]
Boisson L.
6-26-2
Korneeva A.
Cocciaretto E.
6-36-3
Gibson T.
Putintseva Y.
6-44-61-6
Osorio C.
Alexandrova E.[14]
6-26-4
Noskova L.[12]
Sakkari M.
5-76-73
Liu C.
Uchijima M.
3-66-04-1
Chwalinska M.
Zheng Q.
6-46-0
Maria T.
Mertens E.[23]
5-70-6
Li A.[30]
Zhang S.
6-46-2
Kalinina A.
Parry D.
6-02-64-6
Grabher J.
Sramkova R.
6-26-2
Rakotomanga Rajaonah T.
Anisimova A.[6]
3-61-6
Svitolina E.[7]
Bondar A.
3-66-17-63
Quevedo K.
Jeanjean L.
7-657-62
Sorribes Tormo S.
Korpatsch T.
4-62-6
Tagger L.
Wang X.[32]
3-66-34-6
Tauson C.[21]
Snigur D.
6-35-72-6
Kenin S.
Stearns P.
3-63-6
Tomljanovic A.
Mcnally C.
6-36-753-6
Kraus S.
Bencic B.[11]
2-63-6
Kostyuk M.[15]
Selekhmeteva O.
6-26-3
Volynets K.
Burel C.
6-36-1
Udvardy P.
Golubic V.
0-62-6
Parks A.
Fernandez L.[24]
6-46-4
Ostapenko J.[29]
Seidel E.
6-46-4
Valentova T.
Linette M.
7-54-66-79
Bejlek S.
Stephens S.
6-36-2
Jones E.
Swiatek I.[3]
1-62-6
Andreeva M.[8]
Ferro F.
6-36-3
Bassols Ribera M.
Arango E.
6-36-4
Jones F.
Haddad Maia B.
1-67-646-2
Bronzetti L.
Bouzkova M.[27]
3-61-6
Samsonova L.[20]
Teichmann J.
4-64-6
Frech M.
Ruse E.
7-652-1
Rakhimova K.
J. Cristian
6-34-66-4
Zakharova A.
Muchova K.[10]
5-72-6
Paolini J.[13]
Yastremska D.
7-56-3
Raducanu E.
Sierra S.
0-66-74
Marcinko P.
Lys E.
3-60-6
Efremova K.
Cirstea S.[18]
3-61-6
Baptiste H.[26]
Krejcikova B.
6-777-666-2
Kovinic D.
Wang X.
3-61-6
Blinkova A.
Starodubtseva Y.
3-61-6
Erjavec V.
Rybakina E.[2]
2-62-6
Sabalenka A.[1]
Jacquemot E.
7-56-2
Kasatkina D.
Bandecchi S.
7-57-611
Jovic I.[17]
Navarro E.
6-06-3
Vekic D.
Osaka N.[16]
6-714-6
Mboko V.[9]
Siniakova K.
5-76-46-2
Ruzic A.
Keys M.[19]
4-64-6
Shnaider D.[25]
Kessler M.
7-636-1
Oliynykova O.
Birrell K.
6-30-67-65
Gauff C.[4]
Sherif M.
6-36-2
Boulter K.
Potapova A.[28]
7-54-62-6
Kalinskaya A.[22]
Korneeva A.
7-626-4
Putintseva Y.
Osorio C.
5-77-665-7
Sakkari M.
Liu C.
6-776-36-3
Chwalinska M.
Mertens E.[23]
6-46-0
Li A.[30]
Parry D.
3-64-6
Grabher J.
Anisimova A.[6]
0-6
Svitolina E.[7]
Quevedo K.
6-06-4
Korpatsch T.
Wang X.[32]
6-22-66-3
Snigur D.
Stearns P.
4-60-6
Mcnally C.
Bencic B.[11]
4-60-6
Kostyuk M.[15]
Volynets K.
6-746-36-3
Golubic V.
Parks A.
6-26-2
Ostapenko J.[29]
Linette M.
2-66-22-6
Bejlek S.
Swiatek I.[3]
2-63-6
Andreeva M.[8]
Bassols Ribera M.
3-66-16-1
Jones F.
Bouzkova M.[27]
0-66-73
Teichmann J.
Frech M.
7-56-4
Rakhimova K.
Muchova K.[10]
2-62-6
Paolini J.[13]
Sierra S.
6-34-63-6
Lys E.
Cirstea S.[18]
3-60-6
Baptiste H.[26]
Wang X.
4-5
Starodubtseva Y.
Rybakina E.[2]
3-66-17-64
Sabalenka A.[1]
Kasatkina D.
6-07-5
Jovic I.[17]
Osaka N.[16]
6-757-634-6
Mboko V.[9]
Keys M.[19]
3-67-55-7
Shnaider D.[25]
Oliynykova O.
7-56-1
Gauff C.[4]
Potapova A.[28]
6-46-714-6
Kalinskaya A.[22]
Osorio C.
6-30-66-2
Sakkari M.
Chwalinska M.
6-13-62-6
Parry D.
Anisimova A.[6]
6-34-67-63
Svitolina E.[7]
Korpatsch T.
6-26-3
Stearns P.
Bencic B.[11]
3-63-6
Kostyuk M.[15]
Golubic V.
6-46-3
Linette M.
Swiatek I.[3]
4-64-6
Andreeva M.[8]
Bouzkova M.[27]
6-46-2
Teichmann J.
Muchova K.[10]
6-17-5
Sierra S.
Cirstea S.[18]
0-60-6
Wang X.
Starodubtseva Y.
6-37-5
Sabalenka A.[1]
Osaka N.[16]
7-56-3
Keys M.[19]
Shnaider D.[25]
3-66-30-6
Potapova A.[28]
Kalinskaya A.[22]
4-66-26-77
Chwalinska M.
Parry D.
6-36-2
Svitolina E.[7]
Bencic B.[11]
4-66-46-0
Kostyuk M.[15]
Swiatek I.[3]
7-56-1
Andreeva M.[8]
Teichmann J.
6-36-2
Cirstea S.[18]
Wang X.
6-37-64
Sabalenka A.[1]
Shnaider D.[25]
6-35-70-6
Kalinskaya A.[22]
Chwalinska M.
6-733-6
Svitolina E.[7]
Kostyuk M.[15]
3-66-22-6
Andreeva M.[8]
Cirstea S.[18]
6-06-3
Shnaider D.[25]
Chwalinska M.
6-744-6
Kostyuk M.[15]
Andreeva M.[8]
1-63-6
Chwalinska M.
Andreeva M.[8]
3-62-6