Maria Sakkari and Elise Mertens will clash against each other in the quarter of the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy for the 9th time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 3:00 pm on Sibur Arena. Here the head to head stats and relative 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 -> 1.59
Elise Mertens -> 2.49
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Prediction and head to head Maria Sakkari vs. Elise Mertens
This will be the 9th time that Maria Sakkari and Elise Mertens play each other. The head to head is 4-4 for Sakkari and Mertens (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on indoor hard courts.
The last time that they locked horns, Sakkari won 7-5 6-7(2) 6-2 in the 3rd round in at the French Open back in 2021.
Highlights Maria Sakkari vs Elise Mertens – French Open 05-June-2021
Maria Sakkari
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 18-8 | 12-6 | 6-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 38-25 | 26-17 | 5-4 | 3-1 | 4-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 40-23 | 21-12 | 8-5 | 4-2 | 7-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 38-20 | 23-13 | 9-4 | 5-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 20-11 | 12-7 | 2-2 | 6-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 7, the Greek got to the quarter after beating Anastasia Potapova 6-4 6-4 and Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-2 6-4.
In the 2nd round, The Greek had a good straight sets win against Alexandrova (6-2 6-4). During the match, Sakkari scored 60 points vs Alexandrova’s 45. Maria was exceptionally aggressive to blast 23 winners.
Regarding the service games, Sakkari fired 3 aces and she was extremely consistent in conceding no double faults. Maria Sakkari was extremely efficient on serve to win 79% (23/29) of her 1st serve and 74% (14/19) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Maria broke Alexandrova 3 times after converting 43% of her break points (3/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Sakkari hasn’t dropped yet a set in this competition to win 55% of the points she played.
Sakkari has a solid record in the last 9 years having won 62% of her matches (336-209). 2-0 on indoor hard courts in 2022. Talking about her performance on the same surface of this tournament, Sakkari has a compiled16-11 record in the last 9 years on indoor hard courts.
The Greek has a composed 6-2 win-loss record in 2022, 2-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in St. Petersburg
Elise Mertens
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13-11 | 9-7 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 30-22 | 24-16 | 5-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 29-23 | 19-14 | 4-3 | 2-2 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 33-20 | 20-10 | 9-5 | 2-2 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 34-13 | 17-7 | 9-4 | 8-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 26, Elise got to the quarter after defeating Alize Cornet 3-6 6-2 6-4 and Petra Martic 6-4 3-6 6-2.
In the 2nd round, Mertens defeated Martic (6-4 3-6 6-2). During the match Mertens scored 88 points vs Martic’s 78. Elise was exceptionally aggressive to blast 34 winners.
About the serving games, Mertens managed to score 6 aces and she committed only 6 double faults. Elise Mertens lost the serve 3 times and she saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Mertens put 61% of her first serves in, winning 69% (34/49) of the points behind her 1st serve and 52% (16/31) on the 2nd serve. The Belgian broke Martic 5 times after converting 42% of her break points (5/12).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Mertens has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 52% of the points she played.
The Belgian has an overall 6-2 win-loss record in 2022, 2-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Sakkari | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 4 | 6 |
| Tot Games | 38 | 54 |
| Pts | 139-116 | 172-160 |
| Total Points | 255 | 332 |
| Winners | 60 | 66 |
| %Winners | 43% | 38% |
Both Sakkari and Mertens played 2 matches. At the moment, Elise Mertens surrendered 2 sets while Maria Sakkari hasn’t dropped a set so far. Sakkari has played 2 set(s) less than Mertens (4 vs 6). Therefore, Sakkari played 16 games less than Mertens. The Greek scored 60 winners (43% of the total points). On the other side, The Belgian scored 66 winners (38%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Sakkari | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 7 | 9 |
| Avg per match | 3.5 | 4.5 |
| 1st in | 84/138 | 96/156 |
| %1st in | 61% | 62% |
| 1st pts | 60/84 | 66/96 |
| %1st pts | 71% | 69% |
| 2nd pts | 28/54 | 31/60 |
| %2nd pts | 52% | 52% |
Sakkari fired 7 aces (3.5 per match). Mertens made 9 aces (4.5 per match). Sakkari won 71% points behind her first serve. She extremely effective on her second serve to win 52% of the points. On the other side, Mertens won 69% of the points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 52% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Sakkari | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 7 | 10 |
| Converted | 7/14 | 10/21 |
| % Converted | 50% | 48% |
| Conceded | 14 | 11 |
| Saved | 12 | 5 |
| % Saved | 86% | 45% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 6 |
Sakkari broke her opponents 7 times with a 50% conversion rate. The Greek lost her serve twice and she saved 86% of the break points that she conceded. Elise broke her opponents 10 times with a 48% conversion rate. Elise conceded her serve 6 times and she saved 45% of the break points that she conceded.
| Sakkari | ||||
| R1 Potapova |
R2 Alexandrova |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-4 | 6-2 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 18 | 38 | |
| pts | 79-71 | 60-45 | 139-116 | |
| Total points | 150 | 105 | 255 | |
| Winners | 37 | 23 | 60 | |
| %Winners | 47% | 38% | 43% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 55/90 | 29/48 | 84/138 | |
| % 1st in | 61% | 60% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 37/55 | 23/29 | 60/84 | |
| % 1st pts | 67% | 79% | 71% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/35 | 14/19 | 28/54 | |
| % 2nd pts | 40% | 74% | 52% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| Converted | 4/7 | 3/7 | 7/14 | |
| Converted % | 57% | 43% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 14 | 0 | 14 | |
| Saved | 12/14 | 0/0 | 12 | |
| Saved % | 86% | – | 43% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Mertens | ||||
| R1 Cornet |
R2 Martic |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 3-6 6-2 6-4 | 6-4 3-6 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 27 | 27 | 54 | |
| pts | 84-82 | 88-78 | 172-160 | |
| Total points | 166 | 166 | 332 | |
| Winners | 32 | 34 | 66 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 39% | 38% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 3 | 6 | 9 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 6 | 11 | |
| 1st in | 47/76 | 49/80 | 96/156 | |
| % 1st in | 62% | 61% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 32/47 | 34/49 | 66/96 | |
| % 1st pts | 68% | 69% | 69% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/29 | 16/31 | 31/60 | |
| % 2nd pts | 52% | 52% | 52% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 5 | 5 | 10 | |
| Converted | 5/9 | 5/12 | 10/21 | |
| Converted % | 56% | 42% | 48% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 7 | 11 | |
| Saved | 1/4 | 4/7 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 25% | 57% | 41% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
Head 2 Head
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