Heather Watson vs Tsvetana Pironkova — Eastbourne Round of 32

Eastbourne · WTA · Round of 32
Heather Watson
GBR
Heather Watson
#470WTA
1572ELO
1506Grass ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 16 June 2014
grass
BUL
Tsvetana Pironkova
38 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLWLLW
Watson H.
3-6 7-5 6-2
Pironkova T.
Watson H.
3762
Pironkova T.
6521

Heather Watson defeated Tsvetana Pironkova 3-6 7-5 6-2 in the Eastbourne round of 32 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Tsvetana Pironkova came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Heather Watson narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-01-19Australian OpenR128hardTsvetana Pironkova6-4 6-0
2013-02-10Fed Cup G1 PO: GBR vs BULRRhardHeather Watson1-6 6-4 6-2
2012-01-09HobartR32hardTsvetana Pironkova7-6(10) 3-6 7-6(2)
2010-03-22MiamiR128hardTsvetana Pironkova6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Watson H.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Pironkova T.

Pironkova T.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Watson H.

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
Watson H.Pironkova T.
1st serve in·Even
58%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
46%
Service points won·Even
57%
56%
Return points won·Even
42%
45%
Break points saved·Even
54%
52%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.3
2.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.4
1.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 172). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Watson H.Pironkova T.
Clutch Rating·Even
20
20
Break points saved·Even
43
46
Break points won·Clear edge
62
78
Deciding sets·Dominant
50
7
Tiebreaks·Dominant
13
61

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

Freshness

Recent load
Watson H.Pironkova T.
Freshness·
100
—

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
16°COvercast
Wind 19 km/hHumidity 69%

Draw

Final
Keys M.[2]
Kerber A.[5]
6-33-67-5
Semi-finals
Keys M.[2]
Watson H.
6-36-1
Kerber A.[5]
Wozniacki C.[8]
3-67-636-3
Quarter-finals
Keys M.[2]
Davis L.
6-26-1
Kerber A.[5]
Makarova K.
6-26-1
Wozniacki C.[8]
Giorgi C.
6-776-46-2
Watson H.
Kvitova P.[2]
DEF
R16
Keys M.[2]
Vesnina E.
7-57-69
Kerber A.[5]
Cornet A.
7-51-67-63
Giorgi C.
Konta J.
1-67-57-5
Wozniacki C.[8]
Stephens S.
6-36-3
Davis L.
Hantuchova D.
6-36-3
Watson H.
Pennetta F.[6]
6-766-46-2
Kvitova P.[2]
Lepchenko V.
6-16-4
Makarova K.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-36-3
R32
Keys M.[2]
Jankovic J.[3]
6-36-3
Cornet A.
Jovanovski B.
6-36-2
Wozniacki C.[8]
Stosur S.
7-56-4
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Radwanska A.[1]
6-43-67-64
Makarova K.
Schiavone F.
7-56-3
Kerber A.[5]
Riske Amritraj A.
7-666-4
Giorgi C.
Azarenka V.[4]
4-66-37-5
Davis L.
Errani S.[7]
7-656-2
Hantuchova D.
Vinci R.
7-56-1
Vesnina E.
Peng S.
6-36-4
Pennetta F.[6]
Hsieh S.
6-36-3
Watson H.
Pironkova T.
3-67-56-2
Lepchenko V.
Zhang S.
5-76-46-1
Kvitova P.[2]
Safarova L.
6-15-77-64
Stephens S.
Garcia C.
6-26-4
Konta J.
Bencic B.
6-36-2