Elena Rybakina vs Maria Sakkari — United Cup Round Robin
United Cup · WTA · Round Robin
#2WTA
2122ELO
2110Hard ELO
$4.7MYTD
$29MCAREER
27 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Friday, 27 December 2024 ·
hard
#32WTA
1812ELO
1796Hard ELO
$1.1MYTD
$15MCAREER
31 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Rybakina E.6-4 6-3
Sakkari M.
Rybakina E.
662
Sakkari M.
430
Elena Rybakina defeated Maria Sakkari 6-4 6-3 in the United Cup round robin on hard. The result followed the form book — Elena Rybakina came in ranked #2, leading the head-to-head 5–1. Elena Rybakina extended the head-to-head to 6–1.
Key context
- Match story: Elena Rybakina closed it out in two sets, 6–4 6–3.
Head to head
5–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | Rome | R64 | clay | Elena Rybakina | 4-6 1-6 |
| 2025-06-30 | Wimbledon | R64 | grass | Elena Rybakina | 6-3 6-1 |
| 2024-03-18 | Miami | QF | hard | Elena Rybakina | 7-5 6-7 6-4 |
| 2023-10-30 | Cancun Finals | RR | hard | Elena Rybakina | 6-0 6-7 7-6 |
| 2022-03-07 | Indian Wells | QF | hard | Maria Sakkari | 7-5 6-4 |
| 2020-02-10 | St. Petersburg | SF | hard | Elena Rybakina | 3-6 7-5 6-1 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
59%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
47%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
58%
Return points won·Even
43%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
65%
57%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.7
3.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.7
3.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (180 vs 124). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
99
78
Break points saved·Clear edge
96
78
Break points won·Slight edge
96
91
Deciding sets·Clear edge
98
75
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
92
77
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Clear edge
69
85
Rybakina E.: 3 days rest · 4 matches, 67 games (7d) · Sakkari M.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 24 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
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