R16 Australian Open 2012

Ekaterina Makarova #56 def. Serena Williams #12

6-2 6-3

Ekaterina Makarova defeated Serena Williams 6-2 6-3 in the 2012 Australian Open round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatEkaterina MakarovaSerena Williams
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
19
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
07
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
66.1%51.7%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
59.0%71.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
70.0%31.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
50.0%66.7%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
62.7%51.7%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
33.3%50.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
48.3%37.3%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
55.5%44.5%
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.
+6.8-4.3
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.
+4.3-6.8

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2012 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldEkaterina MakarovaSerena Williams
Country RUS USA
Birth dateJun 7, 1988Sep 26, 1981
Age2330
Height180 cm175 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)5612
Ranking points (entering)1,1143,300
Elo (entering)1,6712,188
Current career W-L252–225837–172
Current career earnings$13,229,362$94,948,662
Pre-match H2H

Path

Ekaterina Makarova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Vera Zvonareva #77-6(7) 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 22, 2012R32
Kaia Kanepi #276-2 7-5WH2HMatch dataJan 20, 2012R64
Tamarine Tanasugarn #936-0 2-6 6-0WH2HMatch dataJan 18, 2012R128

Ekaterina Makarova's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Maria Sharapova #42-6 3-6LH2HMatch dataJan 27, 2012QF

Serena Williams's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Greta Arn #926-1 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 22, 2012R32
Barbora Strycova #496-0 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 20, 2012R64
Tamira Paszek 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 18, 2012R128