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Serena Williams #4 def. Ekaterina Makarova #42

6-4 6-0

Match Information

Date Sep 2, 2012*
Tournament US Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundR32
Winner Serena Williams
Score6-4 6-0
Loser Ekaterina Makarova
StatSerena WilliamsEkaterina Makarova
Aces8
Double faults1
First serve %52
First serve points won %86
Second serve points won %74
Break points converted %44
Service points won %80
Return points won %51
Total points won %62

Pre-match Comparison

FieldSerena WilliamsEkaterina Makarova
Country USA RUS
Birth dateSep 26, 1981Jun 7, 1988
Age3024
Height175180
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)442
Ranking points (entering)7,3001,482
Elo (entering)2,1571,784
Career W-L825–170248–222
Career earnings$94,932,862$13,229,362
Pre-match H2H
Serena Williams 1 1 Ekaterina Makarova

Path

Serena Williams's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 30, 2012R64 Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch data
Aug 29, 2012R128 Coco Vandeweghe 6-1 6-1WH2HMatch data

Serena Williams's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 4, 2012R16 Andrea Sestini Hlavackova 6-0 6-0WH2HMatch data

Ekaterina Makarova's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 30, 2012R64 Elena Vesnina 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data
Aug 29, 2012R128 Eleni Daniilidou 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch data