Heather Watson vs Kristyna Pliskova — Cincinnati Qualifying Round 1

Cincinnati · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
Heather Watson
GBR
Heather Watson
#470WTA
1572ELO
1548Hard ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 11 August 2014
hard
CZE
Kristyna Pliskova
34 yrs · 184 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWLWWL
Watson H.
6-3 6-4
Pliskova K.
Watson H.
662
Pliskova K.
34–

Heather Watson defeated Kristyna Pliskova 6-3 6-4 in the Cincinnati qualifying round 1 on hard. The result followed the form book — Heather Watson came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Heather Watson extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-02-08Australian OpenR128hardHeather Watson7-6(4) 7-6(3)
2020-01-20Australian OpenR128hardHeather Watson4-6 6-3 6-1
2016-04-04KatowiceR32hardKristyna Pliskova6-2 3-6 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Watson H.serving68% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Pliskova K.

Pliskova K.serving70% hold

wins 58% 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.Pliskova K.
1st serve in·Even
58%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
67%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
45%
Service points won·Even
57%
61%
Return points won·Even
42%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
54%
62%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.3
8.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.4
3.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Watson H.Pliskova K.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
20
4
Break points saved·Dominant
43
85
Break points won·Dominant
62
12
Deciding sets·Dominant
50
4
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
12
27

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

Freshness

Recent load
Watson H.Pliskova K.
Freshness·
100
—

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Begu I.
Vesnina E.
6-44-0
Scheepers C.
Babos T.
6-06-4
Diyas Z.
Niculescu M.
6-26-2
Gibbs N.
Schiavone F.
6-34-66-2
Wickmayer Y.
Goerges J.
6-43-67-5
Watson H.
Peer S.
6-36-0
Lepchenko V.
Tatishvili A.
7-57-61
Townsend T.
Soler Espinosa S.
6-46-3
Beck A.
Barthel M.
6-26-3
Parmentier P.
Torro Flor M.
7-667-64
Knapp K.
Puig M.
2-66-37-65
Hercog P.
Glushko J.
6-36-1
Q1
Scheepers C.
Bacsinszky T.
7-56-2
Knapp K.
Radwanska U.
6-36-3
Puig M.
Paszek T.
6-46-4
Parmentier P.
Pliskova K.
7-651-67-64
Torro Flor M.
Bertens K.
6-46-1
Barthel M.
Putintseva Y.
6-46-2
Beck A.
Oudin M.
6-16-3
Townsend T.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-36-4
Soler Espinosa S.
Hlavackova A.
6-36-2
Lepchenko V.
Dulgheru A.
6-40-0
Tatishvili A.
Schmiedlova A.
6-16-2
Babos T.
Garcia C.
6-46-3
Glushko J.
Jovanovski B.
7-56-2
Hercog P.
Ormaechea P.
6-23-66-3
Schiavone F.
Mladenovic K.
6-46-2
Gibbs N.
Shvedova Y.
7-626-2
Niculescu M.
Vekic D.
6-36-3
Diyas Z.
Rogers S.
6-16-4
Begu I.
Date Krumm K.
1-66-26-4
Vesnina E.
Vickery S.
6-46-3
Peer S.
Erakovic M.
4-66-06-4
Watson H.
Pliskova K.
6-36-4
Wickmayer Y.
Van Uytvanck A.
6-757-646-2
Goerges J.
Tomljanovic A.
6-04-66-4