Petra Kvitova vs Maria Sakkari — Australian Open Round of 16
Australian Open · WTA · Round of 16
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 20 January 2020 ·
hard
GRE22#32WTA
1812ELO
1796Hard ELO
$1.1MYTD
$15MCAREER
31 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWL
Kvitova P.6-7 6-3 6-2
Sakkari M.
Kvitova P.
6662
Sakkari M.
7321
Petra Kvitova defeated Maria Sakkari 6-7 6-3 6-2 in the Australian Open round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Maria Sakkari came in ranked #32, leading the head-to-head 5–2, defending last year's round of 32. Petra Kvitova narrowed the head-to-head to 5–3.
Key context
- Match story: Petra Kvitova dropped the opening set before beating Maria Sakkari 6–7 6–3 6–2.
Head to head
2–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-06 | Indian Wells | QF | hard | Maria Sakkari | 4-6 7-5 6-1 |
| 2022-03-07 | Indian Wells | R32 | hard | Maria Sakkari | 6-3 6-0 |
| 2021-08-30 | US Open | R32 | hard | Maria Sakkari | 6-4 6-3 |
| 2021-04-19 | Stuttgart | R16 | clay | Petra Kvitova | 6-3 3-6 6-3 |
| 2019-08-12 | Cincinnati | R32 | hard | Maria Sakkari | 6-4 2-6 6-3 |
| 2019-05-13 | Rome | R16 | clay | Maria Sakkari | 7-5 5-7 4-0 |
| 2019-03-18 | Miami | R64 | hard | Petra Kvitova | 6-1 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
63%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
47%
Service points won·Even
61%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
43%
Break points saved·Even
59%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.8
3.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.7
3.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (173 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
89
79
Break points saved·Even
81
78
Break points won·Even
93
91
Deciding sets·Clear edge
90
75
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
94
77
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
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75
Sakkari M.: 3 days rest · 2 matches, 51 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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