Kate Makarova vs Victoria Azarenka — US Open Quarter-final

US Open · WTA · Quarter-final
RUS17
Kate Makarova
38 yrs · 178 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 25 August 2014
hard
Victoria Azarenka
BLR16
Victoria Azarenka
#433WTA
1875ELO
1839Hard ELO
36 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLW
Makarova K.
6-4 6-2
Azarenka V.
Makarova K.
662
Azarenka V.
420

Kate Makarova defeated Victoria Azarenka 6-4 6-2 in the US Open quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Victoria Azarenka came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's final. Kate Makarova narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

Head to head

2–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-05-06MadridR32clayKate Makarova1-6 6-2 6-3
2011-05-23Roland GarrosR16clayVictoria Azarenka6-2 6-3
2011-03-07Indian WellsR64hardVictoria Azarenka6-4 6-3
2011-01-10SydneyR32hardVictoria Azarenka2-6 6-2 6-4
2010-06-14EastbourneFgrassKate Makarova7-6(5) 6-4
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Serve vs return

This season
Makarova K.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Azarenka V.

Azarenka V.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Makarova K.

Serve advantage — Azarenka V.

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.Azarenka V.
1st serve in·Even
65%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
44%
Service points won·Even
58%
58%
Return points won·Even
43%
46%
Break points saved·Even
56%
57%
Aces / match·Even
2.5
2.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.8
4.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Makarova K.Azarenka V.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
59
91
Break points saved·Clear edge
78
94
Break points won·Clear edge
77
99
Deciding sets·Dominant
60
96
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
69
77

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 7 km/hHumidity 39%

Draw

Final
Williams S.[1]
Wozniacki C.[10]
6-36-3
Semi-finals
Williams S.[1]
Makarova K.[17]
6-16-3
Wozniacki C.[10]
Peng S.
7-614-3
Quarter-finals
Williams S.[1]
Pennetta F.[11]
6-36-2
Makarova K.[17]
Azarenka V.[16]
6-46-2
Peng S.
Bencic B.
6-26-1
Wozniacki C.[10]
Errani S.[13]
6-06-1
R16
Bencic B.
Jankovic J.[9]
7-666-3
Williams S.[1]
Kanepi K.
6-36-3
Pennetta F.[11]
Dellacqua C.[29]
7-56-2
Azarenka V.[16]
Krunic A.
4-66-46-4
Makarova K.[17]
Bouchard E.[7]
7-626-4
Peng S.
Safarova L.[14]
6-36-4
Wozniacki C.[10]
Sharapova M.[5]
6-42-66-2
Errani S.[13]
Lucic M.
6-32-66-0
R32
Williams S.[1]
Lepchenko V.
6-36-3
Kanepi K.
Suarez Navarro C.[15]
7-56-0
Pennetta F.[11]
Gibbs N.
6-46-0
Dellacqua C.[29]
Pliskova K.
6-33-66-4
Krunic A.
Kvitova P.[3]
6-46-4
Azarenka V.[16]
Vesnina E.
6-16-1
Makarova K.[17]
Diyas Z.
6-26-4
Bouchard E.[7]
Strycova B.[30]
6-26-726-4
Jankovic J.[9]
Larsson J.
6-16-0
Safarova L.[14]
Cornet A.[22]
6-36-736-4
Peng S.
Vinci R.[28]
6-46-3
Sharapova M.[5]
Lisicki S.[26]
6-26-4
Wozniacki C.[10]
Petkovic A.[18]
6-36-2
Errani S.[13]
Williams V.[19]
6-00-67-65
Lucic M.
Halep S.[2]
7-666-2
Bencic B.
Kerber A.[6]
6-17-5
R64
Dellacqua C.[29]
Wang Q.
4-66-46-2
Krunic A.
Keys M.[27]
7-642-67-5
Vesnina E.
Erakovic M.
7-52-66-4
Diyas Z.
Bellis C.
6-30-66-2
Makarova K.[17]
Hercog P.
6-16-2
Sharapova M.[5]
Dulgheru A.
4-66-36-2
Lisicki S.[26]
Brengle M.
6-46-1
Williams S.[1]
King V.
6-16-0
Lepchenko V.
Barthel M.
6-46-0
Kanepi K.
Stosur S.[24]
3-66-37-68
Suarez Navarro C.[15]
Vandeweghe C.
6-36-3
Pennetta F.[11]
Rogers S.
6-46-3
Kvitova P.[3]
Cetkovska P.
6-46-2
Azarenka V.[16]
Mchale C.
6-36-2
Strycova B.[30]
Niculescu M.
4-66-46-2
Bouchard E.[7]
Cirstea S.
6-26-746-4
Bencic B.
Nara K.[31]
6-44-66-1
Jankovic J.[9]
Pironkova T.
7-56-4
Safarova L.[14]
Zheng S.
6-34-66-2
Cornet A.[22]
Hantuchova D.
6-36-3
Vinci R.[28]
Begu I.
2-66-46-1
Peng S.
Radwanska A.[4]
6-36-4
Petkovic A.[18]
Puig M.
3-66-37-65
Lucic M.
Peer S.
6-766-36-2
Halep S.[2]
Cepelova J.
6-26-1
Larsson J.
Stephens S.[21]
5-76-46-2
Wozniacki C.[10]
Sasnovich A.
6-36-4
Errani S.[13]
Rodionova A.
6-47-62
Williams V.[19]
Bacsinszky T.
6-16-4
Kerber A.[6]
Kudryavtseva A.
6-26-4
Pliskova K.
Ivanovic A.[8]
7-56-4
Gibbs N.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[23]
6-46-766-3
R128
Pavlyuchenkova A.[23]
Pereira T.
6-26-0
Strycova B.[30]
Barty A.
6-16-3
Hantuchova D.
Oprandi R.
4-66-26-3
Vinci R.[28]
Ormaechea P.
6-36-3
Begu I.
Soler Espinosa S.
7-646-3
Errani S.[13]
Flipkens K.
6-17-5
Rodionova A.
Giorgi C.
1-67-56-3
Williams S.[1]
Townsend T.
6-36-1
Lepchenko V.
Van Uytvanck A.
7-56-2
Barthel M.
Zhang S.[32]
6-16-2
Stosur S.[24]
Davis L.
6-16-4
Kanepi K.
Parmentier P.
7-633-66-1
Vandeweghe C.
Vekic D.
2-66-36-1
Suarez Navarro C.[15]
Tomljanovic A.
3-66-26-1
Pennetta F.[11]
Goerges J.
6-34-66-1
Rogers S.
Zanevska M.
6-46-3
Gibbs N.
Garcia C.
6-22-66-3
Dellacqua C.[29]
Mayr Achleitner P.
7-56-3
Pliskova K.
Meusburger Y.
6-26-2
Ivanovic A.[8]
Riske Amritraj A.
6-36-0
Kvitova P.[3]
Mladenovic K.
6-16-0
Cetkovska P.
Koukalova K.
6-12-66-3
Krunic A.
Piter K.
6-46-1
Keys M.[27]
Gajdosova J.
6-06-3
Erakovic M.
Kuznetsova S.[20]
3-66-27-63
Vesnina E.
Chan Y.
6-07-5
Mchale C.
Scheepers C.
6-21-67-65
Azarenka V.[16]
Doi M.
6-736-46-1
Bellis C.
Cibulkova D.[12]
6-14-66-4
Diyas Z.
Tsurenko L.
6-16-2
Hercog P.
Svitolina E.
6-27-64
Makarova K.[17]
Min G.
6-46-2
Niculescu M.
Shvedova Y.
6-756-17-5
Cirstea S.
Watson H.
6-16-1
Bouchard E.[7]
Govortsova O.
6-26-1
Kerber A.[6]
Pervak K.
6-23-67-5
Kudryavtseva A.
Duan Y.
2-66-26-4
Bencic B.
Wickmayer Y.
6-36-2
Nara K.[31]
Wozniak A.
6-26-1
Stephens S.[21]
Beck A.
6-06-3
Larsson J.
Razzano V.
6-06-0
Pironkova T.
Knapp K.
6-46-3
Jankovic J.[9]
Jovanovski B.
6-26-3
Safarova L.[14]
Babos T.
6-47-5
Zheng S.
Voegele S.
1-66-26-2
Peng S.
Zheng J.
6-36-3
Sharapova M.[5]
Kirilenko M.
6-46-0
Dulgheru A.
Pliskova K.
6-36-4
Brengle M.
Glushko J.
6-36-2
Lisicki S.[26]
Abanda F.
6-37-5
Petkovic A.[18]
Jabeur O.
7-671-66-3
Sasnovich A.
Schmiedlova A.
6-46-3
Williams V.[19]
Date Krumm K.
2-66-36-3
Lucic M.
Muguruza G.[25]
6-37-64
Peer S.
Konta J.
6-26-3
Cepelova J.
Torro Flor M.
2-67-56-1
Halep S.[2]
Collins D.
6-726-16-2
Wozniacki C.[10]
Rybarikova M.
6-13-62-0
Bacsinszky T.
Bertens K.
6-774-3
Wang Q.
Kania P.
6-26-0
Puig M.
Smitkova T.
3-66-36-3
Radwanska A.[4]
Fichman S.
6-16-0
Cornet A.[22]
Hesse A.
6-16-2
King V.
Schiavone F.
6-33-66-3