Maria Sakkari vs Elena Rybakina — Rome Round of 64
Rome · WTA · Round of 64
#32WTA
1812ELO
1754Clay ELO
$1.1MYTD
$15MCAREER
31 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWL
0 — 2
Sets
Friday, 8 May 2026 ·
clay
#2WTA
2122ELO
2002Clay ELO
$4.7MYTD
$29MCAREER
27 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWLWWWWWL
Sakkari M.4-6 1-6
Rybakina E.
Sakkari M.
410
Rybakina E.
662
Elena Rybakina defeated Maria Sakkari 6-4 6-1 in the Rome round of 64 on clay. The result followed the form book — Elena Rybakina came in ranked #2, leading the head-to-head 5–1, defending last year's round of 32. Elena Rybakina extended the head-to-head to 6–1.
Key context
- Match story: Elena Rybakina dropped just 5 games past Maria Sakkari.
Head to head
1–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | Wimbledon | R64 | grass | Elena Rybakina | 6-3 6-1 |
| 2024-12-27 | United Cup | RR | hard | Elena Rybakina | 6-4 6-3 |
| 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·Slight edge
64%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
52%
Service points won·Slight edge
59%
64%
Return points won·Even
42%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
66%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.8
6.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.0
2.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (30 vs 42). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
79
98
Break points saved·Clear edge
78
96
Break points won·Slight edge
91
96
Deciding sets·Clear edge
75
98
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
77
92
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Clear edge
71
56
Sakkari M.: 2 days rest · 2 matches, 51 games (7d) · Rybakina E.: 2 days rest · 4 matches, 87 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast