Nao Hibino defeated Ekaterina Makarova (1996) 6-3 6-7 6-1 in the Australian Open qualifying round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Nao Hibino came in defending last year's round of 128.
Hibino N. came through in three sets.
Hibino N. and Makarova (1996) E. faced 3 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Hibino N. went 2–1 (67%) against them, Makarova (1996) E. 1–2 (33%). Only 1 of the comparisons are context-comparable — too few for a conclusion.
Only 3 common opponents — small sample, treat as indicative.
Nao Hibino beat Ekaterina Makarova (1996) 6-3 6-7(4) 6-1. Umpiry, "Nao Hibino vs Ekaterina Makarova (1996) — Australian Open Qualifying Round of 64", https://umpiry.com/match/2025-01-08/1996-vs-hibino-australian-open-q64?utm_source=cite (as of 8 January 2025).