Maria Sakkari vs Karolina Pliskova — US Open Quarter-final

US Open · WTA · Quarter-final
Maria Sakkari
GRE
Maria Sakkari
#32WTA
1812ELO
1796Hard ELO
$1.1MYTD
$15MCAREER
31 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 30 August 2021 ·
hard
Karolina Pliskova
CZE
Karolina Pliskova
#57WTA
1869ELO
1811Hard ELO
34 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLWLWWW
Sakkari M.
6-4 6-4
Pliskova K.
Sakkari M.
662
Pliskova K.
440

Maria Sakkari defeated Karolina Pliskova 6-4 6-4 in the US Open quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Karolina Pliskova came in leading the head-to-head 5–2, defending last year's round of 64. Maria Sakkari narrowed the head-to-head to 5–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Maria Sakkari edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

2–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-04-21MadridR64clayKarolina Pliskova6-4 7-6
2023-04-17StuttgartR32clayKarolina Pliskova6-2 6-3
2023-03-06Indian WellsR16hardMaria Sakkari6-4 5-7 6-3
2023-02-20DubaiR32hardKarolina Pliskova6-1 6-2
2022-08-08TorontoR16hardKarolina Pliskova6-1 6-7 6-3
2019-05-13RomeSFclayKarolina Pliskova6-4 6-4
2018-05-14RomeR32clayMaria Sakkari3-6 6-3 7-5
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Statistics

This season
Sakkari M.Pliskova K.
1st serve in·Even
61%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
69%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
48%
42%
Service points won·Even
59%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
42%
Break points saved·Even
58%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.2
6.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.2
5.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 197). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Sakkari M.Pliskova K.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
79
87
Break points saved·Slight edge
78
86
Break points won·Even
91
93
Deciding sets·Clear edge
75
96
Tiebreaks·Even
77
77

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

Freshness

Recent load
Sakkari M.Pliskova K.
Freshness·Clear edge
79
97

Sakkari M.: 4 days rest · 2 matches, 51 games (7d) · Pliskova K.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 14 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw