Elena Rybakina def. Maria Sakkari — Round of 64, Internazionali BNL d'Italia 2026

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Internazionali BNL d'Italia 2026

WTA 1000ClayRome, Italy

Played8 May 2026

Rounds
  1. R128
  2. R64
  3. R32
  4. R16
  5. QF
  6. Semifinal
  7. Final

🇰🇿ranked WTA number 2 going into this drawWon

Elena Rybakina seeded 2 6 6

🇬🇷ranked WTA number 47 going into this draw

Maria Sakkari 4 1

🇰🇿E. RybakinaElena RybakinavM. SakkariMaria Sakkari🇬🇷

🇰🇿Elena Rybakina

🇬🇷Maria Sakkari

Match stats

Serve

5

Aces

0

2

Double faults

2

62%

1st serve in

63%

66%

1st serve points won

42%

56%

2nd serve points won

48%

62%

Service points won

44%

0/2

Break points saved

6/12

Return

56%

Return points won

38%

6/12

Break points won

2/2

61

Total points won

43

Head to head

3–0 Rybakina

  1. This matchRome R64won by Rybakina
  2. 2025GrassLondon R64won by Rybakina
  3. 2024HardMiami QFwon by Rybakina

Stats, 6 months going in

Won–lost

8–2

Last 10 matches

5–5

6–1

Last 30 days

1–1

By surface

6–1

Clay

1–2

21–5

Hard

8–6

1–0

Indoor hard

–

By round

4–0

R64

2–3

7–0

R32

1–3

14–5

At WTA 1000s

6–4

How their matches go

32

Completed matches

17

63%

Won in straight sets

35%

22%

Won after losing a set

18%

9%

Lost after winning a set

6%

6%

Lost in straight sets

41%

5–3

Tiebreaks

1–2

7–3

Deciding sets

3–1

22/23

Won after winning set 1

7/8

5/9

Won after losing set 1

2/9

Serve and return, last 5 matches

57%

1st serve in

65%

70%

1st serve points won

61%

52%

2nd serve points won

46%

42%

Break points saved

55%

43%

Return points won

38%

47%

Break points won

40%

5.2

Aces a match

1.4

1.8

Double faults a match

1.4

Last 14 days

3

Matches

2

8

Sets

5

11

Days since last match

2

Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in

OpponentElena RybakinaMaria Sakkari
🇨🇿MuchováNo. 11
🇨🇿MuchováNo. 11WonStuttgart FLostBrisbane QFLostDoha SF
🇷🇺AndreevaNo. 8
🇷🇺AndreevaNo. 8WonStuttgart SFLostMelbourne R64
🇪🇸Badosa GibertNo. 103
🇪🇸Badosa GibertNo. 103WonBrisbane R16LostCharleston R32
🇵🇱ŚwiątekNo. 4
🇵🇱ŚwiątekNo. 4WonMelbourne QFLostIndian Wells R32WonDoha QF
🇫🇷GrachevaNo. 60
🇫🇷GrachevaNo. 60WonMelbourne R64WonDoha R16
Total
Total5–12–4

Last 10 matches going in

LatestElena RybakinaMaria Sakkari
1Lost🇦🇹A. PotapovaAnastasia PotapovaNo. 54No. 54 · 27 AprMadrid R16 · 27 AprWon🇦🇹L. TaggerLilli TaggerNo. 91No. 91 · 6 MayRome R128 · 6 May
2Won🇨🇳Q. ZhengQinwen ZhengNo. 37No. 37 · 26 AprMadrid R32 · 26 AprLost🇨🇿K. PliskovaKarolina PliskovaNo. 197No. 197 · 24 AprMadrid R64 · 24 Apr
3Won🇷🇴E. RuseElena Gabriela RuseNo. 61No. 61 · 24 AprMadrid R64 · 24 AprLost🇪🇸P. Badosa GibertPaula Badosa GibertNo. 100No. 100 · 1 AprCharleston R32 · 1 Apr
4Won🇨🇿K. MuchováKarolína MuchováNo. 12No. 12 · 19 AprStuttgart F · 19 AprLost🇺🇸A. ParksAlycia ParksNo. 96No. 96 · 20 MarMiami R64 · 20 Mar
5Won🇷🇺M. AndreevaMirra AndreevaNo. 10No. 10 · 18 AprStuttgart SF · 18 AprLost🇵🇱I. ŚwiątekIga ŚwiątekNo. 2No. 2 · 9 MarIndian Wells R32 · 9 Mar
6Won🇨🇦L. FernandezLeylah FernandezNo. 25No. 25 · 17 AprStuttgart QF · 17 AprWon🇦🇹L. TaggerLilli TaggerNo. 116No. 116 · 7 MarIndian Wells R64 · 7 Mar
7Won🇷🇺D. ShnaiderDiana ShnaiderNo. 19No. 19 · 16 AprStuttgart R16 · 16 AprLost🇨🇿K. MuchováKarolína MuchováNo. 19No. 19 · 13 FebDoha SF · 13 Feb
8Lost🇧🇾A. SabalenkaAryna SabalenkaNo. 1No. 1 · 26 MarMiami SF · 26 MarWon🇵🇱I. ŚwiątekIga ŚwiątekNo. 2No. 2 · 12 FebDoha QF · 12 Feb
9Won🇺🇸J. PegulaJessica PegulaNo. 5No. 5 · 25 MarMiami QF · 25 MarWon🇫🇷V. GrachevaVarvara GrachevaNo. 73No. 73 · 11 FebDoha R16 · 11 Feb
10Won🇦🇺T. GibsonTalia GibsonNo. 112No. 112 · 23 MarMiami R16 · 23 MarWon🇮🇹J. PaoliniJasmine PaoliniNo. 8No. 8 · 10 FebDoha R32 · 10 Feb