Kate Makarova vs Roberta VinciRome Round of 64

Rome · WTA · Round of 64
38 yrs · 178 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 May 2017
clay
43 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Makarova K.
6-2 6-1
Vinci R.
Makarova K.
662
Vinci R.
210

Kate Makarova defeated Roberta Vinci 6-2 6-1 in the Rome round of 64 on clay. The result followed the form book — Kate Makarova came in leading the head-to-head 4–3, defending last year's round of 32. Kate Makarova extended the head-to-head to 5–3.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-06-20EastbourneR32grassKate Makarova4-6 6-4 6-3
2016-04-18StuttgartR32clayRoberta Vinci7-6(3) 4-6 6-4
2015-01-19Australian OpenR64hardKate Makarova6-2 6-4
2014-09-29BeijingR16hardRoberta Vinci6-1 0-6 7-5
2014-08-18New HavenR32hardKate Makarova6-3 6-3
2014-05-12RomeR64clayKate Makarova6-2 7-6(6)
2013-08-05TorontoR32hardRoberta Vinci6-0 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Makarova K.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Vinci R.

Vinci R.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
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
46%
Service points won·Even
57%
55%
Return points won·Even
42%
42%
Break points saved·Even
55%
55%
Aces / match·Even
2.7
2.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.5
2.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (91 vs 44). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
59
56
Break points saved·Clear edge
78
64
Break points won·Slight edge
77
72
Deciding sets·Clear edge
60
75
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
69
63

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
26°CClear
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 41%

Draw