Caroline Garcia vs Maria Sakkari — Cincinnati Round of 32

Cincinnati · WTA · Round of 32
FRA
Caroline Garcia
#784WTA
32 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLWLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 15 August 2022 ·
hard
Maria Sakkari
GRE4
Maria Sakkari
#32WTA
1812ELO
1796Hard ELO
$1.1MYTD
$15MCAREER
31 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWL
Garcia C.
7-6 6-7 6-1
Sakkari M.
Garcia C.
7662
Sakkari M.
6711

Caroline Garcia defeated Maria Sakkari 7-6 6-7 6-1 in the Cincinnati round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Maria Sakkari came in ranked #32, leading the head-to-head 4–3, defending last year's round of 64. Caroline Garcia narrowed the head-to-head to 4–4.

Key context

  • Match story: Caroline Garcia came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 6–7 6–1.

Head to head

3–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-03-06Indian WellsR32hardMaria Sakkari6-3 6-4
2023-09-25TokyoQFhardMaria Sakkari6-2 6-2
2023-09-18GuadalajaraSFhardMaria Sakkari6-3 6-0
2023-02-13DohaQFhardMaria Sakkari6-2 6-7 7-6
2022-11-06WTA FinalsSFhardCaroline Garcia6-3 6-2
2022-10-31Fort Worth FinalsSFhardCaroline Garcia6-3 6-2
2017-09-25WuhanSFhardCaroline Garcia6-3 6-2

Statistics

This season
Garcia C.Sakkari M.
1st serve in·Even
61%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
71%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
48%
Service points won·Even
62%
59%
Return points won·Even
39%
43%
Break points saved·Even
61%
58%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.7
3.2
Double faults / match·Even
3.1
3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (189 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Garcia C.Sakkari M.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
71
79
Break points saved·Even
74
78
Break points won·Dominant
51
91
Deciding sets·Clear edge
93
75
Tiebreaks·Even
80
77

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

Freshness

Recent load
Garcia C.Sakkari M.
Freshness·
—
71

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw