Kate Makarova vs Marina Melnikova — Stuttgart Round of 16

Stuttgart · WTA · Round of 16
RUS6
Kate Makarova
38 yrs · 178 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 20 April 2015
clay
RUS
Marina Melnikova
37 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Makarova K.
6-2 6-3
Melnikova M.
Makarova K.
662
Melnikova M.
230

Kate Makarova defeated Marina Melnikova 6-2 6-3 in the Stuttgart round of 16 on clay. The result followed the form book — Kate Makarova came in defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Makarova K.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Melnikova M.

Melnikova M.serving60% hold

wins 54% 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.Melnikova M.
1st serve in·Even
66%
68%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
64%
57%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
46%
40%
Service points won·Slight edge
58%
52%
Return points won·Even
42%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
56%
50%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.5
0.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.9
5.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (177 vs 94). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Makarova K.Melnikova M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
59
0
Break points saved·Dominant
78
4
Break points won·Dominant
77
29
Deciding sets·Dominant
60
13
Tiebreaks·
69
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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
14°CClear
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 48%

Draw

Final
Kerber A.
Wozniacki C.[4]
3-66-17-5
Semi-finals
Kerber A.
Brengle M.
6-36-1
Wozniacki C.[4]
Halep S.[2]
7-55-76-2
Quarter-finals
Halep S.[2]
Errani S.
6-46-4
Wozniacki C.[4]
Suarez Navarro C.[8]
6-06-3
Kerber A.
Makarova K.[6]
6-36-2
Brengle M.
Garcia C.
3-66-36-3
R16
Makarova K.[6]
Melnikova M.
6-26-3
Brengle M.
Kvitova P.[3]
6-37-62
Suarez Navarro C.[8]
Bencic B.
6-47-61
Errani S.
Diyas Z.
6-46-1
Kerber A.
Sharapova M.[1]
2-67-56-1
Wozniacki C.[4]
Safarova L.
7-656-1
Garcia C.
Witthoeft C.
7-646-2
Halep S.[2]
Muguruza G.
3-66-16-3
R32
Melnikova M.
Martic P.
6-46-2
Witthoeft C.
Barthel M.
7-56-3
Diyas Z.
Lisicki S.
6-06-0
Errani S.
Radwanska A.[7]
7-686-4
Kerber A.
Glatch A.
6-27-5
Muguruza G.
Strycova B.
6-16-4
Suarez Navarro C.[8]
Rodina E.
6-26-756-4
Bencic B.
Goerges J.
3-66-37-5
Garcia C.
Ivanovic A.[5]
7-666-4
Makarova K.[6]
Mattek Sands B.
6-47-63
Safarova L.
Bondarenko K.
7-686-4
Brengle M.
Brianti A.
6-46-4