Maria Sakkari vs Paula Badosa — Madrid Round of 16

Madrid · WTA · Round of 16
Maria Sakkari
GRE9
Maria Sakkari
#32WTA
1812ELO
1754Clay ELO
$1.1MYTD
$15MCAREER
31 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 24 April 2023 ·
clay
Paula Badosa
ESP26
Paula Badosa
#84WTA
1780ELO
1684Clay ELO
28 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWWWWW
Sakkari M.
6-4 6-4
Badosa P.
Sakkari M.
662
Badosa P.
440

Maria Sakkari defeated Paula Badosa 6-4 6-4 in the Madrid round of 16 on clay. The result followed the form book — Maria Sakkari came in ranked #32, defending last year's round of 32. Maria Sakkari narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

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

Head to head

1–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-03-30CharlestonR32clayPaula Badosa6-3 6-4
2022-03-07Indian WellsSFhardMaria Sakkari6-2 4-6 6-1
2021-11-13GuadalajaraRRhardPaula Badosa7-6(4) 6-4
2021-11-10Guadalajara FinalsRRhardPaula Badosa7-6 6-4

Statistics

This season
Sakkari M.Badosa P.
1st serve in·Even
60%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
58%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Even
58%
60%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.3
4.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.3
5.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (189 vs 135). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Sakkari M.Badosa P.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
79
91
Break points saved·Slight edge
78
84
Break points won·Even
91
95
Deciding sets·Clear edge
75
93
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
77
95

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

Freshness

Recent load
Sakkari M.Badosa P.
Freshness·
71
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Sakkari M.: 2 days rest · 2 matches, 51 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw