Match analytics

Ekaterina Makarova vs Noma Noha Akugue · Match odds & ELO prediction

WTA Australian Open • Hard • Jan 6, 2025 • 7:15 AM

Hard

Final score

2 - 0

Winner Ekaterina Makarova

Key insights

Player performance profile

Ekaterina Makarova

HARD

50% · 55 on hard

CLAY

44% · 1519 on clay

GRASSSmall sample

0% · 01 on grass

Games won (last 10)

39%

10 matches tracked

Player Skillset

Based on ~571 points across 4 matches

Serve strengthServe strength (Player serve win % - tour average serve win %) scaled by sample size
Vulnerable
-4.31% Pctl
Return strengthReturn strength (Player return win % - tour average return win %) scaled by sample size
Solid
-0.452% Pctl
Pressure IndexPressure Index (Break point performance - baseline point performance) with a small adjustment for tiebreak results
Solid
+2.871% Pctl
Tiebreak win %
Insufficient data

Percentiles compare against tour-level players in TennisTrove.

Noma Noha Akugue

HARD

52% · 1312 on hard

CLAY

54% · 2723 on clay

Games won (last 10)

51%

10 matches tracked

Player Skillset

Based on ~117 points across 1 matches

Serve strengthServe strength (Player serve win % - tour average serve win %) scaled by sample size
Shaky
-1.128% Pctl
Return strengthReturn strength (Player return win % - tour average return win %) scaled by sample size
Shaky
-0.944% Pctl
Pressure IndexPressure Index (Break point performance - baseline point performance) with a small adjustment for tiebreak results
Shaky
-0.841% Pctl
Tiebreak win %
Insufficient data

Percentiles compare against tour-level players in TennisTrove.

Match Overview

Ekaterina Makarova and Noma Noha Akugue are set to meet at the WTA Australian Open on January 6, 2025 in a hard-court singles match. Makarova enters with a 5–5 record on hard courts in 2025, while Akugue has posted a 13–12 mark on hard courts this season. Based on Elo ratings, this projects as a tight matchup with neither player holding more than a slight statistical edge. In their head-to-head history, Makarova leads 3–2 over Akugue.

Recent form has been mixed for both players, with Makarova and Akugue alternating wins and losses across their last few singles outings.