Kerber v Makarova
WTA Tour 2008
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Too close to call — 9–4 on categories
Makarova wins on first-serve points won %. Kerber’s case rests on first serve in %. WTA Tour 2008: Kerber 22 matches, Makarova 37 matches.
- Kerber has the better first serve in %: 66.9 to Makarova’s 60.2.
- Makarova averages 2.1 aces a match to Kerber’s 0.7 — 3.1 times as many.
- Makarova averages 1.1 sets won a match to Kerber’s 0.8 (40% more).
- Winners’ edge: Makarova’s team won 46%, Kerber’s team won 32% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Makarova has 37 matches, Kerber 22 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Tale of the tape
Per game, with league rank among regular players.
- 66.9First serve in %60.2#60 of 80
- 56.6First-serve points won %63.2#37 of 80
- 49.7Break points saved %44.8#78 of 80
- 45.3Return points won %42.8#66 of 80
- 0.715 total · best 3Acesper game2.179 total · best 10#27 of 80
- 9.4207 total · best 17Games wonper game10.5389 total · best 20
Head to head
813 matches
since 20085
since 20085
- Hard · 6 matchesKerber 4Makarova 2
- Grass · 5 matchesKerber 3Makarova 2
- Clay · 2 matchesKerber 1Makarova 1
- Grand Slams · 3 matchesKerber 1Makarova 2
Last meetings
- 5 Mar 2018 · Indian Wells · Round of 64 · HardKerber won 3-6 6-4 6-2
- 14 Aug 2017 · Cincinnati · Round of 32 · HardMakarova won 6-4 1-6 7-6(11)
- 29 May 2017 · Roland Garros · Round of 128 · ClayMakarova won 6-2 6-2
- 20 Apr 2015 · Stuttgart · Quarterfinal · ClayKerber won 6-3 6-2
- 11 Aug 2014 · Cincinnati · Round of 32 · HardKerber won 6-4 6-1
- 16 June 2014 · Eastbourne · Quarterfinal · GrassKerber won 6-2 6-1
- 17 Mar 2014 · Miami · Round of 16 · HardKerber won
Last 10 games
First serve in %, oldest to newest in 2008.
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