Maria Sakkari gets by Donna Vekic 6-3 7-6(8) in the quarter in Linz on Friday. Sakkari will fight against Petra Martic in the semifinal. The battle lasted 2 hours and 6 minutes.

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Sakkari's Record

Highlights Maria Sakkari vs. Donna Vekic Upper Austria Ladies Linz – Linz

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Sakkari
Vekic
6-3 7-68
2h:06
84
84
Total points
76
76
33
33
Winners
26
26
39%
39%
Ratio Winners
34%
34%
-- Serve --
5
5
Aces
3
3
3
3
Double Faults
5
5
57%
57%
1st in
53%
53%
73%
73%
1st won
60%
60%
33/45
33/45
1st won
26/43
26/43
47%
47%
2nd won
53%
53%
16/34
16/34
2nd won
20/38
20/38
-- Break Points --
3/8
3/8
Total
2/5
2/5
38%
38%
Won
40%
40%
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At the end of the match, the Greek scored 84 points vs. the Croatian’s 76.

Sakkari

Sakkari won this match even if she was struggling to find the solution in converting her break points as she converted only 38% (3/8) of the procured opportunities.

Vekic

On the other side, the Croatian was struggling when converting her break points (only 40% – 2/5). That was one of the key issues for her loss.

After this match, the head to head between Sakkari and Vekic is 3-5 for Donna.

Draw and next match H2H: Maria Sakkari vs. Petra Martic – stats

Sakkari will compete against Martic in the semifinal.

This will be the 3rd time that Maria Sakkari and Petra Martic play each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Sakkari (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on I.hard.

The last time that they played, Sakkari won 6-3 6-3 in the quarter in Australia back in January 2023.

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Sakkari 6-3
SakkariVekic
6
3
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
40
30
SakkariVekic
5
3
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
SakkariVekic
5
2
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
SakkariVekic
4
2
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
30
40
SakkariVekic
4
1
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
SakkariVekic
3
1
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
SakkariVekic
2
1
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
SakkariVekic
1
1
0
15
0
30
0
40
SakkariVekic
1
0
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
40
30

The set was pretty even as both players managed to hold serve with the notable exception of 1 break that Maria conquered in the 4th game (3-1) before finally conquering the set (6-3).

The Greek was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 4th game (2-1 15-40). On the other side, Sakkari didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They contested 53 points. Maria conquered the set after winning 5 more points than the Croatian (29-24). The Greek dropped 11 points on serve (22-11). on the other side of the net, Vekic conceded 7 points on serve (13-7).

2nd Set -
Sakkari 7-6
SakkariVekic
7
6
V
1
0
S
2
0
S
2
1
V
2
2
V
2
3
S
3
3
S
3
4
V
3
5
V
3
6
S
4
6
S
5
6
V
6
6
V
6
7
S
7
7
S
7
8
V
8
8
V
8
8
SakkariVekic
6
6
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
SakkariVekic
5
6
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
SakkariVekic
5
5
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
30
40
40
40
A
SakkariVekic
5
4
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
40
A
SakkariVekic
5
3
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
SakkariVekic
4
3
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
SakkariVekic
3
3
15
0
30
0
40
0
SakkariVekic
2
3
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
30
40
SakkariVekic
2
2
0
15
0
30
0
40
SakkariVekic
2
1
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
SakkariVekic
2
0
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
SakkariVekic
1
0
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40

Sakkari had a pretty good kick start of the set after breaking Donna Vekic in the 1st

game (1-0). Nonetheless, that was not enough for the Greek to win the set because the Croatian managed to break back in the 4th (2-2) and in the 10th (5-5) game. Sakkari maintained her focus before winning the set at the breaker at 8.

Tiebreak

Sakkari won 3 minibreaks in the 1st (1-0), 12th (6-6) and 16th (8-8) point. On the other side, Donna won 4 minibreaks in the 3rd (1-2), 7th (4-3), 15th (8-7) and 17th (9-8) point.

This was the tiebreak sequence: 1-0, 2-0, 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 3-3, 3-4, 3-5, 3-6, 4-6, 5-6, 6-6, 6-7, 7-7, 7-8, 8-8, 9-8

The Greek converted 28% of her break points (2/7). She had 7 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40 and 40-A), the 7th (3-3 15-40 and 30-40) and the 11th game (5-5 40-A, 40-A and 40-A). Sakkari saved 6 set points when she was 3-5, 3-6, 4-6, 5-6, 6-7 and 7-8 down. Also, on the other side, Donna converted 40% of her break points (2/5). She had her opportunities in the 4th (1-2 0-40), the 8th (3-4 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40) and the 10th game (4-5 40-A).

They contested 106 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Sakkari won just 2 points more than Donna (54-52). Maria surrendered 19 points on serve (26-19). In addition, on the other side, Donna conceded 28 points on serve (33-28).

1st
Sakkari
Vekic
6-3
6
3
5
3
5
2
4
2
4
1
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
2nd
Sakkari
Vekic
7-6
7
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
0
1
0

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