Kate Makarova vs Monica Niculescu — Washington Quarter-final

Washington · WTA · Quarter-final
RUS
Kate Makarova
38 yrs · 178 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLWWL
0 — 0
Sets
Retired
Monday, 29 July 2013
hard
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
Makarova K.
1-0
Niculescu M.
Makarova K.
11
Niculescu M.
0–

Kate Makarova advanced when Monica Niculescu retired 1-0 in the Washington quarter-final. Kate Makarova extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-03-03Indian WellsR64hardKate Makarova5-7 7-6(3) 6-3
2014-01-13Australian OpenR32hardKate Makarova6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Makarova K.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Niculescu M.

Niculescu M.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Makarova K.

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
Makarova K.Niculescu M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
76%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
64%
56%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
58%
54%
Return points won·Slight edge
43%
48%
Break points saved·Slight edge
56%
51%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.5
0.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.8
1.6

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Makarova K.Niculescu M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
59
12
Break points saved·Dominant
78
14
Break points won·Slight edge
77
84
Deciding sets·Dominant
60
28
Tiebreaks·Dominant
69
40

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
26°CClear
Wind 3 km/hHumidity 41%

Draw

Final
Rybarikova M.
Petkovic A.
6-47-62
Semi-finals
Petkovic A.
Cornet A.
7-56-3
Rybarikova M.
Makarova K.
6-26-0
Quarter-finals
Makarova K.
Niculescu M.
1-0
Petkovic A.
Ormaechea P.
4-66-16-3
Rybarikova M.
Kerber A.
7-603-66-3
Cornet A.
Cirstea S.
7-656-2
R16
Ormaechea P.
Puchkova O.
3-66-34-1
Kerber A.
Oudin M.
7-56-0
Rybarikova M.
Cepelova J.
7-55-77-5
Makarova K.
Garcia C.
6-26-0
Niculescu M.
Keys M.
6-12-67-66
Cirstea S.
Riske Amritraj A.
3-66-26-3
Petkovic A.
Barthel M.
6-26-2
Cornet A.
Watson H.
6-46-4
R32
Cirstea S.
Tsurenko L.
7-51-1
Keys M.
Larcher De Brito M.
7-56-3
Niculescu M.
Townsend T.
6-36-0
Kerber A.
Falconi I.
6-26-3
Garcia C.
Tatishvili A.
0-67-656-4
Ormaechea P.
Capra B.
6-16-1
Rybarikova M.
Mchale C.
2-66-46-2
Cepelova J.
Bertens K.
6-40-66-3
Oudin M.
Rodionova A.
7-56-3
Petkovic A.
Pegula J.
6-27-5
Puchkova O.
Stephens S.
7-56-3
Barthel M.
Voegele S.
6-26-2
Makarova K.
Bouchard E.
6-46-2
Cornet A.
Wickmayer Y.
6-16-3
Watson H.
Mueller A.
6-756-46-3
Riske Amritraj A.
King V.
6-37-5