Iva Marinkovic vs Franziska Sziedat — W15 Sharm ElSheikh R32

W15 Sharm ElSheikh · CHALLENGER · Round of 32

SWE

Iva Marinkovic

Last 10 · pre-match

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2 — 1

Sets

Monday, 9 March 2026 · 00:00

hard

GER

Franziska Sziedat

#618WTA

26 yrs

Last 10 · pre-match

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Marinkovic I.

6-2 5-7 6-2

Sziedat F.

Marinkovic I.

6562

Sziedat F.

2721

Iva Marinkovic defeated Franziska Sziedat 6-2 5-7 6-2 in the W15 Sharm ElSheikh round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Franziska Sziedat came in defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

Match story: Iva Marinkovic closed it out in three sets, 6–2 5–7 6–2.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season

Marinkovic I.serving40% hold

wins 46% of points on serve vs Sziedat F.

Sziedat F.serving51% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Marinkovic I.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season

Marinkovic I.Sziedat F.

1st serve in·Slight edge

69%

78%

1st serve points won·Even

57%

2nd serve points won·Clear edge

40%

52%

Service points won·Even

52%

56%

Return points won·Even

47%

48%

Break points saved·Even

54%

58%

Aces / match·Even

0.4

0.7

Double faults / match·Slight edge

1.8

1.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (10 vs 22). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed

Mediumbalanced pace

SlowFast

Iva Marinkovic vs Franziska Sziedat — W15 Sharm ElSheikh Round of 32

Key context

Head to head

Serve vs return

Statistics

Conditions

Draw

Serve vs return