Venus Williams vs Kate Makarova — Rome Round of 32

Rome · WTA · Round of 32
Venus Williams
USA
Venus Williams
1654ELO
1570Clay ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 May 2012
clay
RUS
Kate Makarova
38 yrs · 178 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Williams V.
7-6 6-1
Makarova K.
Williams V.
7962
Makarova K.
671–

Venus Williams defeated Kate Makarova 7-6 6-1 in the Rome round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Kate Makarova came in defending last year's round of 32. Venus Williams extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Venus Williams came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 6–1.

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-01-13Australian OpenR128hardKate Makarova2-6 6-4 6-4
2010-06-21WimbledonR64grassVenus Williams6-0 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Williams V.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Makarova K.

Makarova K.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Williams 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
Williams V.Makarova K.
1st serve in·Even
61%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
47%
Service points won·Even
56%
58%
Return points won·Even
44%
43%
Break points saved·Even
57%
56%
Aces / match·Even
2.9
2.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.8
2.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams V.Makarova K.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
54
59
Break points saved·Slight edge
83
78
Break points won·Slight edge
83
77
Deciding sets·Dominant
30
60
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
86
69

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

Freshness

Recent load
Williams V.Makarova K.
Freshness·
100
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Williams V.: 21 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
17°CClear
Wind 24 km/hHumidity 46%

Draw

Final
Sharapova M.
Li N.
4-66-47-65
Semi-finals
Li N.
Williams S.
W/O
Sharapova M.
Kerber A.
6-36-4
Quarter-finals
Williams S.
Pennetta F.
4-0
Kerber A.
Kvitova P.
7-621-66-1
Li N.
Cibulkova D.
6-17-64
Sharapova M.
Williams V.
6-46-3
R16
Cibulkova D.
Azarenka V.
W/O
Pennetta F.
Cetkovska P.
6-06-1
Li N.
Scheepers C.
7-636-2
Williams S.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-36-1
Kerber A.
Goerges J.
6-46-1
Kvitova P.
Cirstea S.
6-25-76-2
Williams V.
Stosur S.
6-46-3
Sharapova M.
Ivanovic A.
7-646-3
R32
Ivanovic A.
Soler Espinosa S.
6-26-1
Medina Garrigues A.
Wozniacki C.
6-44-0
Sharapova M.
Mchale C.
7-57-5
Cetkovska P.
Radwanska A.
6-44-66-1
Li N.
Benesova I.
6-17-5
Scheepers C.
Erakovic M.
5-76-16-2
Cibulkova D.
Knapp K.
6-34-66-1
Azarenka V.
Peer S.
6-16-2
Stosur S.
Errani S.
6-37-5
Kvitova P.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
7-56-4
Pennetta F.
Stephens S.
6-26-3
Williams S.
Petrova N.
4-66-26-3
Cirstea S.
Arvidsson S.
6-36-1
Kerber A.
King V.
6-36-2
Williams V.
Makarova K.
7-676-1
Goerges J.
Bartoli M.
6-36-1
R64
Peer S.
Peng S.
7-644-63-1
Williams S.
Voskoboeva G.
6-26-3
Kerber A.
Rodionova A.
4-67-56-2
Cirstea S.
Jankovic J.
6-34-67-64
Errani S.
Bacsinszky T.
6-03-0
Soler Espinosa S.
Brianti A.
6-26-1
Scheepers C.
Gajdosova J.
6-47-63
Erakovic M.
Lisicki S.
7-644-66-3
Cibulkova D.
Lucic M.
6-16-2
Knapp K.
Vinci R.
6-42-66-2
Makarova K.
Schiavone F.
6-36-4
Williams V.
Halep S.
6-36-4
Petrova N.
Hlavackova A.
6-36-3
Benesova I.
Wickmayer Y.
6-45-77-65
Cetkovska P.
Govortsova O.
7-56-4
Stephens S.
Chakvetadze A.
6-22-66-4
Pennetta F.
Kirilenko M.
6-17-62
Medina Garrigues A.
Zheng J.
6-26-1
Goerges J.
Wozniak A.
6-16-716-3
King V.
Pironkova T.
6-06-1
Arvidsson S.
Martinez Sanchez M.
6-36-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Pervak K.
6-26-4
Mchale C.
Niculescu M.
6-46-4
Ivanovic A.
Kuznetsova S.
6-46-3