Heather Watson vs Barbora Strycova — Roland Garros Round of 128

Roland Garros · WTA · Round of 128
Heather Watson
GBR
Heather Watson
#470WTA
1572ELO
1441Clay ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 26 May 2014
clay
CZE
Barbora Strycova
40 yrs · 164 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWLLLW
Watson H.
6-3 6-4
Strycova B.
Watson H.
662
Strycova B.
340

Heather Watson defeated Barbora Strycova 6-3 6-4 in the Roland Garros round of 128 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Barbora Strycova came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's round of 128. Heather Watson narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-06-17BirminghamR32grassBarbora Strycova3-6 6-3 6-4
2017-06-26EastbourneQFgrassHeather Watson6-1 1-6 6-4
2016-06-13BirminghamR16grassBarbora Strycova7-5 6-4
2016-05-09RomeR32clayBarbora Strycova6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Watson H.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Strycova B.

Strycova B.serving71% hold

wins 59% 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.Strycova B.
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
67%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
47%
Service points won·Even
57%
57%
Return points won·Even
42%
44%
Break points saved·Even
54%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.3
2.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.4
2.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Watson H.Strycova B.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
20
49
Break points saved·Clear edge
43
66
Break points won·Slight edge
62
72
Deciding sets·Clear edge
50
69
Tiebreaks·Dominant
12
39

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

Freshness

Recent load
Watson H.Strycova B.
Freshness·
100
—

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
15°CDrizzle
Wind 2 km/hHumidity 88%

Draw

Final
Sharapova M.[7]
Halep S.[4]
6-46-756-4
Semi-finals
Sharapova M.[7]
Bouchard E.[18]
4-67-56-2
Halep S.[4]
Petkovic A.[28]
6-27-64
Quarter-finals
Sharapova M.[7]
Muguruza G.
1-67-56-1
Halep S.[4]
Kuznetsova S.[27]
6-26-2
Petkovic A.[28]
Errani S.[10]
6-26-2
Bouchard E.[18]
Suarez Navarro C.[14]
7-642-67-5
R16
Sharapova M.[7]
Stosur S.[19]
3-66-46-0
Suarez Navarro C.[14]
Tomljanovic A.
6-36-3
Bouchard E.[18]
Kerber A.[8]
6-16-2
Kuznetsova S.[27]
Safarova L.[23]
6-36-4
Errani S.[10]
Jankovic J.[6]
7-656-2
Petkovic A.[28]
Bertens K.
1-66-27-5
Muguruza G.
Parmentier P.
6-46-2
Halep S.[4]
Stephens S.
6-46-3
R32
Muguruza G.
Schmiedlova A.
6-26-4
Sharapova M.[7]
Ormaechea P.
6-06-0
Tomljanovic A.
Radwanska A.[3]
6-46-4
Suarez Navarro C.[14]
Townsend T.
6-26-2
Bouchard E.[18]
Larsson J.
7-56-4
Kerber A.[8]
Hantuchova D.[31]
7-56-3
Kuznetsova S.[27]
Kvitova P.[5]
6-736-19-7
Halep S.[4]
Torro Flor M.
6-36-0
Stephens S.
Makarova K.[22]
6-36-4
Errani S.[10]
Glushko J.
6-06-1
Bertens K.
Soler Espinosa S.
6-26-1
Petkovic A.[28]
Mladenovic K.
6-44-66-4
Parmentier P.
Barthel M.
1-66-17-5
Stosur S.[19]
Cibulkova D.[9]
6-46-4
Safarova L.[23]
Ivanovic A.[11]
6-36-3
Jankovic J.[6]
Cirstea S.[18]
6-16-2
R64
Bertens K.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[24]
5-76-43-0
Muguruza G.
Williams S.[1]
6-26-2
Schmiedlova A.
Williams V.[29]
2-66-36-4
Parmentier P.
Shvedova Y.
1-66-36-3
Cibulkova D.[9]
Paszek T.
6-36-4
Stosur S.[19]
Meusburger Y.
6-16-3
Ormaechea P.
Niculescu M.
2-67-56-2
Sharapova M.[7]
Pironkova T.
7-56-2
Suarez Navarro C.[14]
Bacsinszky T.
7-51-66-4
Larsson J.
Pennetta F.[12]
5-76-46-2
Bouchard E.[18]
Goerges J.
2-66-26-1
Hantuchova D.[31]
Feuerstein C.
6-16-4
Kerber A.[8]
Lepchenko V.
6-27-5
Kvitova P.[5]
Erakovic M.
6-46-4
Kuznetsova S.[27]
Giorgi C.
7-656-3
Safarova L.[23]
Dellacqua C.
6-15-76-3
Makarova K.[22]
Vandeweghe C.
6-46-3
Torro Flor M.
Rybarikova M.
6-22-66-2
Halep S.[4]
Watson H.
6-26-4
Jankovic J.[6]
Nara K.
7-56-0
Glushko J.
Flipkens K.[21]
6-43-66-4
Errani S.[10]
Pfizenmaier D.
6-26-4
Petkovic A.[28]
Voegele S.
6-24-66-2
Mladenovic K.
Riske Amritraj A.
7-653-66-3
Barthel M.
Lisicki S.[16]
6-13-0
Stephens S.
Hercog P.
6-16-3
Tomljanovic A.
Vesnina E.[32]
7-666-2
Townsend T.
Cornet A.[20]
6-44-66-4
Soler Espinosa S.
Wickmayer Y.
6-26-4
Radwanska A.[3]
Pliskova K.[20]
6-36-4
Ivanovic A.[11]
Svitolina E.[7]
7-56-2
Cirstea S.[18]
Pereira T.
6-27-5
R128
Pennetta F.[12]
Mayr Achleitner P.
6-26-2
Svitolina E.[7]
Martic P.
5-0
Williams S.[1]
Lim A.
6-26-1
Muguruza G.
Min G.
7-57-66
Parmentier P.
Vinci R.[17]
3-66-36-2
Shvedova Y.
Davis L.
3-67-56-4
Lisicki S.[16]
Ferro F.
6-17-5
Cibulkova D.[9]
Razzano V.
7-56-0
Paszek T.
Van Uytvanck A.
6-27-65
Meusburger Y.
Hesse A.
3-66-36-4
Stosur S.[19]
Puig M.
6-16-1
Niculescu M.
Kanepi K.[25]
5-76-36-1
Ormaechea P.
Oprandi R.
7-56-2
Pironkova T.
Beck A.
6-756-36-2
Radwanska A.[3]
Zhang S.
6-36-0
Vesnina E.[32]
Mchale C.
7-604-66-3
Townsend T.
King V.
7-56-1
Bouchard E.[18]
Peer S.
6-06-2
Feuerstein C.
Govortsova O.
6-17-5
Lepchenko V.
Cetkovska P.
6-46-1
Kerber A.[8]
Piter K.
6-36-1
Kvitova P.[5]
Diyas Z.
7-56-2
Erakovic M.
Kichenok N.
6-26-1
Giorgi C.
Jovanovski B.
6-46-3
Kuznetsova S.[27]
Shapatava S.
6-36-1
Safarova L.[23]
Minella M.
6-37-5
Dellacqua C.
Dominguez Lino L.
7-56-3
Ivanovic A.[11]
Garcia C.
6-16-3
Hercog P.
Cepelova J.
6-26-3
Vandeweghe C.
Benesova I.
7-666-2
Makarova K.[22]
Rogers S.
6-26-3
Torro Flor M.
Koukalova K.[30]
7-646-2
Watson H.
Strycova B.
6-36-4
Halep S.[4]
Kleybanova A.
6-06-2
Pereira T.
Kumkhum L.
4-66-16-1
Flipkens K.[21]
Kovinic D.
7-666-2
Glushko J.
Vekic D.
7-52-66-4
Pfizenmaier D.
Cabeza Candela E.
4-66-36-3
Soler Espinosa S.
Scheepers C.
6-26-3
Bertens K.
Cadantu Ignatik A.
7-656-1
Pavlyuchenkova A.[24]
Date Krumm K.
6-30-66-2
Petkovic A.[28]
Doi M.
6-36-3
Voegele S.
Friedsam A.
6-737-56-2
Riske Amritraj A.
Lucic M.
7-626-3
Mladenovic K.
Li N.[2]
7-53-66-1
Wickmayer Y.
Wozniacki C.[13]
7-654-66-2
Schmiedlova A.
Zheng J.
6-726-36-4
Tomljanovic A.
Schiavone F.
6-36-3
Rybarikova M.
Radwanska U.
4-66-43-0
Cornet A.[20]
Barty A.
6-26-1
Jankovic J.[6]
Fichman S.
5-76-16-3
Nara K.
Tatishvili A.
6-16-4
Hantuchova D.[31]
Jaksic J.
2-66-26-4
Sharapova M.[7]
Pervak K.
6-16-2
Suarez Navarro C.[14]
Beygelzimer Y.
7-57-5
Larsson J.
Kirilenko M.
6-16-2
Bacsinszky T.
Zanevska M.
6-16-4
Stephens S.
Peng S.
6-47-68
Goerges J.
Larcher De Brito M.
6-26-3
Barthel M.
Knapp K.
6-46-0
Williams V.[29]
Bencic B.[11]
6-46-1
Pliskova K.[20]
Johansson M.
6-17-65
Cirstea S.[18]
Wozniak A.
6-737-56-2
Errani S.[10]
Keys M.[19]
7-53-66-1