Kate Makarova vs Angelique Kerber — Cincinnati Round of 32

Cincinnati · WTA · Round of 32
RUS
Kate Makarova
38 yrs · 178 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 14 August 2017
hard
GER3
Angelique Kerber
38 yrs · 173 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLLW
Makarova K.
6-4 1-6 7-6
Kerber A.
Makarova K.
617132
Kerber A.
466111

Kate Makarova defeated Angelique Kerber 6-4 1-6 7-6 in the Cincinnati round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Angelique Kerber came in leading the head-to-head 8–4, defending last year's final. Kate Makarova narrowed the head-to-head to 8–5.

Key context

  • Match story: Kate Makarova closed it out in three sets, 6–4 1–6 7–6.

Head to head

4–8
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-03-05Indian WellsR64hardAngelique Kerber3-6 6-4 6-2
2017-05-29Roland GarrosR128clayKate Makarova6-2 6-2
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.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Kerber A.

Kerber A.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Makarova K.

Serve advantage — Kerber A.

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.Kerber A.
1st serve in·Even
66%
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
55%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.7
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
Makarova K.Kerber A.
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
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
25°CPartly cloudy
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 60%

Draw

Final
Muguruza G.[4]
Halep S.[2]
6-16-0
Semi-finals
Muguruza G.[4]
Pliskova K.[1]
6-36-2
Halep S.[2]
Stephens S.
6-26-1
Quarter-finals
Halep S.[2]
Konta J.[7]
6-47-61
Stephens S.
Goerges J.
6-17-63
Muguruza G.[4]
Kuznetsova S.[8]
6-25-77-5
Pliskova K.[1]
Wozniacki C.[6]
6-26-4
R16
Halep S.[2]
Sevastova A.[15]
6-46-3
Stephens S.
Makarova K.
2-66-36-4
Kuznetsova S.[8]
Suarez Navarro C.
6-26-4
Muguruza G.[4]
Keys M.[16]
6-43-67-63
Wozniacki C.[6]
Barty A.
6-46-2
Pliskova K.[1]
Giorgi C.
6-34-66-0
Konta J.[7]
Cibulkova D.[11]
6-36-4
Goerges J.
Svitolina E.[5]
7-56-4
R32
Halep S.[2]
Townsend T.
6-46-1
Sevastova A.[15]
Vinci R.
6-27-5
Cibulkova D.[11]
Cornet A.
6-16-4
Konta J.[7]
Bertens K.
6-36-3
Makarova K.
Kerber A.[3]
6-41-67-611
Stephens S.
Kvitova P.[14]
6-26-3
Svitolina E.[5]
Tsurenko L.
6-16-4
Kuznetsova S.[8]
Putintseva Y.
6-36-4
Suarez Navarro C.
Krunic A.
6-26-2
Keys M.[16]
Kasatkina D.
6-26-1
Muguruza G.[4]
Haddad Maia B.
6-26-0
Barty A.
Williams V.[9]
6-32-66-2
Giorgi C.
Saville D.
7-615-76-3
Pliskova K.[1]
Vikhlyantseva N.
6-26-3
Goerges J.
Abanda F.
6-46-4
Wozniacki C.[6]
Vesnina E.
6-26-4
R64
Townsend T.
Puig M.
3-66-36-2
Vinci R.
Babos T.
7-57-5
Sevastova A.[15]
Peng S.
3-66-46-2
Cornet A.
Bellis C.
7-653-66-2
Bertens K.
Dodin O.
6-36-0
Stephens S.
Safarova L.
6-47-65
Kvitova P.[14]
Kontaveit A.
1-67-626-3
Goerges J.
Radwanska A.[10]
6-46-4
Abanda F.
Linette M.
3-66-46-2
Tsurenko L.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
5-77-666-0
Suarez Navarro C.
Lucic M.
6-37-5
Krunic A.
Ostapenko J.[12]
6-46-2
Keys M.[16]
Vandeweghe C.
6-43-66-3
Haddad Maia B.
Davis L.
6-36-2
Vesnina E.
Garcia C.
4-66-46-4
Williams V.[9]
Riske Amritraj A.
6-26-0
Saville D.
Mladenovic K.[13]
6-07-66
Giorgi C.
Siniakova K.
6-26-2
Vikhlyantseva N.
Vekic D.
6-32-66-3
Cibulkova D.[11]
Konjuh A.
5-77-56-2
Makarova K.
Strycova B.
6-46-1
Putintseva Y.
Cepede Royg V.
6-43-66-3
Kasatkina D.
Sasnovich A.
6-46-2
Barty A.
Lepchenko V.
6-46-4