Kate Makarova vs Serena Williams — Australian Open Round of 16

Australian Open · WTA · Round of 16
RUS
Kate Makarova
38 yrs · 178 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 January 2012
hard
USA
Serena Williams
44 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Makarova K.
6-2 6-3
Williams S.
Makarova K.
662
Williams S.
23–

Kate Makarova defeated Serena Williams 6-2 6-3 in the Australian Open round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 5–0. Kate Makarova claimed a first win over Serena Williams in six meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 5–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-08-29US OpenR128hardSerena Williams6-3 6-3
2014-08-25US OpenSFhardSerena Williams6-1 6-3
2014-02-17DubaiR16hardSerena Williams7-6(8) 6-0
2012-08-27US OpenR32hardSerena Williams6-4 6-0
2009-10-05BeijingR32hardSerena Williams6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Makarova K.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Williams S.

Williams S.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Makarova K.

Serve advantage — Williams S.

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
Makarova K.Williams S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
64%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
58%
64%
Return points won·Even
43%
46%
Break points saved·Slight edge
56%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.5
7.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.8
3.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Makarova K.Williams S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
59
95
Break points saved·Clear edge
78
94
Break points won·Clear edge
77
96
Deciding sets·Dominant
60
98
Tiebreaks·Dominant
69
95

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
28°CClear
Wind 28 km/hHumidity 37%

Draw

Final
Azarenka V.
Sharapova M.
6-36-0
Semi-finals
Sharapova M.
Kvitova P.
6-23-66-4
Azarenka V.
Clijsters K.
6-41-66-3
Quarter-finals
Azarenka V.
Radwanska A.
6-706-06-2
Kvitova P.
Errani S.
6-46-4
Sharapova M.
Makarova K.
6-26-3
Clijsters K.
Wozniacki C.
6-37-64
R16
Wozniacki C.
Jankovic J.
6-07-5
Clijsters K.
Li N.
4-67-666-4
Azarenka V.
Benesova I.
6-26-2
Radwanska A.
Goerges J.
6-16-1
Makarova K.
Williams S.
6-26-3
Sharapova M.
Lisicki S.
3-66-26-3
Errani S.
Zheng J.
6-26-1
Kvitova P.
Ivanovic A.
6-27-62
R32
Kvitova P.
Kirilenko M.
6-01-0
Ivanovic A.
King V.
6-36-4
Zheng J.
Bartoli M.
6-36-3
Li N.
Medina Garrigues A.
3-0
Makarova K.
Zvonareva V.
7-676-1
Radwanska A.
Voskoboeva G.
6-26-2
Wozniacki C.
Niculescu M.
6-26-2
Errani S.
Cirstea S.
6-766-06-2
Sharapova M.
Kerber A.
6-16-2
Lisicki S.
Kuznetsova S.
2-66-46-2
Williams S.
Arn G.
6-16-1
Goerges J.
Oprandi R.
3-66-36-1
Benesova I.
Bratchikova N.
6-16-3
Azarenka V.
Barthel M.
6-26-4
Clijsters K.
Hantuchova D.
6-36-2
Jankovic J.
Mchale C.
6-26-0
R64
Sharapova M.
Hampton J.
6-06-1
Kerber A.
Dubois S.
7-56-1
Williams S.
Strycova B.
6-06-4
Goerges J.
Daniilidou E.
6-22-0
Benesova I.
Peng S.
6-26-4
Bratchikova N.
Brianti A.
6-26-1
Barthel M.
Cetkovska P.
7-56-3
Kirilenko M.
Wozniak A.
6-41-66-2
Ivanovic A.
Krajicek M.
6-26-3
Cirstea S.
Radwanska U.
1-66-26-3
Kuznetsova S.
Stephens S.
7-667-5
Lisicki S.
Peer S.
6-16-2
Arn G.
Cibulkova D.
6-23-610-8
Makarova K.
Kanepi K.
6-27-5
Zvonareva V.
Hradecka L.
6-17-63
Radwanska A.
Ormaechea P.
6-36-1
Voskoboeva G.
Pironkova T.
6-46-4
Oprandi R.
Schiavone F.
6-46-3
Li N.
Rogowska O.
6-26-2
Wozniacki C.
Tatishvili A.
6-17-64
Niculescu M.
Parmentier P.
4-66-46-1
Mchale C.
Erakovic M.
3-67-646-3
Jankovic J.
Chang K.
6-46-2
Clijsters K.
Foretz Gacon S.
6-06-1
Hantuchova D.
Tsurenko L.
4-66-46-3
Medina Garrigues A.
Govortsova O.
6-16-0
Azarenka V.
Dellacqua C.
6-16-0
Kvitova P.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-22-66-4
King V.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
5-76-36-4
Bartoli M.
Dokic J.
6-36-2
Zheng J.
Vinci R.
6-46-2
Errani S.
Petrova N.
6-26-2
R128
Hradecka L.
Rodina E.
6-36-1
Foretz Gacon S.
Baltacha E.
6-26-4
Dellacqua C.
Jovanovski B.
6-36-2
Barthel M.
Keothavong A.
6-0
Daniilidou E.
Date Krumm K.
6-36-2
Goerges J.
Hercog P.
6-37-63
Voskoboeva G.
Wickmayer Y.
7-56-2
Kanepi K.
Larsson J.
6-26-4
Strycova B.
Bremond I.
6-06-4
Kuznetsova S.
Scheepers C.
6-33-66-0
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Koukalova K.
7-656-1
Ivanovic A.
Dominguez Lino L.
6-06-3
Kirilenko M.
Gajdosova J.
6-46-2
Wozniacki C.
Rodionova A.
6-26-1
Tatishvili A.
Barty A.
6-27-64
Parmentier P.
Kudryavtseva A.
6-35-76-3
Mchale C.
Safarova L.
6-26-4
Erakovic M.
Pavlovic I.
7-57-64
Chang K.
Martic P.
6-46-2
Jankovic J.
Robson L.
6-26-0
Clijsters K.
Koehler M.
7-56-1
Tsurenko L.
Rus A.
7-646-1
Hantuchova D.
Lepchenko V.
4-66-36-2
Medina Garrigues A.
Birnerova E.
6-36-3
Govortsova O.
Mayr Achleitner P.
6-26-4
Rogowska O.
Arvidsson S.
6-36-1
Li N.
Pervak K.
6-36-1
Azarenka V.
Watson H.
6-16-0
Cetkovska P.
Morita A.
3-66-17-5
Bratchikova N.
Pennetta F.
6-31-66-2
Brianti A.
Falconi I.
6-27-5
Benesova I.
Johansson M.
6-32-66-4
Peng S.
Rezai A.
6-36-4
Schiavone F.
Pous Tio L.
6-16-3
Oprandi R.
Yakimova A.
6-46-1
Pironkova T.
Mirza S.
6-46-2
Ormaechea P.
Halep S.
6-13-67-5
Radwanska A.
Mattek Sands B.
6-7106-46-2
Zvonareva V.
Dulgheru A.
7-646-756-3
Makarova K.
Tanasugarn T.
6-02-66-0
Cibulkova D.
Rybarikova M.
6-36-1
Arn G.
Marino R.
6-46-2
Williams S.
Paszek T.
6-36-2
Lisicki S.
Voegele S.
6-24-66-4
Peer S.
Holland I.
6-26-0
Kerber A.
Bobusic B.
6-16-3
Dubois S.
Vesnina E.
6-41-66-4
Hampton J.
Minella M.
6-16-1
Sharapova M.
Dulko G.
6-06-1
Cirstea S.
Stosur S.
7-626-3
Radwanska U.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-41-66-2
Errani S.
Savinykh V.
6-26-1
Petrova N.
Hlavackova A.
6-33-66-0
Vinci R.
Cadantu Ignatik A.
6-06-1
Zheng J.
Keys M.
6-26-1
Dokic J.
Chakvetadze A.
6-26-1
Bartoli M.
Razzano V.
7-56-0
King V.
Bondarenko K.
7-636-3
Krajicek M.
Barrois K.
6-37-613
Wozniak A.
Zhang S.
6-36-3
Suarez Navarro C.
Begu I.
6-17-5
Kvitova P.
Dushevina V.
6-26-0
Stephens S.
Soler Espinosa S.
6-46-2
Niculescu M.
Cornet A.
5-76-06-3