R16 Abu Dhabi Open 2021

Maria Sakkari #22 def. Garbiñe Muguruza #15

7-5 6-4

Maria Sakkari defeated Garbiñe Muguruza 7-5 6-4 in the 2021 Abu Dhabi Open third round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMaria SakkariGarbiñe Muguruza
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
111
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
15
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
72.8%52.6%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
61.0%75.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
50.0%58.3%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
66.7%92.3%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
58.0%67.1%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
7.7%33.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
32.9%42.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
45.9%54.1%
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.
+1.4+10.4
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.
-10.4-1.4

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2021 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldMaria SakkariGarbiñe Muguruza
Country GRE ESP
Birth dateJul 25, 1995Oct 8, 1993
Age2527
Height172 cm182 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)2215
Ranking points (entering)2,4053,016
Elo (entering)1,9031,956
Current career W-L266–211312–182
Current career earnings$14,983,434$24,813,892
Pre-match H2H

Path

Maria Sakkari's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Coco Gauff #487-5 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 9, 2021R32
Anastasia Potapova #1016-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 8, 2021R64

Maria Sakkari's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Sofia Kenin #42-6 6-2 6-0WH2HMatch dataJan 12, 2021QF

Garbiñe Muguruza's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Aliaksandra Sasnovich #906-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 9, 2021R32
Kristina Mladenovic #506-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 8, 2021R64