Garbine Muguruza vs Maria Sakkari — Doha Quarter-final

Doha · WTA · Quarter-final
ESP
Garbine Muguruza
32 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 1 March 2021 ·
hard
Maria Sakkari
GRE
Maria Sakkari
#32WTA
1812ELO
1796Hard ELO
$1.1MYTD
$15MCAREER
31 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWL
Muguruza G.
6-3 6-1
Sakkari M.
Muguruza G.
662
Sakkari M.
310

Garbine Muguruza defeated Maria Sakkari 6-3 6-1 in the Doha quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Maria Sakkari came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 16. Garbine Muguruza claimed a first win over Maria Sakkari in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-01-06Abu DhabiR16hardMaria Sakkari7-5 6-4

Statistics

This season
Muguruza G.Sakkari M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
47%
Service points won·Even
60%
59%
Return points won·Even
44%
43%
Break points saved·Even
60%
58%
Aces / match·Even
3.3
3.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.5
3.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Muguruza G.Sakkari M.
Clutch Rating·Even
83
79
Break points saved·Even
80
78
Break points won·Slight edge
97
91
Deciding sets·Slight edge
81
75
Tiebreaks·Even
77
77

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

Freshness

Recent load
Muguruza G.Sakkari M.
Freshness·
—
75

Sakkari M.: 3 days rest · 2 matches, 51 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw