Match analytics

Jessica Pegula vs Maria Sakkari · Match odds & ELO prediction

WTA Adelaide • Hard • Jan 8, 2025 • 2:55 AM

Hard

Final score

2 - 0

Winner Jessica Pegula

Key insights

Player performance profile

Jessica Pegula

HARDSmall sample

75% · 31 on hard

Games won (last 10)

54%

10 matches tracked

Player Skillset

Based on ~11,097 points across 75 matches

Serve strengthServe strength (Player serve win % - tour average serve win %) scaled by sample size
Elite
3.893% Pctl
Return strengthReturn strength (Player return win % - tour average return win %) scaled by sample size
Solid
0.570% Pctl
Pressure IndexPressure Index (Break point performance - baseline point performance) with a small adjustment for tiebreak results
Solid
+1.259% Pctl
Tiebreak win %
Solid
59%71% Pctl

Percentiles compare against tour-level players in TennisTrove.

Maria Sakkari

HARDSmall sample

67% · 21 on hard

Games won (last 10)

50%

10 matches tracked

Player Skillset

Based on ~7,753 points across 55 matches

Serve strengthServe strength (Player serve win % - tour average serve win %) scaled by sample size
Shaky
-0.338% Pctl
Return strengthReturn strength (Player return win % - tour average return win %) scaled by sample size
Shaky
-2.125% Pctl
Pressure IndexPressure Index (Break point performance - baseline point performance) with a small adjustment for tiebreak results
Shaky
-2.826% Pctl
Tiebreak win %
Shaky
45%38% Pctl

Percentiles compare against tour-level players in TennisTrove.

Match Overview

Jessica Pegula and Maria Sakkari are set to meet at the WTA Adelaide on January 8, 2025 in a hard-court singles match. Pegula enters with a 37–14 record on hard courts in 2025, while Sakkari has posted a 15–20 mark on hard courts this season. Elo ratings point to a clear statistical advantage for Sakkari entering this matchup. In their head-to-head history, Pegula leads 7–3 over Sakkari, including a win in their most recent meeting.

Recent singles form slightly favors Pegula, who has won 4 of his last five matches, while Sakkari has gone 2–3 over the same span.