Emma Navarro (No. 23) will face Maria Sakkari (No. 11) in the Round of 32 of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Tuesday, February 20. Against the underdog Sakkari (+105), Navarro is favored (-135) to make it to the Round of 16.
Sakkari last competed on February 13, 2024 at the Qatar Total Open 2021, where she fell to Linda Noskova (6-3, 6-7, 5-7) in the Round of 32.
Navarro won her most recent match on Sunday in the Round of 64 over Katerina Siniakova 4-6, 7-5, 6-4.
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Sakkari vs. Navarro match information
- Tournament: The Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships
- Round: Round of 32
- Date: Tuesday, February 20
- Venue: Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium
- Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Court Surface: Hard
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Match odds
| Maria Sakkari | Emma Navarro | |
|---|---|---|
| +105 | Odds to Win Match | -135 |
| +5000 | Odds to Win Tournament | +5000 |
Sakkari stats
- Sakkari has played 52 matches over the past 12 months across all court types, and 21.1 games per match.
- Through 36 matches over the past year on hard courts, Sakkari has played 21.2 games per match and won 50.7% of them.
- Over the past year, Sakkari has won 70.6% of her service games and 31.7% of her return games.
- Sakkari has won 70% of her service games on hard courts and 31.1% of her return games over the past year.
- Sakkari has won 72.9% of her service games over her last 10 tournaments, and 28.8% of her return games.
- Sakkari has converted 41.4% of her break-point chances overall (170 of 411) over the past year.
- Sakkari has converted 60 of 148 break points (40.5%) over her last 10 tournaments.
Navarro stats
- In her 51 matches in the past year across all court surfaces, Navarro is averaging 21.4 games per match and winning 53.8% of those games.
- Navarro is averaging 22.7 games per match and 9 games per set in 35 matches on hard courts in the past 12 months.
- Including all surfaces, Navarro’s service game winning percentage is 65% in the past 12 months, and her return game winning percentage is 41.6%.
- Navarro has 211 wins in 330 service games on hard courts (63.9%), and 143 wins in 329 return games (43.5%).
- Over her last 10 tournaments, Navarro has won 44% of her return games and 65.1% of her service games.
- Navarro is 163rd in break point winning percentage in the past year, at 49.6% after going 189-for-381.
- Navarro has converted 51.6% of her break-point opportunities (133 of 258) over her last 10 tournaments.
Head-to-head matchups
- Sakkari and Navarro played in the San Diego Open quarterfinals on September 14, 2023. Navarro took it 6-4, 0-6, 7-6.
- In three total sets against one another, Navarro has won two, compared to Sakkari’s one.
- Sakkari and Navarro have played 29 games in all, and Sakkari has won more (16).
- Sakkari and Navarro have met one time, and have averaged 29 games and three sets per match.
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