Maria Sakkari vs Garbine Muguruza — Abu Dhabi Round of 16

Abu Dhabi · WTA · Round of 16
Maria Sakkari
GRE
Maria Sakkari
#32WTA
1812ELO
1796Hard ELO
$1.1MYTD
$15MCAREER
31 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Wednesday, 6 January 2021 ·
hard
ESP
Garbine Muguruza
32 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sakkari M.
7-5 6-4
Muguruza G.
Sakkari M.
762
Muguruza G.
540

Maria Sakkari defeated Garbine Muguruza 7-5 6-4 in the Abu Dhabi round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Garbine Muguruza came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Maria Sakkari had been the form player, winning 6 of their last 9 on hard. Maria Sakkari claimed a first win over Garbine Muguruza in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-03-01DohaQFhardGarbine Muguruza6-3 6-1

Statistics

This season
Sakkari M.Muguruza G.
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
48%
Service points won·Even
59%
60%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Even
58%
59%
Aces / match·Even
3.2
3.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.2
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 99). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Sakkari M.Muguruza G.
Clutch Rating·Even
80
83
Break points saved·Even
78
80
Break points won·Slight edge
91
97
Deciding sets·Even
78
81
Tiebreaks·Even
77
76

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

Freshness

Recent load
Sakkari M.Muguruza G.
Freshness·
66
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Sakkari M.: 1 day rest · 2 matches, 51 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw