Kate Makarova vs Monica Niculescu — Indian Wells Round of 64

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 64
RUS23
Kate Makarova
38 yrs · 178 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 3 March 2014
hard
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
Makarova K.
5-7 7-6 6-3
Niculescu M.
Makarova K.
57762
Niculescu M.
76331

Kate Makarova defeated Monica Niculescu 5-7 7-6 6-3 in the Indian Wells round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Kate Makarova came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 64. Kate Makarova extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-01-13Australian OpenR32hardKate Makarova6-4 6-4
2013-07-29WashingtonQFhardKate Makarova1-0 RET

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
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
19°COvercast
Wind 3 km/hHumidity 49%

Draw

Final
Pennetta F.[20]
Radwanska A.[2]
6-26-1
Semi-finals
Radwanska A.[2]
Halep S.[6]
6-36-4
Pennetta F.[20]
Li N.[1]
7-656-3
Quarter-finals
Li N.[1]
Cibulkova D.[12]
6-34-66-3
Radwanska A.[2]
Jankovic J.[7]
7-52-66-4
Pennetta F.[20]
Stephens S.[17]
6-45-76-4
Halep S.[6]
Dellacqua C.
6-26-2
R16
Li N.[1]
Wozniak A.
6-16-4
Cibulkova D.[12]
Kvitova P.[8]
6-36-2
Pennetta F.[20]
Giorgi C.
6-26-1
Halep S.[6]
Bouchard E.[18]
6-21-66-4
Jankovic J.[7]
Wozniacki C.[10]
6-36-1
Radwanska A.[2]
Cornet A.[22]
7-56-3
Dellacqua C.
Davis L.
DEF
Stephens S.[17]
Kleybanova A.
6-37-5
R32
Cibulkova D.[12]
Makarova K.[23]
6-47-5
Wozniak A.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[21]
6-16-736-0
Kvitova P.[8]
Kuznetsova S.[27]
6-32-66-0
Giorgi C.
Sharapova M.[4]
6-34-67-5
Pennetta F.[20]
Stosur S.[16]
6-43-66-1
Stephens S.[17]
Ivanovic A.[11]
7-636-4
Kleybanova A.
Torro Flor M.
6-16-3
Halep S.[6]
Safarova L.[26]
6-24-66-4
Dellacqua C.
Vinci R.[13]
4-66-46-3
Davis L.
Lepchenko V.
6-36-2
Jankovic J.[7]
Rybarikova M.[31]
6-36-2
Wozniacki C.[10]
Shvedova Y.
7-673-66-1
Cornet A.[22]
Suarez Navarro C.[14]
6-747-56-3
Radwanska A.[2]
Beck A.
6-06-0
Bouchard E.[18]
Errani S.[9]
6-36-3
Li N.[1]
Pliskova K.
6-36-4
R64
Giorgi C.
Cirstea S.[25]
7-636-3
Li N.[1]
Zheng J.
6-17-5
Pavlyuchenkova A.[21]
Garcia C.
6-47-5
Wozniak A.
Lisicki S.[15]
7-51-67-65
Cibulkova D.[12]
Vekic D.
6-36-2
Makarova K.[23]
Niculescu M.
5-77-636-3
Kuznetsova S.[27]
Strycova B.
6-36-3
Kvitova P.[8]
Vandeweghe C.
6-16-3
Sharapova M.[4]
Goerges J.
6-16-4
Pennetta F.[20]
Townsend T.
6-36-746-3
Stosur S.[16]
Schiavone F.
6-26-3
Ivanovic A.[11]
Svitolina E.
4-67-57-61
Stephens S.[17]
Tomljanovic A.
6-46-0
Kleybanova A.
Muguruza G.[32]
6-36-2
Torro Flor M.
Kerber A.[5]
2-67-656-4
Halep S.[6]
Nara K.
6-26-2
Safarova L.[26]
Wickmayer Y.
6-36-4
Bouchard E.[18]
Peng S.
6-26-2
Errani S.[9]
Fichman S.
6-16-1
Vinci R.[13]
Keys M.
6-36-3
Dellacqua C.
Flipkens K.[19]
1-66-36-1
Jankovic J.[7]
Meusburger Y.
6-36-1
Shvedova Y.
Kanepi K.[24]
6-36-2
Wozniacki C.[10]
Jovanovski B.
6-16-3
Cornet A.[22]
Soler Espinosa S.
6-34-66-2
Radwanska A.[2]
Watson H.
6-46-3
Suarez Navarro C.[14]
Mladenovic K.
6-36-3
Rybarikova M.[31]
Rogers S.
6-46-3
Pliskova K.
Koukalova K.[28]
7-56-2
Beck A.
Vesnina E.[30]
6-23-66-3
Lepchenko V.
Hantuchova D.[29]
6-36-2
Davis L.
Azarenka V.[3]
6-07-62
R128
Zheng J.
Ormaechea P.
3-66-37-65
Pliskova K.
Larcher De Brito M.
6-23-66-2
Garcia C.
Mattek Sands B.
6-37-5
Wozniak A.
Radwanska U.
6-26-0
Vandeweghe C.
Cadantu Ignatik A.
6-46-0
Goerges J.
Cepelova J.
6-12-66-3
Giorgi C.
Petkovic A.
6-756-36-3
Townsend T.
Knapp K.
7-616-1
Schiavone F.
Barthel M.
3-66-26-2
Svitolina E.
Puig M.
6-47-5
Tomljanovic A.
Dominguez Lino L.
6-47-62
Kleybanova A.
Duval V.
5-76-46-4
Nara K.
Kiick A.
6-46-0
Peng S.
Zvonareva V.
4-66-07-5
Fichman S.
Peer S.
4-66-36-4
Keys M.
Pironkova T.
6-26-1
Dellacqua C.
Mchale C.
7-646-4
Lepchenko V.
Van Uytvanck A.
6-26-2
Davis L.
Chan Y.
6-46-3
Rogers S.
Cetkovska P.
6-06-4
Shvedova Y.
Scheepers C.
4-66-46-3
Jovanovski B.
Riske Amritraj A.
3-66-36-3
Beck A.
Voegele S.
6-22-67-5
Watson H.
Bencic B.
7-56-4
Torro Flor M.
Voskoboeva G.
6-11-0
Soler Espinosa S.
Petrova N.
1-1
Meusburger Y.
Benesova I.
6-46-2
Wickmayer Y.
Schmiedlova A.
3-66-26-4
Mladenovic K.
Zhang S.
6-26-1
Vekic D.
Rogowska O.
6-07-5
Niculescu M.
Erakovic M.
6-26-2
Strycova B.
King V.
6-03-66-2