Vera Zvonareva vs Kate MakarovaSt. Petersburg Round of 32

St. Petersburg · WTA · Round of 32
1693ELO
1659Hard ELO
41 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 28 January 2019
hard
38 yrs · 178 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWWLW
Zvonareva V.
6-3 6-4
Makarova K.
Zvonareva V.
662
Makarova K.
340

Vera Zvonareva defeated Kate Makarova 6-3 6-4 in the St. Petersburg round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kate Makarova came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's round of 16. Vera Zvonareva narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-01-27PattayaR16hardKate Makarova6-0 6-2
2012-01-16Australian OpenR32hardKate Makarova7-6(7) 6-1
2011-08-15CincinnatiR32hardVera Zvonareva6-3 6-0
2008-06-16EastbourneR16grassKate Makarova6-3 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Zvonareva V.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Makarova K.

Makarova K.serving66% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Zvonareva V.

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%
68%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
46%
Service points won·Even
57%
55%
Return points won·Even
44%
43%
Break points saved·Even
57%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
1.5
4.5
Double faults / match·Even
3.3
3.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (144 vs 2). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
76
59
Break points saved·Even
79
78
Break points won·Clear edge
94
77
Deciding sets·Dominant
92
60
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
51
69

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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