Heather Watson vs Irina Falconi — Australian Open Qualifying Final
Australian Open · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Final
#445WTA
1572ELO
1548Hard ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 13 January 2014 ·
hard
Watson H.6-4 7-6
Falconi I.
Watson H.
672
Falconi I.
460
Heather Watson defeated Irina Falconi 6-4 7-6 in the Australian Open qualifying final on hard. The result followed the form book — Heather Watson came in leading the head-to-head 3–0. Heather Watson extended the head-to-head to 4–0.
Key context
- Match story: Heather Watson edged Irina Falconi in two tight sets (6–4 7–6).
Head to head
3–0| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-08-10 | Toronto | R64 | hard | Heather Watson | 6-1 6-2 |
| 2014-05-22 | Roland Garros | Q128 | clay | Heather Watson | 6-2 6-4 |
| 2014-01-11 | Australian Open | Q32 | hard | Heather Watson | 6-4 7-6(1) |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
58%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
67%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
45%
Service points won·Even
58%
54%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
53%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.5
1.2
Double faults / match·Even
3.5
3.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 155). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
7
32
Break points saved·Slight edge
15
20
Break points won·Clear edge
49
66
Deciding sets·Clear edge
22
40
Tiebreaks·Dominant
14
66
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
57
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Watson H.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 88 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast