Heather Watson vs Elena VesninaRoland Garros Round of 128

Roland Garros · WTA · Round of 128
#470WTA
1572ELO
1441Clay ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 28 May 2012
clay
39 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Watson H.
6-2 6-4
Vesnina E.
Watson H.
662
Vesnina E.
24

Heather Watson defeated Elena Vesnina 6-2 6-4 in the Roland Garros round of 128 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Elena Vesnina came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's round of 128. Heather Watson claimed a first win over Elena Vesnina in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

03
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-06-20EastbourneR64grassElena Vesnina6-2 6-3
2013-06-17EastbourneR16grassElena Vesnina6-1 3-6 6-2
2010-04-12CharlestonR64clayElena Vesnina7-6(4) 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Watson H.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Vesnina E.

Vesnina E.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Watson H.

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
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
47%
Service points won·Even
57%
57%
Return points won·Even
42%
44%
Break points saved·Even
54%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.3
2.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.4
3.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
20
55
Break points saved·Dominant
43
77
Break points won·Slight edge
62
69
Deciding sets·Dominant
50
79
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
13
29

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
100

Watson H.: 18 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
22°CClear
Wind 10 km/hHumidity 63%

Draw

R128
Rus A.
Hampton J.
6-44-3
Gajdosova J.
Rybarikova M.
6-34-1
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Arn G.
6-46-4
Petrova N.
Benesova I.
6-36-3
Radwanska A.
Jovanovski B.
6-16-0
Williams V.
Ormaechea P.
4-66-16-3
Chan Y.
Bondarenko K.
6-17-68
Kuznetsova S.
Lucic M.
6-16-3
Errani S.
Dellacqua C.
4-66-26-2
Oudin M.
Larsson J.
6-36-3
Peer S.
Dubois S.
6-26-2
Suarez Navarro C.
Tanasugarn T.
6-06-3
Peng S.
Paszek T.
6-46-3
Dominguez Lino L.
Erakovic M.
7-57-5
Morita A.
Hercog P.
3-66-46-3
Stephens S.
Makarova K.
6-47-66
Azarenka V.
Brianti A.
6-766-46-2
Pfizenmaier D.
Garcia C.
3-66-46-3
Razzano V.
Williams S.
4-67-656-3
Goerges J.
Hradecka L.
7-616-4
Kanepi K.
Panova A.
6-36-3
Begu I.
Rezai A.
7-55-76-2
Wozniacki C.
Daniilidou E.
6-06-1
Johansson M.
Rodionova A.
5-77-666-4
Kirilenko M.
Larriere V.
6-16-2
Koukalova K.
Tsurenko L.
6-26-1
Czink M.
Keothavong A.
6-16-2
Cetkovska P.
Halep S.
6-16-3
Scheepers C.
Pous Tio L.
6-42-66-1
Falconi I.
Gallovits Hall E.
3-66-36-1
Stosur S.
Baltacha E.
6-46-0
Karatantcheva S.
Babos T.
6-16-0
Sharapova M.
Cadantu Ignatik A.
6-06-0
Ivanovic A.
Arruabarrena L.
6-16-1
Kerber A.
Zhang S.
6-36-4
Govortsova O.
Oprandi R.
6-46-1
Glatch A.
Tatishvili A.
6-35-76-4
Feuerstein C.
Dushevina V.
6-46-1
Bratchikova N.
Niculescu M.
0-66-36-3
Jankovic J.
Mayr Achleitner P.
1-66-17-5
Lepchenko V.
Pervak K.
6-26-766-4
Pironkova T.
Wickmayer Y.
3-66-06-3
Schiavone F.
Date Krumm K.
6-36-1
Watson H.
Vesnina E.
6-26-4
Wozniak A.
El Tabakh H.
7-56-2
Zheng J.
Cornet A.
6-46-4
Safarova L.
Yakimova A.
6-26-0
Martinez Sanchez M.
Birnerova E.
4-66-48-6
King V.
Voskoboeva G.
6-46-2
Pennetta F.
Hsieh S.
6-736-46-2
Medina Garrigues A.
Robson L.
6-26-1
Pavlovic I.
Chang K.
6-47-5
Martic P.
Krajicek M.
6-27-5
Foretz Gacon S.
Strycova B.
6-37-5
Bartoli M.
Pliskova K.[20]
6-36-3
Mchale C.
Bertens K.
2-66-46-4
Davis L.
Barthel M.
6-16-1
Arvidsson S.
Vinci R.
6-24-66-3
Shvedova Y.
Minella M.
6-36-4
Radwanska U.
Parmentier P.
6-46-3
Kvitova P.
Barty A.
6-16-2
Mattek Sands B.
Lisicki S.
6-46-3
Cibulkova D.
Mladenovic K.
6-26-1
Li N.
Cirstea S.[18]
6-26-1