Kate Makarova vs Angelique KerberRoland Garros Round of 128

Roland Garros · WTA · Round of 128
38 yrs · 178 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 29 May 2017
clay
38 yrs · 173 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Makarova K.
6-2 6-2
Kerber A.
Makarova K.
662
Kerber A.
220

Kate Makarova defeated Angelique Kerber 6-2 6-2 in the Roland Garros round of 128 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Angelique Kerber came in leading the head-to-head 8–4, defending last year's round of 128. Kate Makarova narrowed the head-to-head to 8–5.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-03-05Indian WellsR64hardAngelique Kerber3-6 6-4 6-2
2017-08-14CincinnatiR32hardKate Makarova6-4 1-6 7-6(11)
2015-04-20StuttgartQFclayAngelique Kerber6-3 6-2
2014-08-11CincinnatiR32hardAngelique Kerber6-4 6-1
2014-06-16EastbourneQFgrassAngelique Kerber6-2 6-1
2014-03-17MiamiR16hardAngelique Kerber6-4 1-6 6-3
2013-06-17EastbourneR16grassKate Makarova6-3 6-4
2013-01-14Australian OpenR16hardKate Makarova7-5 6-4
2012-08-06MontrealR32hardAngelique Kerber6-3 6-3
2012-06-25WimbledonR64grassAngelique Kerber7-5 6-3
2012-06-18EastbourneQFgrassAngelique Kerber6-2 6-4
2008-06-09BirminghamR32grassKate Makarova6-7(3) 7-5 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Makarova K.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Kerber A.

Kerber A.serving71% hold

wins 59% 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·Even
65%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
47%
Service points won·Even
57%
57%
Return points won·Even
42%
45%
Break points saved·Even
54%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.8
1.4
Double faults / match·Even
3.5
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (91 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
59
87
Break points saved·Clear edge
78
91
Break points won·Clear edge
77
95
Deciding sets·Dominant
60
86
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
69
90

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
29°COvercast
Wind 10 km/hHumidity 46%

Draw

R128
Mladenovic K.
Brady J.
3-66-39-7
Paquet C.
Pliskova K.
6-746-26-2
Makarova K.
Kerber A.[1]
6-26-2
Tsurenko L.
Baindl K.
6-46-0
Flipkens K.
Minella M.
6-36-3
Mattek Sands B.
Rodina E.
7-56-2
Kvitova P.[15]
Boserup J.
6-36-2
Wozniacki C.[11]
Fourlis J.
6-43-66-2
Abanda F.
Andrianjafitrimo T.
6-36-4
Bellis C.
Lemoine Q.
6-33-66-1
Bertens K.[18]
Tomljanovic A.
4-66-16-1
Zhang S.[32]
Vekic D.
7-56-4
Dodin O.
Giorgi C.
6-26-3
Kuznetsova S.[8]
Mchale C.
7-56-4
Muguruza G.[4]
Schiavone F.
6-26-4
Kontaveit A.
Niculescu M.
7-56-1
Larsson J.
Vikhlyantseva N.
6-46-4
Putintseva Y.[27]
Georges M.
6-36-0
Buyukakcay C.
Lucic M.[22]
6-36-3
Rogers S.
Erakovic M.
7-646-4
Errani S.
Doi M.
7-676-1
Williams V.[10]
Wang Q.
6-47-63
Cibulkova D.[6]
Arruabarrena L.
6-26-1
Pironkova T.
Barthel M.
6-06-4
Linette M.
Lim A.
6-07-5
Konjuh A.[29]
Kovinic D.
7-57-64
Sevastova A.[17]
Beck A.
6-26-4
Bouchard E.
Ozaki R.
2-66-36-2
Martic P.
Bondarenko K.
6-27-5
Vesnina E.[14]
Haddad Maia B.
6-23-66-4
Maria T.
Duan Y.
6-46-1
Halep S.[3]
Cepelova J.
6-26-3
Hsieh S.
Konta J.[7]
1-67-626-4
Townsend T.
Kato M.
6-46-0
Garcia C.[28]
Hibino N.
6-26-2
Strycova B.[20]
Riske Amritraj A.
6-36-0
Cornet A.
Babos T.
6-26-756-2
Radwanska A.[9]
Ferro F.
6-16-1
Cepede Royg V.
Safarova L.
6-16-4
Duque Marino M.
Begu I.
7-626-4
Rybarikova M.
Vandeweghe C.[19]
6-16-4
Witthoeft C.
Davis L.[25]
2-66-36-3
Parmentier P.
Khromacheva I.
6-36-0
Ostapenko J.[29]
Chirico L.
4-66-36-2
Puig M.
Vinci R.[31]
6-33-66-2
Stosur S.[23]
Kucova K.
7-56-1
Mertens E.[23]
Saville D.[24]
7-641-66-4
Svitolina E.[7]
Shvedova Y.
6-46-3
Keys M.[19]
Barty A.
6-36-2
Hogenkamp R.
Jankovic J.
6-27-5
Bacsinszky T.[30]
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-16-2
Brengle M.
Goerges J.
1-66-313-11
Jabeur O.
Bogdan A.
6-36-4
Lepchenko V.
Petkovic A.
6-43-66-3
Suarez Navarro C.[21]
Sakkari M.
6-46-2
Kasatkina D.[26]
Wickmayer Y.
7-56-4
Vondrousova M.
Hesse A.
6-16-0
Pavlyuchenkova A.[16]
Tig P.
6-11-0
Sasnovich A.[14]
Golubic V.
4-67-56-3
Nara K.
Anisimova A.[6]
3-67-56-4
Cirstea S.[18]
Peng S.
6-36-1
Van Uytvanck A.
Osaka N.[16]
6-37-5
Alexandrova E.[14]
Siniakova K.
6-42-66-2
Pliskova K.[20]
Zheng S.
7-56-2