Kate Makarova vs Venus Williams — Australian Open Round of 128

Australian Open · WTA · Round of 128
RUS22
Kate Makarova
38 yrs · 178 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 13 January 2014
hard
Venus Williams
USA
Venus Williams
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
Makarova K.
2-6 6-4 6-4
Williams V.
Makarova K.
2662
Williams V.
6441

Kate Makarova defeated Venus Williams 2-6 6-4 6-4 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 32, but Kate Makarova had been the form player, winning 1 of their last 8 on hard. Kate Makarova claimed a first win over Venus Williams in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-05-14RomeR32clayVenus Williams7-6(7) 6-1
2010-06-21WimbledonR64grassVenus Williams6-0 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Makarova K.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Williams V.

Williams V.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Makarova K.

Even serve battle

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

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

Clutch

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

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

Freshness

Recent load
Makarova K.Williams V.
Freshness·
—
100

Williams V.: 21 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
31°CClear
Wind 4 km/hHumidity 37%

Draw

Final
Li N.[4]
Cibulkova D.[20]
7-636-0
Semi-finals
Li N.[4]
Bouchard E.[30]
6-26-4
Cibulkova D.[20]
Radwanska A.[5]
6-16-2
Quarter-finals
Bouchard E.[30]
Ivanovic A.[14]
5-77-56-2
Li N.[4]
Pennetta F.[28]
6-26-2
Cibulkova D.[20]
Halep S.[11]
6-36-0
Radwanska A.[5]
Azarenka V.[2]
6-15-76-0
R16
Ivanovic A.[14]
Williams S.[1]
4-66-36-3
Bouchard E.[30]
Dellacqua C.
6-756-26-0
Li N.[4]
Makarova K.[22]
6-26-0
Pennetta F.[28]
Kerber A.[9]
6-14-67-5
Halep S.[11]
Jankovic J.[8]
6-42-66-0
Cibulkova D.[20]
Sharapova M.[3]
3-66-46-1
Radwanska A.[5]
Muguruza G.
6-16-3
Azarenka V.[2]
Stephens S.[13]
6-36-2
R32
Sharapova M.[3]
Cornet A.[25]
6-17-66
Ivanovic A.[14]
Stosur S.[17]
6-786-46-2
Dellacqua C.
Zheng J.
6-26-4
Bouchard E.[30]
Davis L.
6-26-2
Li N.[4]
Safarova L.[26]
1-67-626-3
Kerber A.[9]
Riske Amritraj A.
6-36-4
Pennetta F.[28]
Barthel M.
6-17-5
Jankovic J.[8]
Nara K.
6-47-5
Radwanska A.[5]
Pavlyuchenkova A.[29]
5-76-26-2
Azarenka V.[2]
Meusburger Y.
6-16-0
Cibulkova D.[20]
Suarez Navarro C.[16]
6-16-0
Stephens S.[13]
Svitolina E.
7-56-4
Makarova K.[22]
Niculescu M.
6-46-4
Halep S.[11]
Diyas Z.
6-16-4
Muguruza G.
Wozniacki C.[10]
4-67-56-3
Williams S.[1]
Hantuchova D.[31]
6-36-3
R64
Kerber A.[9]
Kudryavtseva A.
6-46-2
Bouchard E.[30]
Razzano V.
6-27-610
Safarova L.[26]
Hradecka L.
6-746-36-0
Niculescu M.
Lisicki S.[15]
2-66-26-2
Riske Amritraj A.
Wickmayer Y.
6-16-1
Pennetta F.[28]
Puig M.
6-36-4
Barthel M.
Kumkhum L.
4-66-36-4
Nara K.
Rybarikova M.[32]
6-46-3
Diyas Z.
Erakovic M.
6-46-0
Suarez Navarro C.[16]
Voskoboeva G.
7-623-68-6
Cibulkova D.[20]
Voegele S.
6-06-1
Sharapova M.[3]
Knapp K.
6-34-610-8
Pavlyuchenkova A.[29]
Minella M.
6-26-2
Svitolina E.
Rogowska O.
6-47-5
Azarenka V.[2]
Strycova B.
6-16-4
Muguruza G.
Schmiedlova A.
6-36-3
Cornet A.[25]
Giorgi C.
6-34-66-4
Radwanska A.[5]
Govortsova O.
6-07-5
Halep S.[11]
Lepchenko V.
4-66-06-1
Davis L.
Goerges J.
7-52-66-4
Jankovic J.[8]
Morita A.
6-26-0
Meusburger Y.
Jovanovski B.[33]
3-66-36-2
Makarova K.[22]
Falconi I.
6-27-5
Wozniacki C.[10]
Mchale C.
6-01-66-2
Zheng J.
Keys M.
7-651-67-5
Stephens S.[13]
Tomljanovic A.
3-66-27-5
Williams S.[1]
Dolonc V.
6-16-2
Hantuchova D.[31]
Pliskova K.
6-33-612-10
Stosur S.[17]
Pironkova T.
6-26-0
Ivanovic A.[14]
Beck A.
6-16-2
Dellacqua C.
Flipkens K.[18]
6-36-0
Li N.[4]
Bencic B.
6-07-65
R128
Cornet A.[25]
Hercog P.
1-0
Dellacqua C.
Zvonareva V.
6-26-2
Hantuchova D.[31]
Watson H.
7-53-66-3
Stosur S.[17]
Koukalova K.
6-36-4
Flipkens K.[18]
Robson L.
6-36-0
Bouchard E.[30]
Tang H.
7-56-1
Davis L.
Vickery S.
6-36-3
Goerges J.
Errani S.[7]
6-36-2
Li N.[4]
Konjuh A.
6-26-0
Makarova K.[22]
Williams V.
2-66-46-4
Niculescu M.
Peer S.
6-46-1
Lisicki S.[15]
Lucic M.
6-26-1
Kerber A.[9]
Gajdosova J.
6-30-66-2
Kudryavtseva A.
Garcia C.
6-27-67
Wickmayer Y.
Pfizenmaier D.
7-656-3
Riske Amritraj A.
Vesnina E.[23]
6-26-2
Pennetta F.[28]
Cadantu Ignatik A.
6-06-2
Kumkhum L.
Kvitova P.[6]
6-21-66-4
Morita A.
Kichenok N.
6-27-65
Nara K.
Peng S.
7-54-66-3
Rybarikova M.[32]
Petkovic A.
6-26-3
Lepchenko V.
Tsurenko L.
2-66-36-4
Voskoboeva G.
Begu I.
7-54-67-5
Cibulkova D.[20]
Schiavone F.
6-36-4
Govortsova O.
Duan Y.
6-07-66
Minella M.
Witthoeft C.
6-16-4
Pavlyuchenkova A.[29]
Pereira T.
7-676-4
Muguruza G.
Kanepi K.[24]
6-22-66-2
Schmiedlova A.
Babos T.
4-66-47-5
Mchale C.
Chan Y.
7-56-4
Wozniacki C.[10]
Dominguez Lino L.
6-06-2
Tomljanovic A.
Majeric T.
3-67-616-4
Rogowska O.
Duque Marino M.
6-36-3
Jovanovski B.[33]
Cepelova J.
6-716-16-3
Meusburger Y.
Scheepers C.
7-636-4
Strycova B.
Hsieh S.
6-14-66-1
Azarenka V.[2]
Larsson J.
7-626-2
Jankovic J.[8]
Doi M.
6-16-2
Erakovic M.
Cirstea S.[21]
6-47-66
Keys M.
Mayr Achleitner P.
6-26-789-7
Giorgi C.
Hunter S.
4-66-16-4
Sharapova M.[3]
Mattek Sands B.
6-36-4
Stephens S.[13]
Shvedova Y.
7-616-3
Pliskova K.
Parmentier P.
6-06-1
Razzano V.
Van Uytvanck A.
7-637-63
Puig M.
Tatishvili A.
6-26-4
Falconi I.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-36-1
Safarova L.[26]
Glushko J.
7-53-66-1
Dolonc V.
Arruabarrena L.
2-66-26-4
Diyas Z.
Siniakova K.
6-26-4
Williams S.[1]
Barty A.
6-26-1
Zheng J.
Vinci R.[12]
6-46-3
Svitolina E.
Kuznetsova S.[19]
6-36-3
Voegele S.
Mladenovic K.
7-57-5
Pironkova T.
Soler Espinosa S.
6-36-2
Beck A.
Martic P.
6-06-0
Ivanovic A.[14]
Bertens K.
6-46-4
Bencic B.
Date Krumm K.
6-44-66-3
Hradecka L.
Vekic D.
6-36-1
Barthel M.
Zhang S.
7-646-3
Halep S.[11]
Piter K.
6-06-1
Suarez Navarro C.[16]
King V.
6-36-2
Knapp K.
Ormaechea P.
6-46-2
Radwanska A.[5]
Putintseva Y.
6-05-76-2