Heather Watson vs Christina Mchale | Heather Watson Wins 2-6 7-5 6-4

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Poitiers 100KR32HardMon 21 OctFinal

Heather WatsonWTA #394 · GBR

Christina MchaleUSA

SetsGames2

276

654

Heather Watson defeated Christina Mchale 2-6 7-5 6-4 in the Poitiers 100K round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Christina Mchale came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Heather Watson claimed a first win over Christina Mchale in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Match story: Heather Watson dropped the opening set before beating Christina Mchale 2–6 7–5 6–4.

How the match was decided

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Watson H. came through in three sets.

Match statistics

Match statistics are not available for this match. They appear once the official scoring feed publishes them.

Common opponents

4 shared · last 12 months

Watson H. and Mchale C. faced 4 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Watson H. went 2–3 (40%) against them, Mchale C. 1–3 (25%). Results against comparable opponents are close (1 : 0 better-results split).

2–340%Watson H. · better vs 1Record vs common opponents1–325%Mchale C. · better vs 0

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

7–7Sets3–6

60–67Games37–47

1–0Tiebreaks0–0

1–3Deciding sets0–1

Only 4 common opponents — small sample, treat as indicative.

vs Lepchenko V.#189W6-3 6-4Eastbourne · grassL3-6 6-4 2-6Charleston · clay
vs Wickmayer Y.L0-6 7-5 2-6Luxembourg · hardL3-6 4-6Eastbourne · grass
vs Pironkova T.W1-6 6-4 6-2GBR vs BUL · hardW6-3 6-4Indian Wells · hard

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vs Erakovic M.L4-6 7-6(4) 3-6Cincinnati · hardL4-6 3-6Quebec City · hard

Head-to-head

3 meetings · Mchale C. leads 2–1

Hard: Watson H. leads 1–0 · Clay: Mchale C. leads 2–0

Watson H.October 2013Poitiers 100KThis matchHard2-6 7-5 6-4
Mchale C.May 2011RomeClay2-6 6-1 6-3
Mchale C.April 2011CharlestonClay5-7 6-3 7-6

Draw

Closing odds

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Player context

Before the match

Watson H.Mchale C.1 730ELO1 6621 635Hard ELO1 5986–4Last 104–621Age21170 cmHeight170 cmRightPlaysRight

Cite this

Heather Watson beat Christina Mchale 2-6 7-5 6-4. Umpiry, "Heather Watson vs Christina Mchale — Poitiers 100K Round of 32", https://umpiry.com/match/2013-10-21/mchale-vs-watson-poitiers-100k-r32?utm_source=cite (as of 21 October 2013).