Sofia Kenin and Maria Sakkari will fight against each other in the 4th round of the French Open for the 4th time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Monday at 4:00 pm on Court Suzanne LENGLEN. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Maria Sakkari who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Maria Sakkari is the pick to win this match.
Maria Sakkari -> 1.51
Sofia Kenin -> 2.71
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Prediction and head to head Sofia Kenin vs. Maria Sakkari
This will be the 4th time that Sofia Kenin and Maria Sakkari fight against each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Kenin (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay.
The last time that they played each other, Sakkari won 2-6 6-2 6-0 in the quarter in Abu Dhabi back in January 2021.
Highlights Maria Sakkari vs Sofia Kenin – Abu Dhabi 11-January-2021
Sofia Kenin
Ranked no. 5, the American reached the 4th round after beating Jelena Ostapenko 6-4 4-6 6-3, Hailey Baptiste 7-5 6-3 and Jessica Pegula 4-6 6-1 6-4.
In the 3rd round against Pegula, Sofia recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-1 6-4). During the match, Kenin scored 106 points vs Pegula’s 96. Sofia was extremely aggressive to blast 37 winners.
Regarding the service games, Kenin blasted 6 aces and she was not very steady on her 2nd serve to score 10 double faults. Sofia Kenin lost the serve 5 times and she saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Kenin put 62% of her first serves in, winning 65% (37/57) of the points behind her 1st serve and 40% (14/35) on the 2nd serve. The American broke Pegula 7 times after converting 41% of her break points (7/17).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Sofia started her run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, she has surrendered 2 set in this competition to conquer 53% of the points she played.
Kenin has a solid win-loss record in the last 8 years having won 64% of her matches (219-125). 3-3 on clay in 2021. Regarding her performance on the same surface of this competition, Kenin has a composed62-41 record in the last 8 years on clay.
The American has an aggregate 10-8 win-loss record in 2021, 3-3 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously at the French Open
Previously, her best result was reaching the final in 2020. See her history.
Maria Sakkari
Ranked no. 18 (career-high), the Greek got to the 4th round after beating Katarina Zavatska 6-4 6-1, Jasmine Paolini 6-2 6-3 and Elise Mertens 7-5 6-72 6-2.
In the 3rd round, The Greek defeated Mertens (7-5 6-72 6-2). During the match Sakkari scored 120 points vs Mertens’s 115. Maria was extremely aggressive to blast 46 winners.
Talking about serving, Sakkari managed to score 9 aces and she committed only 4 double faults. Maria Sakkari lost the serve 3 times and she saved 9 break points. Furthermore, Sakkari put 60% of her first serves in, winning 66% (46/70) of the points behind her 1st serve and 50% (23/46) on the 2nd serve. Sakkari broke Mertens 6 times after converting 40% of her break points (6/15).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Sakkari started her run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, she has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points she played.
Maria’s best result of the season was reaching the semifinal in Abu Dhabi, Melbourne and Miami.
Sakkari has an aggregate 19-9 win-loss record in 2021, 7-3 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously at the French Open
Previously, her best result was reaching the 3rd round in 2018 and 2020. See her history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Kenin | Sakkari |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 77 | 67 |
| Pts | 283-248 | 256-215 |
| Total Points | 531 | 471 |
| Winners | 96 | 95 |
| %Winners | 34% | 37% |
Both Kenin and Sakkari played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Sofia Kenin conceded 2 sets, while Maria Sakkari lost 1 set. Kenin has played 1 set more than Sakkari (8 vs 7). Therefore, Kenin played 10 games more than Sakkari. The American scored 96 winners (34% of the total points). On the other side, Maria made 95 winners (37%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Kenin | Sakkari |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 7 | 17 |
| Avg per match | 2.3 | 5.7 |
| 1st in | 151/255 | 129/217 |
| %1st in | 59% | 59% |
| 1st pts | 96/151 | 95/129 |
| %1st pts | 64% | 74% |
| 2nd pts | 46/104 | 39/88 |
| %2nd pts | 44% | 44% |
Kenin bagged 7 aces (2.3 per match). Sakkari made 17 aces (5.7 per match). Kenin won 64% points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 44% of the points. On the other side, Sakkari won 74% of the points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 44% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Kenin | Sakkari |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 21 | 16 |
| Converted | 21/39 | 16/41 |
| % Converted | 54% | 39% |
| Conceded | 29 | 20 |
| Saved | 15 | 14 |
| % Saved | 52% | 70% |
| Times Broken | 14 | 6 |
Sofia broke her opponents 21 times with a 54% conversion rate. Sofia dropped her serve 14 times and she saved 52% of the break points that she conceded. Sakkari broke her opponents 16 times with a 39% conversion rate. The Greek conceded her serve 6 times and she saved 70% of the break points that she conceded.
| Kenin | |||||
| R1 Ostapenko |
R2 Baptiste |
R3 Pegula |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 4-6 6-3 | 7-5 6-3 | 4-6 6-1 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 29 | 21 | 27 | 77 | |
| pts | 103-91 | 74-61 | 106-96 | 283-248 | |
| Total points | 194 | 135 | 202 | 531 | |
| Winners | 32 | 27 | 37 | 96 | |
| %Winners | 31% | 36% | 35% | 34% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | |
| Double Faults | 6 | 4 | 10 | 20 | |
| 1st in | 56/97 | 38/66 | 57/92 | 151/255 | |
| % 1st in | 58% | 58% | 62% | 59% | |
| 1st pts | 32/56 | 27/38 | 37/57 | 96/151 | |
| % 1st pts | 57% | 71% | 65% | 64% | |
| 2nd pts | 18/41 | 14/28 | 14/35 | 46/104 | |
| % 2nd pts | 44% | 50% | 40% | 44% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 9 | 5 | 7 | 21 | |
| Converted | 9/10 | 5/12 | 7/17 | 21/39 | |
| Converted % | 90% | 42% | 41% | 54% | |
| Conceded | 12 | 7 | 10 | 29 | |
| Saved | 5/12 | 5/7 | 5/10 | 15 | |
| Saved % | 42% | 71% | 50% | 54% | |
| Times Broken | 7 | 2 | 5 | 14 | |
| Sakkari | |||||
| R1 Zavatska |
R2 Paolini |
R3 Mertens |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-1 | 6-2 6-3 | 7-5 6-72 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 17 | 33 | 67 | |
| pts | 67-51 | 69-49 | 120-115 | 256-215 | |
| Total points | 118 | 118 | 235 | 471 | |
| Winners | 23 | 26 | 46 | 95 | |
| %Winners | 34% | 38% | 38% | 37% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | |
| Double Faults | 7 | 1 | 4 | 12 | |
| 1st in | 27/55 | 32/46 | 70/116 | 129/217 | |
| % 1st in | 49% | 70% | 60% | 59% | |
| 1st pts | 23/27 | 26/32 | 46/70 | 95/129 | |
| % 1st pts | 85% | 81% | 66% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/28 | 6/14 | 23/46 | 39/88 | |
| % 2nd pts | 36% | 43% | 50% | 44% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | |
| Converted | 5/12 | 5/14 | 6/15 | 16/41 | |
| Converted % | 42% | 36% | 40% | 39% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 3 | 12 | 20 | |
| Saved | 3/5 | 2/3 | 9/12 | 14 | |
| Saved % | 60% | 67% | 75% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
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