Maria Sakkari vs Angelique Kerber — United Cup Quarter-final
United Cup · WTA · Quarter-final
#32WTA
1812ELO
1796Hard ELO
$1.1MYTD
$15MCAREER
31 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 1 January 2024 ·
hard
Sakkari M.6-0 6-3
Kerber A.
Sakkari M.
662
Kerber A.
030
Maria Sakkari defeated Angelique Kerber 6-0 6-3 in the United Cup quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Angelique Kerber came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's round-robin. Maria Sakkari narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Maria Sakkari handed Angelique Kerber a first-set bagel in a 6–0 6–3 win.
Head to head
1–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-16 | Cincinnati | R64 | hard | Angelique Kerber | 6-2 6-2 |
| 2021-02-03 | Grampians Trophy | QF | hard | Maria Sakkari | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2018-05-14 | Rome | R16 | clay | Angelique Kerber | 6-1 6-1 |
| 2016-10-10 | Hong Kong | R32 | hard | Angelique Kerber | 6-4 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
70%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
44%
Service points won·Even
58%
55%
Return points won·Even
42%
43%
Break points saved·Even
57%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.1
1.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.3
2.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (124 vs 24). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
79
87
Break points saved·Even
78
75
Break points won·Slight edge
91
98
Deciding sets·Clear edge
75
89
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
77
91
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
75
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Sakkari M.: 3 days rest · 2 matches, 51 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast