Maria Sakkari vs Alina Korneeva | Maria Sakkari Wins 6-1 7-5

AthensSemi-finalHardSat 18 Jul · 12:40Final

SetsGames2

Maria Sakkari defeated Alexandra Korneeva in the semifinals of the Athens tournament, winning 6-1, 7-5 on hard courts. Sakkari hit 2 aces and 0 double faults, while Korneeva had 1 ace and 4 double faults. Sakkari converted 83% of her break points and broke Korneeva's serve 5 times, compared to Korneeva's 2 breaks.

Generated automatically from Umpiry match data.

Key context

Match story: Maria Sakkari came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 7–5.

How the match was decided

Auto-generated

Sakkari M. took it in straight sets, with five breaks of serve.

Breaks of serveSakkari M. 5 · Korneeva A. 2
AcesSakkari M. 2 · Korneeva A. 1
Double faultsSakkari M. 0 · Korneeva A. 4

Turning points

When the match moved

Set 13–1BreakSakkari M. · Broke, never broken back
Set 23–3Break backKorneeva A. · Broke back
Set 25–5Break backKorneeva A. · Broke back
Set 26–5BreakSakkari M. · Broke, never broken back

Serve flowSakkari M. broken twice · Korneeva A. broken 5 times.

Hold to love/15
Hold to 30
Hold to 40 / deuce
Broken
Result unknown

Sakkari M.

8/10Korneeva A.

4/9

Set 1Set 2

Match momentum

Whole matchSakkari M.Korneeva A.

Late momentumSakkari M.100

8Last 12 points4

11Last 3 games7

5/6Break points2/3

Break of serve

Match statistics

Sakkari M.Korneeva A.

Serve

2Aces1
0Double faults4
80% · 8/10Service games held44% · 4/9

Return

83%Break points won67%
5Breaks of serve2

Serve & return performance

Key performance gaps

Double faultsSakkari M. served 0 double faults, Korneeva A. 4. Largest performance gap of the match.+4Sakkari M.0Korneeva A.4

Common opponents

4 shared · last 12 months

Sakkari M. and Korneeva A. faced 4 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Sakkari M. went 6–0 (100%) against them, Korneeva A. 2–2 (50%). Sakkari M. came out better against 2 of 4 comparable opponents, Korneeva A. against 0.

6–0100%Sakkari M. · better vs 2Record vs common opponents2–250%Korneeva A. · better vs 0

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

12–3Sets4–5

83–51Games35–41

2–0Tiebreaks0–0

3–0Deciding sets1–0

Only 4 common opponents — small sample, treat as indicative.

vs Tagger L.#61W5-7 6-3 6-0Rome · clayW6-3 6-3Rome · clay
vs Bondar A.#64W6-3 6-1US Open · hardW4-6 6-3 6-2Warsaw 125 · hard
vs Rakhimova K.#76W6-3 3-6 6-2Cincinnati · hardL1-6 1-6Angers 125 · hard

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vs Kudermetova P.#104W6-0 7-6Athens · hardL2-6 3-6Canberra 125 · hard

Head-to-head

1 meeting · Sakkari M. leads 1–0

Sakkari M.July 2026AthensThis matchHard6-1 7-5

Draw

Closing odds

Next up

vs Krejcikova B.View match

Player context

Before the match

Sakkari M.Korneeva A.1 923ELO1 8831 805Hard ELO1 7645–5Last 106–430Age19Career $15.0M2026 $1.3MEarningsCareer $806K2026 $460K

Match info

Started12:40 local

Cite this

Maria Sakkari beat Alina Korneeva 6-1 7-5. Umpiry, "Maria Sakkari vs Alina Korneeva — Athens Semi-final", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-07-18/korneeva-vs-sakkari-athens-sf?utm_source=cite (as of 18 July 2026).