Lucie Safarova vs Heather Watson — Eastbourne Round of 16

Eastbourne · WTA · Round of 16
CZE
Lucie Safarova
39 yrs · 177 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWWLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 June 2012
grass
Heather Watson
GBR
Heather Watson
#470WTA
1572ELO
1506Grass ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLW
Safarova L.
7-6 6-1
Watson H.
Safarova L.
7762
Watson H.
651–

Lucie Safarova defeated Heather Watson 7-6 6-1 in the Eastbourne round of 16 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Heather Watson came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 32. Lucie Safarova claimed a first win over Heather Watson in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Lucie Safarova came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 6–1.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-03-19MiamiR64hardHeather Watson6-2 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Safarova L.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Watson H.

Watson H.serving84% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Safarova L.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

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
Safarova L.Watson H.
1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
67%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
49%
44%
Service points won·Slight edge
62%
57%
Return points won·Even
41%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.1
3.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.8
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Safarova L.Watson H.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
44
20
Break points saved·Dominant
89
43
Break points won·Clear edge
50
62
Deciding sets·Even
48
50
Tiebreaks·Dominant
50
12

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

Freshness

Recent load
Safarova L.Watson H.
Freshness·
—
100

Watson H.: 19 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
15°CDrizzle
Wind 19 km/hHumidity 71%

Draw

Final
Paszek T.
Kerber A.
5-76-37-5
Semi-finals
Kerber A.
Koukalova K.
6-06-3
Paszek T.
Bartoli M.
4-67-56-4
Quarter-finals
Paszek T.
Pironkova T.
6-06-4
Koukalova K.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-37-5
Bartoli M.
Safarova L.
6-46-2
Kerber A.
Makarova K.
6-26-4
R16
Makarova K.
Robson L.
6-47-5
Pironkova T.
Dubois S.
6-04-66-4
Paszek T.
Hantuchova D.
6-43-66-1
Bartoli M.
Wozniak A.
6-26-2
Safarova L.
Watson H.
7-656-1
Kerber A.
Scheepers C.
6-36-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Mchale C.
7-53-66-4
Koukalova K.
Cetkovska P.
6-11-66-2
R32
Mchale C.
Wozniacki C.
6-16-776-4
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Hsieh S.
6-23-0
Koukalova K.
Zheng J.
6-34-66-3
Pironkova T.
Radwanska A.
6-26-4
Scheepers C.
Barthel M.
6-14-66-1
Kerber A.
Vesnina E.
3-66-07-5
Makarova K.
Kvitova P.
7-56-4
Cetkovska P.
Hlavackova A.
3-66-26-1
Safarova L.
Babos T.
3-66-37-66
Watson H.
Arn G.
6-36-4
Wozniak A.
Voskoboeva G.
6-34-67-65
Bartoli M.
Cirstea S.
6-26-2
Hantuchova D.
Keothavong A.
6-26-3
Paszek T.
Erakovic M.
7-56-1
Dubois S.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-46-4
Robson L.
Martinez Sanchez M.
3-66-26-2