Polina Kudermetova vs Maria SakkariAthens Round of 32

Athens · WTA · Round of 32
#113WTA
1727ELO
1646Hard ELO
23 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10
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Sets
Monday, 13 July 2026 ·
hard
#43WTA
1812ELO
1796Hard ELO
$901kYTD
$15MCAREER
30 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10
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Kudermetova P.
vs
Sakkari M.

Polina Kudermetova faces Maria Sakkari in the Athens round of 32 on hard. Maria Sakkari holds the paper edge — ranked #43, a roughly 150-point hard Elo advantage.

Win Probability

Pre-match · updated 21:20 UTC
Kudermetova P.43%
Sakkari M.57%
Toss-up
50–58%
Slight edge
58–67%
Clear favourite
67–80%
Strong favourite
80%+

Toss-up · Too close to call

Calibrated model · 65% favourite accuracy (2025–26, out-of-sample). Probability is a statistical estimate, not a certainty. How it works.

Key context

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.0
Even matchUmpiry Score
6.6
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
3.1Hard Elo 1646
Surface ELO
6.9+150 Hard Elo edge
4.3Overall Elo 1727
ELO gap
5.7Overall Elo 1812
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0No prior meetings
6.06 of last 10 on hard
Surface form
5.56 of last 10 on hard
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
3-set count
7.01 three-setter in 14 days
6.0Clay → Hard
Surface transition
7.0Grass → Hard
Context
5.0Didn't play here last year
Defending pts
5.0Didn't play here last year

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.

Form trajectory

Direction of recent form — results vs Elo expectation blended with serve/return vs each player's baseline, over the last few months. About

31 vs 11 matches

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
68%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
58%
57%
Return points won·Slight edge
48%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
56%
64%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.6
1.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.0
1.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (31 vs 11). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Serve vs return

This season
Kudermetova P.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Sakkari M.

Sakkari M.serving61% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Kudermetova P.

Serve advantage — Kudermetova P.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
51
81
Break points saved·Clear edge
77
94
Break points won·Slight edge
96
87
Deciding sets·Dominant
29
76
Tiebreaks·
83

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

Serve & return on hard

Kudermetova P.Sakkari M.
Serve
24
Return
39

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Even
91
89

Kudermetova P.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 23 games (7d) · Sakkari M.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 15 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Weather forecast
34°CPartly cloudy
Wind 11 km/hHumidity 32%

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.