Aryna Sabalenka vs Maria Sakkari — Indian Wells Semi-final
Indian Wells · WTA · Semi-final
BLR2#1WTA
2220ELO
2201Hard ELO
$5.1MYTD
$50MCAREER
28 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWLWWWLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 March 2023 ·
hard
GRE7#32WTA
1812ELO
1796Hard ELO
$1.1MYTD
$15MCAREER
31 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWL
Sabalenka A.6-2 6-3
Sakkari M.
Sabalenka A.
662
Sakkari M.
230
Aryna Sabalenka defeated Maria Sakkari 6-2 6-3 in the Indian Wells semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Aryna Sabalenka came in ranked #1, leading the head-to-head 6–5, defending last year's round of 64. Aryna Sabalenka extended the head-to-head to 7–5.
Key context
- Match story: Aryna Sabalenka dropped just 5 games past Maria Sakkari.
Head to head
6–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-30 | Cancun Finals | RR | hard | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-0 6-1 |
| 2023-04-24 | Madrid | SF | clay | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-4 6-1 |
| 2022-11-02 | WTA Finals | RR | hard | Maria Sakkari | 6-2 6-4 |
| 2022-10-31 | Fort Worth Finals | RR | hard | Maria Sakkari | 6-2 6-4 |
| 2021-11-15 | Guadalajara | RR | hard | Maria Sakkari | 7-6(1) 6-7(6) 6-3 |
| 2021-11-10 | Guadalajara Finals | RR | hard | Maria Sakkari | 7-6 6-7 6-3 |
| 2021-01-06 | Abu Dhabi | SF | hard | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2020-02-24 | Doha | R16 | hard | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-3 6-0 |
| 2020-02-17 | Dubai | R32 | hard | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-2 4-6 6-1 |
| 2019-10-22 | Zhuhai | RR | hard | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2019-08-12 | Cincinnati | R16 | hard | Maria Sakkari | 6-7 6-4 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
63%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
48%
Service points won·Even
63%
59%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
63%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.3
3.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.6
3.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 189). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
100
79
Break points saved·Clear edge
93
78
Break points won·Slight edge
99
91
Deciding sets·Clear edge
97
75
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
100
77
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Slight edge
66
71
Sabalenka A.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 53 games (7d) · Sakkari M.: 2 days rest · 2 matches, 51 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast