Roberta Vinci vs Heather Watson — Birmingham Round of 16

Birmingham · WTA · Round of 16
ITA
Roberta Vinci
43 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWWWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 11 June 2012
grass
Heather Watson
GBR
Heather Watson
#470WTA
1572ELO
1506Grass ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLW
Vinci R.
6-3 4-6 6-1
Watson H.
Vinci R.
6462
Watson H.
3611

Roberta Vinci defeated Heather Watson 6-3 4-6 6-1 in the Birmingham round of 16 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Heather Watson came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 16. Roberta Vinci claimed a first win over Heather Watson in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Roberta Vinci came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–3 4–6 6–1.

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-05-11RomeR64clayHeather Watson6-3 6-1
2015-01-12HobartQFhardHeather Watson7-6(0) 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Vinci R.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Watson H.

Watson H.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Vinci R.

Even serve battle

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
Vinci R.Watson H.
1st serve in·Even
59%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
44%
Service points won·Even
56%
57%
Return points won·Even
43%
42%
Break points saved·Even
55%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.4
3.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.0
3.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Vinci R.Watson H.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
56
20
Break points saved·Clear edge
64
43
Break points won·Slight edge
72
62
Deciding sets·Dominant
75
50
Tiebreaks·Dominant
63
13

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

Freshness

Recent load
Vinci R.Watson H.
Freshness·
—
100

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Oudin M.
Jankovic J.
6-46-2
Semi-finals
Oudin M.
Makarova K.
6-43-66-2
Jankovic J.
Zheng J.
6-727-56-1
Quarter-finals
Jankovic J.
Doi M.
6-36-4
Oudin M.
Falconi I.
6-45-77-5
Makarova K.
Hsieh S.
3-66-36-3
Zheng J.
Vinci R.
6-35-76-4
R16
Jankovic J.
Dellacqua C.
W/O
Falconi I.
Radwanska U.
7-56-3
Oudin M.
Vesnina E.
6-06-2
Vinci R.
Watson H.
6-34-66-1
Doi M.
Foretz Gacon S.
6-47-5
Hsieh S.
Czink M.
6-16-2
Zheng J.
Hlavackova A.
6-46-1
Makarova K.
Erakovic M.
2-66-16-3
R32
Vinci R.
Razzano V.
3-60-0
Watson H.
Baltacha E.
7-656-3
Zheng J.
Keothavong A.
6-36-4
Hlavackova A.
Barthel M.
7-656-2
Makarova K.
Karatantcheva S.
7-646-3
Erakovic M.
Robson L.
6-43-66-4
Vesnina E.
Mchale C.
6-11-67-5
Foretz Gacon S.
Rodionova A.
7-56-2
Dellacqua C.
Moore T.
4-66-46-1
Jankovic J.
South M.
6-17-63
Hsieh S.
Panova A.
6-46-2
Czink M.
Hantuchova D.
7-57-65
Oudin M.
Larcher De Brito M.
6-36-4
Falconi I.
Babos T.
6-06-4
Radwanska U.
Lisicki S.
6-36-4
Doi M.
Schiavone F.
7-56-4
R64
Razzano V.
Brianti A.
6-47-5
Doi M.
Lertcheewakarn N.
6-43-66-3
Hlavackova A.
Krajicek M.
6-26-764-0
Erakovic M.
Morita A.
5-0
South M.
Lucic M.
6-14-66-3
Baltacha E.
Chang K.
4-66-47-5
Panova A.
Dubois S.
6-726-17-5
Czink M.
Tatishvili A.
7-653-66-3
Vesnina E.
Rogowska O.
6-36-2
Larcher De Brito M.
Jovanovski B.
3-67-56-4
Oudin M.
Cirstea S.
3-66-36-2
Babos T.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-44-67-62
Falconi I.
Cadantu Ignatik A.
6-26-0
Radwanska U.
Murray S.
6-46-4
Keothavong A.
Paszek T.
6-27-5
Watson H.
Ormaechea P.
6-43-66-3
Dellacqua C.
Muguruza G.
6-23-66-2
Moore T.
Benesova I.
6-16-2
Foretz Gacon S.
Daniilidou E.
6-46-2
Rodionova A.
Spears A.
7-631-66-1
Zheng J.
Kudryavtseva A.
6-44-66-3
Karatantcheva S.
Tanasugarn T.
6-46-2
Robson L.
Min G.
6-46-1
Hsieh S.
Dushevina V.
4-67-656-4