Kiki Bertens vs Heather Watson — Auckland Round of 16

Auckland · WTA · Round of 16
NED
Kiki Bertens
34 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 31 December 2012
hard
Heather Watson
GBR
Heather Watson
#470WTA
1572ELO
1548Hard ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLW
Bertens K.
6-4 3-6 6-3
Watson H.
Bertens K.
6362
Watson H.
4631

Kiki Bertens defeated Heather Watson 6-4 3-6 6-3 in the Auckland round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Heather Watson came in defending last year's quarter-final.

Key context

  • Match story: Kiki Bertens closed it out in three sets, 6–4 3–6 6–3.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Bertens K.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Watson H.

Watson H.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Bertens K.

Serve advantage — Bertens K.

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
Bertens K.Watson H.
1st serve in·Even
58%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
44%
Service points won·Even
60%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
42%
Break points saved·Even
56%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.9
3.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.2
3.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Bertens K.Watson H.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
63
20
Break points saved·Dominant
71
43
Break points won·Dominant
89
62
Deciding sets·Clear edge
74
50
Tiebreaks·Dominant
53
13

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

Freshness

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

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
20°CMainly clear
Wind 28 km/hHumidity 57%

Draw

Final
Zheng J.
Pennetta F.
2-66-32-0
Radwanska A.
Wickmayer Y.
6-46-4
Semi-finals
Pennetta F.
Kerber A.
6-16-2
Zheng J.
Kuznetsova S.
2-66-36-3
Radwanska A.
Hampton J.
7-647-63
Wickmayer Y.
Barthel M.
6-41-67-63
Quarter-finals
Zheng J.
Hradecka L.
6-26-3
Kerber A.
Lisicki S.
6-44-3
Kuznetsova S.
Errani S.
6-46-3
Pennetta F.
Vesnina E.
6-26-1
Barthel M.
Larsson J.
6-26-1
Radwanska A.
Vesnina E.
6-36-3
Hampton J.
Bertens K.
6-16-756-2
Wickmayer Y.
Flipkens K.
6-36-4
R16
Hradecka L.
Peng S.
6-46-3
Zheng J.
Niculescu M.
6-06-2
Kuznetsova S.
Mchale C.
6-16-1
Errani S.
Wickmayer Y.
4-66-16-1
Lisicki S.
Barthel M.
7-633-66-3
Vesnina E.
Vinci R.
6-36-4
Pennetta F.
Baltacha E.
6-46-2
Kerber A.
Goerges J.
6-26-3
Larsson J.
Goerges J.
7-56-716-3
Barthel M.
Daniilidou E.
7-666-2
Vesnina E.
Shvedova Y.
6-26-3
Wickmayer Y.
Oprandi R.
6-36-0
Bertens K.
Watson H.
6-43-66-3
Flipkens K.
Parmentier P.
6-26-2
Radwanska A.
Halep S.
6-36-1
Hampton J.
Erakovic M.
6-17-65
R32
Vesnina E.
Rybarikova M.
6-36-2
Baltacha E.
Jones S.
6-24-66-3
Zheng J.
Morita A.
4-66-36-4
Niculescu M.
Hampton J.
7-616-1
Kuznetsova S.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-36-2
Wickmayer Y.
Pliskova K.
6-36-4
Pennetta F.
Cirstea S.
6-47-65
Goerges J.
Arn G.
7-53-66-4
Kerber A.
Erakovic M.
4-66-46-4
Barthel M.
Dokic J.
7-656-1
Lisicki S.
Razzano V.
6-46-4
Vinci R.
Marino R.
7-56-4
Peng S.
Rezai A.
4-66-36-4
Hradecka L.
Brianti A.
6-43-66-2
Mchale C.
Dulgheru A.
6-26-3
Errani S.
Larsson J.
6-16-1
Watson H.
Cirstea S.
6-30-0
Hampton J.
Zheng J.
7-56-1
Oprandi R.
Luangnam N.
6-06-2
Flipkens K.
Voskoboeva G.
6-16-727-5
Parmentier P.
Mchale C.
6-46-1
Larsson J.
Doi M.
4-66-36-2
Bertens K.
Kuznetsova S.
6-756-27-5
Erakovic M.
Dubois S.
6-26-1
Shvedova Y.
Arruabarrena L.
6-36-2
Vesnina E.
Bouchard E.
7-56-3
Halep S.
Rus A.
4-66-36-1
Radwanska A.
Arn G.
6-26-2
Goerges J.
Sevastova A.
6-36-4
Daniilidou E.
Vandeweghe C.
1-67-656-4
Barthel M.
Min G.
6-16-3
Wickmayer Y.
Rybarikova M.
7-636-2