Elena Vesnina vs Heather Watson — Eastbourne Round of 16

Eastbourne · WTA · Round of 16
RUS
Elena Vesnina
39 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 17 June 2013
grass
Heather Watson
GBR
Heather Watson
#470WTA
1572ELO
1506Grass ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLW
Vesnina E.
6-1 3-6 6-2
Watson H.
Vesnina E.
6362
Watson H.
1621

Elena Vesnina defeated Heather Watson 6-1 3-6 6-2 in the Eastbourne round of 16 on grass. The result followed the form book — Elena Vesnina came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 32. Elena Vesnina extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Elena Vesnina closed it out in three sets, 6–1 3–6 6–2.

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-06-20EastbourneR64grassElena Vesnina6-2 6-3
2012-05-28Roland GarrosR128clayHeather Watson6-2 6-4
2010-04-12CharlestonR64clayElena Vesnina7-6(4) 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Vesnina E.serving82% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Watson H.

Watson H.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Vesnina E.

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
Vesnina E.Watson H.
1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
44%
Service points won·Even
57%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
42%
Break points saved·Even
58%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.5
3.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.7
3.4

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

Clutch

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

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

Freshness

Recent load
Vesnina E.Watson H.
Freshness·
—
100

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
16°COvercast
Wind 22 km/hHumidity 76%

Draw

Final
Vesnina E.
Hampton J.
6-26-1
Semi-finals
Vesnina E.
Wickmayer Y.
6-26-0
Hampton J.
Wozniacki C.
6-787-56-3
Quarter-finals
Vesnina E.
Li N.
7-646-3
Wickmayer Y.
Kirilenko M.
6-21-67-5
Wozniacki C.
Makarova K.
4-66-06-3
Hampton J.
Safarova L.
3-67-616-4
R16
Li N.
Bartoli M.
W/O
Makarova K.
Kerber A.
6-36-4
Safarova L.
Stosur S.
7-656-3
Wozniacki C.
Robson L.
6-46-4
Vesnina E.
Watson H.
6-13-66-2
Wickmayer Y.
Kvitova P.
3-66-47-5
Kirilenko M.
Baltacha E.
4-66-46-3
Hampton J.
Hsieh S.
6-47-62
R32
Wozniacki C.
Paszek T.
6-22-2
Kvitova P.
Niculescu M.
6-46-1
Robson L.
Beygelzimer Y.
6-36-2
Safarova L.
Koukalova K.
6-47-63
Bartoli M.
Pennetta F.
6-36-2
Hsieh S.
Konta J.
6-46-3
Kirilenko M.
Jovanovski B.
7-656-1
Hampton J.
Radwanska A.
7-626-2
Baltacha E.
Pliskova K.
7-57-63
Kerber A.
Cirstea S.
6-46-4
Watson H.
Lepchenko V.
6-36-4
Vesnina E.
Ivanovic A.
2-66-46-3
Li N.
Cornet A.
6-26-4
Stosur S.
Petrova N.
6-26-3
Wickmayer Y.
Mchale C.
6-36-4
Makarova K.
Puchkova O.
6-36-0