Qinwen Zheng vs Maria SakkariNottingham Round of 32

Nottingham · WTA · Round of 32
#121WTA
1852ELO
1622Grass ELO
$560kYTD
$10MCAREER
23 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWWLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 15 June 2026 ·
grass
#35WTA
1812ELO
1631Grass ELO
$1.3MYTD
$15MCAREER
31 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWLWWW
Zheng Q.
4-6 6-4
Sakkari M.
Zheng Q.
462
Sakkari M.
641

Qinwen Zheng defeated Maria Sakkari 4-6 6-4 in the Nottingham round of 32 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Maria Sakkari came in ranked #35. Qinwen Zheng extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Qinwen Zheng edged a tight contest from start to finish — 4–6 6–4.

Head to head

22
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-03-31CharlestonR32clayQinwen Zheng6-4 6-1
2023-10-09ZhengzhouR16hardQinwen Zheng7-6 6-3
2023-02-13DohaR32hardMaria Sakkari6-2 3-6 6-3
2022-01-17Australian OpenR64hardMaria Sakkari6-1 6-4

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
50%
Service points won·Even
62%
59%
Return points won·Slight edge
38%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
58%
Aces / match·Dominant
9.4
2.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.0
1.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (21 vs 31). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
91
78
Break points saved·Slight edge
86
78
Break points won·Slight edge
98
91
Deciding sets·Clear edge
98
75
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
88
74

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Clear edge
66
89

Zheng Q.: 3 days rest · 3 matches, 79 games (7d) · Sakkari M.: 8 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw