Ekaterina Makarova vs Zeel Desai — W35 Gurugram Quarter-final

W35 Gurugram · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
RUS
Ekaterina Makarova
1302ELO
1247Hard ELO
30 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 3 March 2025
hard
IND
Zeel Desai
#534WTA
27 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Makarova E.
6-2 6-4
Desai Z.
Makarova E.
662
Desai Z.
24–

Ekaterina Makarova defeated Zeel Desai 6-2 6-4 in the W35 Gurugram quarter-final on hard.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Makarova E.serving31% hold

wins 42% of points on serve vs Desai Z.

Desai Z.serving45% hold

wins 48% of points on serve vs Makarova E.

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
Makarova E.Desai Z.
1st serve in·Slight edge
67%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
57%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
41%
45%
Service points won·Even
52%
55%
Return points won·Even
47%
50%
Break points saved·Slight edge
48%
53%
Aces / match·Slight edge
0.5
1.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.4
4.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (40 vs 68). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Makarova E.
5.3
Clear underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Desai Z.
6.1
Even matchUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
1.8
Surface form
4.8
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
Context
5.0
Defending pts
6.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Dmitruk K.
Makarova E.
6-36-2
Semi-finals
Makarova E.
Schmidt A.
7-636-3
Dmitruk K.
Yamazaki I.
6-46-0
Quarter-finals
Dmitruk K.
Chaudhari V.
6-06-3
Yamazaki I.
Kaji H.
6-45-77-5
Schmidt A.
Iatcenko P.
6-46-2
Makarova E.
Desai Z.
6-26-4
R16
Dmitruk K.
Kudashova D.
6-36-0
Desai Z.
Raina A.
3-66-36-4
Iatcenko P.
Yamaguchi M.
6-26-2
Yamazaki I.
Hesse A.
7-656-3
Makarova E.
Okuwaki R.
6-31-66-3
Chaudhari V.
Yamalapalli S.
6-36-3
Kaji H.
Park S.
7-56-1
Schmidt A.
Tkacheva M.
7-696-2
R32
Park S.
Yashina E.
6-46-1
Desai Z.
Vlasselaer C.
6-26-3
Tkacheva M.
Gureva A.
7-56-3
Kaji H.
Rawat A.
6-26-0
Yamazaki I.
Reyngold E.
7-52-66-1
Schmidt A.
Bhasin S.
6-36-1
Yamaguchi M.
Golovina M.
6-16-1
Dmitruk K.
Nugroho P.
6-42-66-3
Hesse A.
Ingale P.
6-06-2
Makarova E.
Pace F.
6-47-5
Iatcenko P.
Pavlova K.
6-16-0
Okuwaki R.
Naklo T.
6-34-66-2
Chaudhari V.
Ahlawat S.
6-16-0
Kudashova D.
Bhamidipaty S.
6-31-66-3
Yamalapalli S.
Martinez Cirez C.
6-46-2
Raina A.
Bhatia R.
5-76-36-2