R16 Wuhan Open 2017

Maria Sakkari #80 def. Elena Vesnina #21

7-6(6) 7-5

Maria Sakkari defeated Elena Vesnina 7-6(6) 7-5 in the 2017 Wuhan Open third round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMaria SakkariElena Vesnina
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
60
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
46
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
62.2%60.9%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
66.7%56.6%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
45.2%41.2%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
33.3%44.4%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
58.5%50.6%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
55.6%66.7%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
49.4%41.5%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
53.8%46.2%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+2.0-5.9
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+5.9-2.0

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2017 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldMaria SakkariElena Vesnina
Country GRE RUS
Birth dateJul 25, 1995Aug 1, 1986
Age2231
Height172 cm176 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)8021
Ranking points (entering)7692,140
Elo (entering)1,6581,776
Current career W-L266–211263–261
Current career earnings$14,983,434$13,058,021
Pre-match H2H
Maria Sakkari #80 0 0 Elena Vesnina #21

Path

Maria Sakkari's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Caroline Wozniacki #67-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 27, 2017R32
Yulia Putintseva #481-6 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 26, 2017R64
Natalia Vikhlyantseva #586-1 7-6(2)WH2HMatch dataSep 23, 2017Q2
Aleksandrina Naydenova #3116-3 6-0WH2HMatch dataSep 22, 2017Q1

Maria Sakkari's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Alizé Cornet #427-6(2) 7-5WH2HMatch dataSep 29, 2017QF

Elena Vesnina's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Elise Mertens #386-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 27, 2017R32
Yingying Duan #966-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 26, 2017R64