Maria Sakkari vs Caroline Garcia — Tokyo Quarter-final
Tokyo · WTA · Quarter-final
GRE4#32WTA
1812ELO
1796Hard ELO
$1.1MYTD
$15MCAREER
31 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 25 September 2023 ·
hard
Sakkari M.6-2 6-2
Garcia C.
Sakkari M.
662
Garcia C.
220
Maria Sakkari defeated Caroline Garcia 6-2 6-2 in the Tokyo quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Caroline Garcia came in leading the head-to-head 4–3, defending last year's round of 16, but Maria Sakkari had been the form player, winning 6 of their last 9 on hard. Maria Sakkari narrowed the head-to-head to 4–4.
Key context
- Match story: Maria Sakkari dropped just 4 games past Caroline Garcia.
Head to head
3–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-06 | Indian Wells | R32 | hard | Maria Sakkari | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2023-09-18 | Guadalajara | SF | hard | Maria Sakkari | 6-3 6-0 |
| 2023-02-13 | Doha | QF | hard | Maria Sakkari | 6-2 6-7 7-6 |
| 2022-11-06 | WTA Finals | SF | hard | Caroline Garcia | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2022-10-31 | Fort Worth Finals | SF | hard | Caroline Garcia | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2022-08-15 | Cincinnati | R32 | hard | Caroline Garcia | 7-6 6-7 6-1 |
| 2017-09-25 | Wuhan | SF | hard | Caroline Garcia | 6-3 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
60%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
48%
Service points won·Even
59%
62%
Return points won·Slight edge
43%
38%
Break points saved·Even
58%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.2
6.9
Double faults / match·Even
3.3
3.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (189 vs 113). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
79
71
Break points saved·Even
78
74
Break points won·Dominant
91
51
Deciding sets·Clear edge
75
93
Tiebreaks·Even
77
80
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
71
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Sakkari M.: 2 days rest · 2 matches, 51 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast