SF US Open 2014

Serena Williams #1 def. Ekaterina Makarova #18

6-1 6-3

Serena Williams defeated Ekaterina Makarova 6-1 6-3 in the 2014 US Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatSerena WilliamsEkaterina Makarova
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
51
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
10
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
60.5%68.8%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
76.9%42.4%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
64.7%46.7%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
0.0%50.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
72.1%43.8%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
50.0%100.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
56.2%27.9%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
63.7%36.3%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+15.8-12.5
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+12.5-15.8

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2014 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldSerena WilliamsEkaterina Makarova
Country USA RUS
Birth dateSep 26, 1981Jun 7, 1988
Age3226
Height175 cm180 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)118
Ranking points (entering)9,4302,565
Elo (entering)2,2961,941
Current career W-L837–172252–225
Current career earnings$94,948,662$13,229,362
Pre-match H2H

Path

Serena Williams's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Flavia Pennetta #126-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 4, 2014QF
Kaia Kanepi #506-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 2, 2014R16
Varvara Lepchenko #526-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 31, 2014R32
Vania King #816-1 6-0WH2HMatch dataAug 28, 2014R64
Taylor Townsend #1036-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataAug 27, 2014R128

Serena Williams's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Caroline Wozniacki #116-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 7, 2014F

Ekaterina Makarova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Victoria Azarenka #176-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 4, 2014QF
Eugenie Bouchard #87-6(2) 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 2, 2014R16
Zarina Diyas #486-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 31, 2014R32
Polona Hercog #766-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 28, 2014R64
Grace Min #1056-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 27, 2014R128