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Dinara Safina #3 def. Ekaterina Makarova #49

6-7(3) 6-3 6-0

Match Information

Date Jan 22, 2009*
Tournament Australian Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundR64
Winner Dinara Safina
Score6-7(3) 6-3 6-0
Loser Ekaterina Makarova
StatDinara SafinaEkaterina Makarova
Aces4
Double faults8
First serve %71
First serve points won %76
Second serve points won %27
Break points saved %75
Break points converted %70
Service points won %62
Return points won %49
Total points won %55

Pre-match Comparison

FieldDinara SafinaEkaterina Makarova
Country RUS RUS
Birth dateApr 27, 1986Jun 7, 1988
Age2220
Height182180
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)349
Ranking points (entering)7,7541,186
Elo (entering)2,0301,638
Career W-L299–160248–222
Career earnings$10,585,640$13,229,362
Pre-match H2H
Dinara Safina 0 0 Ekaterina Makarova

Path

Dinara Safina's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 21, 2009R128 Alla Kudryavtseva 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data

Dinara Safina's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 24, 2009R32 Kaia Kanepi 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data

Ekaterina Makarova's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 21, 2009R128 Aravane Rezai 1-6 7-5 6-4WH2HMatch data