Victoria Azarenka vs Kate MakarovaRoland Garros Round of 16

Roland Garros · WTA · Round of 16
#449WTA
1875ELO
1769Clay ELO
36 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 23 May 2011
clay
38 yrs · 178 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLWWL
Azarenka V.
6-2 6-3
Makarova K.
Azarenka V.
662
Makarova K.
23

Victoria Azarenka defeated Kate Makarova 6-2 6-3 in the Roland Garros round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Kate Makarova came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's round of 128. Victoria Azarenka narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

Head to head

23
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-08-25US OpenQFhardKate Makarova6-4 6-2
2013-05-06MadridR32clayKate Makarova1-6 6-2 6-3
2011-03-07Indian WellsR64hardVictoria Azarenka6-4 6-3
2011-01-10SydneyR32hardVictoria Azarenka2-6 6-2 6-4
2010-06-14EastbourneFgrassKate Makarova7-6(5) 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Azarenka V.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Makarova K.

Makarova K.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Azarenka V.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
63%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
47%
Service points won·Even
58%
58%
Return points won·Even
46%
43%
Break points saved·Even
57%
56%
Aces / match·Even
2.8
2.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.3
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (195 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
91
59
Break points saved·Clear edge
94
78
Break points won·Clear edge
99
77
Deciding sets·Dominant
96
60
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
77
69

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
20°CClear
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 46%

Draw

R128
Hradecka L.
Sevastova A.
6-35-76-1
Petkovic A.
Jovanovski B.
6-47-63
Azarenka V.
Hlavackova A.
6-36-3
Hercog P.
Sanchez O.
6-06-1
Stosur S.
Benesova I.
6-26-3
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Shvedova Y.
7-56-3
Dulgheru A.
Pous Tio L.
6-36-4
King V.
Cibulkova D.
6-7106-36-2
Rus A.
Erakovic M.
2-66-46-4
Kirilenko M.
Vandeweghe C.
7-656-2
Gajdosova J.
Razzano V.
6-36-1
Medina Garrigues A.
Dentoni C.
7-57-5
Radwanska A.
Mayr Achleitner P.
6-16-2
Mirza S.
Barrois K.
6-36-3
Wickmayer Y.
Niculescu M.
6-06-3
Chan Y.
Koukalova K.
7-56-1
Craybas J.
Daniilidou E.
6-36-3
Garcia C.
Ondraskova Z.
6-36-4
Sharapova M.
Lucic M.
6-36-0
Parmentier P.
Pervak K.
7-656-4
Bremond I.
Rodina E.
6-34-68-6
Vinci R.
Brianti A.
6-33-66-3
Larsson J.
Ivanovic A.
7-630-66-2
Makarova K.
Oprandi R.
6-43-66-0
Watson H.
Foretz Gacon S.
7-666-1
Kanepi K.
Arvidsson S.
7-56-1
Kvitova P.
Arn G.
6-26-1
Zheng J.
Zahlavova S.
6-46-3
Soler Espinosa S.
Vesnina E.
4-66-36-4
Li N.
Strycova B.
6-36-766-3
Schiavone F.
Oudin M.
6-26-0
Dolonc V.
Keothavong A.
3-67-656-4
Peng S.
Paszek T.
6-36-2
Lepchenko V.
Pennetta F.
6-32-66-3
Wozniacki C.
Date Krumm K.
6-06-2
Wozniak A.
Namigata J.
6-16-1
Errani S.
Mchale C.
6-746-29-7
Hantuchova D.
Zhang S.
6-36-3
Martinez Sanchez M.
Peer S.
7-646-1
Marino R.
Bondarenko K.
6-36-3
Begu I.
Rezai A.
6-36-3
Kuznetsova S.
Rybarikova M.
6-26-3
Bartoli M.
Tatishvili A.
1-66-26-1
Govortsova O.
Szavay A.
6-44-66-4
Safarova L.
Flipkens K.
6-16-1
Goerges J.
Johansson M.
6-16-4
Pironkova T.
Dellacqua C.
7-56-3
Dulko G.
Falconi I.
6-36-4
Halep S.
Kudryavtseva A.
6-26-1
Zvonareva V.
Dominguez Lino L.
6-36-3
Lisicki S.
Amanmuradova A.
6-06-4
Gallovits Hall E.
Kerber A.
2-66-36-1
Rodionova A.
Petrova N.
6-756-36-4
Llagostera Vives N.
Pivovarova A.
6-36-0
Cornet A.
Voracova R.
6-46-2
Barthel M.
Bammer S.
6-17-5
Jankovic J.
Bondarenko A.
6-36-1
Dushevina V.
Dokic J.
4-66-36-2
Mattek Sands B.
Parra Santonja A.
2-67-656-3
Clijsters K.
Yakimova A.
6-26-3
Scheepers C.
Kutuzova V.
6-34-66-2
Baltacha E.
Stephens S.
7-56-2
Morita A.
Mladenovic K.
2-66-47-5
Cirstea S.[18]
Schnyder P.
6-16-3