Ekaterina Makarova (1996) vs Zeel Desai

W35 Gurugram 1 · ITF · Quarter-final

RUS

Ekaterina Makarova (1996)

30 yrs

Last 10 · pre-match

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2 — 0

Sets

Friday, 7 March 2025 · 00:00

hard

IND

Zeel Desai

#550WTA

27 yrs · Right-handed

Last 10 · pre-match

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Makarova (1996) E.

6-2 6-4

Desai Z.

Makarova (1996) E.

662

Desai Z.

240

Ekaterina Makarova (1996) defeated Zeel Desai 6-2 6-4 in the W35 Gurugram 1 quarter-final on hard.

Key context

Match story: Ekaterina Makarova (1996) dropped just 6 games past Zeel Desai.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season

Makarova (1996) E.serving27% hold

wins 40% of points on serve vs Desai Z.

Desai Z.serving45% hold

wins 48% of points on serve vs Makarova (1996) E.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season

Makarova (1996) E.Desai Z.

1st serve in·Slight edge

69%

62%

1st serve points won·Slight edge

54%

61%

2nd serve points won·Slight edge

40%

45%

Service points won·Slight edge

50%

55%

Return points won·Even

47%

50%

Break points saved·Even

52%

51%

Aces / match·Slight edge

0.2

1.3

Double faults / match·Dominant

3.3

4.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (37 vs 122). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Ekaterina Makarova (1996) vs Zeel Desai — W35 Gurugram 1 Quarter-final

Key context

Head to head

Serve vs return

Statistics

Draw

Serve vs return