Maria Sakkari vs Karolina Pliskova — Indian Wells Round of 16

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 16
Maria Sakkari
GRE7
Maria Sakkari
#32WTA
1812ELO
1796Hard ELO
$1.1MYTD
$15MCAREER
31 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 6 March 2023 ·
hard
Karolina Pliskova
CZE17
Karolina Pliskova
#57WTA
1869ELO
1811Hard ELO
34 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLWLWWW
Sakkari M.
6-4 5-7 6-3
Pliskova K.
Sakkari M.
6562
Pliskova K.
4731

Maria Sakkari defeated Karolina Pliskova 6-4 5-7 6-3 in the Indian Wells round of 16 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 closed it out in three sets, 6–4 5–7 6–3.

Head to head

2–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-04-21MadridR64clayKarolina Pliskova6-4 7-6
2023-04-17StuttgartR32clayKarolina Pliskova6-2 6-3
2023-02-20DubaiR32hardKarolina Pliskova6-1 6-2
2022-08-08TorontoR16hardKarolina Pliskova6-1 6-7 6-3
2021-08-30US OpenQFhardMaria Sakkari6-4 6-4
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·Slight edge
60%
65%
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
3.3
6.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.2
5.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (189 vs 99). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Sakkari M.Pliskova K.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
79
88
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
71
94

Sakkari M.: 2 days rest · 2 matches, 51 games (7d) · Pliskova K.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 14 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

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