Kate Makarova vs Daria KasatkinaWuhan Round of 16

Wuhan · WTA · Round of 16
38 yrs · 178 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 25 September 2017
hard
#63WTA
1795ELO
1757Hard ELO
29 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Makarova K.
6-4 6-4
Kasatkina D.
Makarova K.
662
Kasatkina D.
440

Kate Makarova defeated Daria Kasatkina 6-4 6-4 in the Wuhan round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Daria Kasatkina came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 16. Kate Makarova claimed a first win over Daria Kasatkina in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Kate Makarova edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-10-17MoscowR16hardDaria Kasatkina6-4 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Makarova K.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Kasatkina D.

Kasatkina D.serving69% hold

wins 58% 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

Serve & return on hard

Makarova K.Kasatkina D.
Serve
0
Return
95

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
70%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
41%
Service points won·Even
57%
54%
Return points won·Slight edge
42%
48%
Break points saved·Even
55%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.8
1.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.5
4.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (91 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
59
78
Break points saved·Even
78
80
Break points won·Clear edge
77
100
Deciding sets·Dominant
60
93
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
69
47

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
92

Kasatkina D.: 10 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
31°COvercast
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 73%

Draw