Heather Watson vs Kai Chen Chang — Osaka Final

Osaka · WTA · Final
Heather Watson
GBR
Heather Watson
#470WTA
1572ELO
1548Hard ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 8 October 2012
hard
TPE
Kai Chen Chang
35 yrs · 167 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLWLLL
Watson H.
7-5 5-7 7-6
Chang K.
Watson H.
75772
Chang K.
57641

Heather Watson defeated Kai Chen Chang 7-5 5-7 7-6 in the Osaka final on hard.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Watson H.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Chang K.

Chang K.serving69% hold

wins 58% 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
Watson H.Chang K.
1st serve in·Even
58%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
42%
Service points won·Even
57%
54%
Return points won·Even
42%
45%
Break points saved·Even
54%
53%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.3
2.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.4
5.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 73). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Watson H.Chang K.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
20
30
Break points saved·Even
43
39
Break points won·Slight edge
62
70
Deciding sets·Even
50
49
Tiebreaks·
13
—

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

Freshness

Recent load
Watson H.Chang K.
Freshness·
100
—

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Watson H.
Chang K.
7-55-77-64
Semi-finals
Watson H.
Doi M.
7-627-5
Chang K.
Stosur S.
6-44-67-63
Quarter-finals
Watson H.
Parmentier P.
7-56-3
Doi M.
Scheepers C.
2-66-16-3
Stosur S.
Hampton J.
6-26-4
Chang K.
Robson L.
6-43-67-64
R16
Hampton J.
Tanasugarn T.
7-57-5
Stosur S.
Razzano V.
1-66-26-4
Parmentier P.
Zheng J.
6-36-4
Watson H.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-746-26-3
Doi M.
Puchkova O.
6-36-2
Scheepers C.
Lucic M.
6-26-2
Robson L.
Zhou Y.
6-46-4
Chang K.
Dellacqua C.
7-646-3
R32
Puchkova O.
Schiavone F.
6-42-1
Stosur S.
Sema E.
6-46-2
Razzano V.
Luangnam N.
6-36-3
Hampton J.
Morita A.
6-36-2
Tanasugarn T.
Shvedova Y.
6-36-2
Chang K.
Mchale C.
6-37-65
Dellacqua C.
Date Krumm K.
6-33-66-4
Zhou Y.
Nara K.
7-56-4
Robson L.
Daniilidou E.
6-46-2
Scheepers C.
Glatch A.
6-46-1
Lucic M.
Kumkhum L.
4-66-36-4
Doi M.
Cohen J.
7-53-66-0
Medina Garrigues A.
Giorgi C.
3-66-26-2
Watson H.
Hercog P.
6-46-4
Parmentier P.
Johansson M.
6-26-2
Zheng J.
Martinez Sanchez M.
4-67-56-4