Maria Sakkari vs Elise Mertens — Roland Garros Round of 32
Roland Garros · WTA · Round of 32
GRE17#32WTA
1812ELO
1754Clay ELO
$1.1MYTD
$15MCAREER
31 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 31 May 2021 ·
clay
BEL23#22WTA
1894ELO
1811Clay ELO
$2.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWWLW
Sakkari M.7-5 6-7 6-2
Mertens E.
Sakkari M.
7662
Mertens E.
5721
Maria Sakkari defeated Elise Mertens 7-5 6-7 6-2 in the Roland Garros round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #22, defending last year's round of 32. Maria Sakkari extended the head-to-head to 6–5.
Key context
- Match story: Maria Sakkari closed it out in three sets, 7–5 6–7 6–2.
Head to head
5–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-09 | s Hertogenbosch | R16 | grass | Elise Mertens | 6-3 6-0 |
| 2023-01-02 | United Cup | RR | hard | Maria Sakkari | 6-1 7-5 |
| 2022-02-07 | St. Petersburg | QF | hard | Maria Sakkari | 7-6 6-2 |
| 2019-10-22 | Zhuhai | RR | hard | Elise Mertens | 6-2 3-6 6-1 |
| 2019-04-29 | Rabat | QF | clay | Maria Sakkari | 6-4 7-6 |
| 2016-01-15 | Australian Open | Q64 | hard | Maria Sakkari | 2-6 6-4 6-2 |
| 2014-11-17 | New Delhi 50K | R16 | hard | Elise Mertens | 6-3 6-1 |
| 2014-11-03 | Sharm El Sheikh 25K | R32 | hard | Maria Sakkari | 7-5 7-6(4) |
| 2014-01-27 | Tinajo Lanzarote 10K | QF | hard | Elise Mertens | 6-2 6-3 |
| 2014-01-20 | Tinajo Lanzarote 10K | R16 | hard | Elise Mertens | 6-4 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
60%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
59%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
58%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.2
4.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.2
4.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
78
69
Break points saved·Clear edge
78
65
Break points won·Slight edge
91
97
Deciding sets·Clear edge
75
63
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
77
70
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Slight edge
88
95
Sakkari M.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 24 games (7d) · Mertens E.: 9 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast