Shuai Zhang vs Heather Watson — Cincinnati Round of 64

Cincinnati · WTA · Round of 64
Shuai Zhang
CHN
Shuai Zhang
#54WTA
1718ELO
1695Hard ELO
37 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 11 August 2014
hard
Heather Watson
GBR
Heather Watson
#470WTA
1572ELO
1548Hard ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLW
Zhang S.
6-3 2-6 7-5
Watson H.
Zhang S.
6272
Watson H.
3651

Shuai Zhang defeated Heather Watson 6-3 2-6 7-5 in the Cincinnati round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Shuai Zhang came in ranked #54. Shuai Zhang extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Shuai Zhang closed it out in three sets, 6–3 2–6 7–5.

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-06-07LondonFgrassShuai Zhang6-3 6-4
2021-06-14BirminghamR16grassHeather Watson5-2 RET

Serve vs return

This season
Zhang S.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Watson H.

Watson H.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Zhang S.

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

Serve & return on hard

Zhang S.Watson H.
17
Serve
—
58
Return
—

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Zhang S.Watson H.
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
44%
Service points won·Even
58%
57%
Return points won·Even
42%
42%
Break points saved·Even
52%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.3
3.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.2
3.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Zhang S.Watson H.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
62
20
Break points saved·Clear edge
55
43
Break points won·Clear edge
83
62
Deciding sets·Dominant
78
50
Tiebreaks·Dominant
82
13

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

Freshness

Recent load
Zhang S.Watson H.
Freshness·Even
96
100

Zhang S.: 12 days rest · 2 matches (14d) · Watson H.: 18 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
25°CDrizzle
Wind 13 km/hHumidity 81%

Draw

Final
Williams S.[1]
Ivanovic A.[9]
6-46-1
Semi-finals
Williams S.[1]
Wozniacki C.[12]
2-66-26-4
Ivanovic A.[9]
Sharapova M.[5]
6-25-77-5
Quarter-finals
Williams S.[1]
Jankovic J.[8]
6-16-3
Wozniacki C.[12]
Radwanska A.[4]
6-47-65
Sharapova M.[5]
Halep S.[2]
3-66-46-4
Ivanovic A.[9]
Svitolina E.
6-26-3
R16
Williams S.[1]
Pennetta F.[13]
6-26-2
Jankovic J.[8]
Stephens S.
7-646-4
Radwanska A.[4]
Lisicki S.
6-16-1
Wozniacki C.[12]
Kerber A.[6]
7-56-2
Ivanovic A.[9]
Kuznetsova S.
6-22-66-3
Svitolina E.
Suarez Navarro C.[15]
4-66-46-4
Sharapova M.[5]
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-47-62
Halep S.[2]
Safarova L.[16]
6-47-5
R32
Pennetta F.[13]
Townsend T.
6-46-3
Stephens S.
Strycova B.
7-56-1
Jankovic J.[8]
Beck A.
6-17-60
Lisicki S.
Errani S.[14]
6-42-67-62
Wozniacki C.[12]
Zhang S.
6-26-3
Kerber A.[6]
Makarova K.
6-46-1
Kuznetsova S.
Bouchard E.[7]
6-43-66-2
Ivanovic A.[9]
Mchale C.
6-46-0
Suarez Navarro C.[15]
Parmentier P.
6-37-5
Svitolina E.
Kvitova P.[3]
6-27-62
Safarova L.[16]
Diyas Z.
6-46-2
Halep S.[2]
Flipkens K.
6-46-2
Williams S.[1]
Stosur S.
7-677-67
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Knapp K.
6-16-3
Radwanska A.[4]
Nara K.
6-26-2
Sharapova M.[5]
Keys M.
6-13-66-3
R64
Stosur S.
Lepchenko V.
6-27-5
Pennetta F.[13]
Scheepers C.
6-36-736-2
Nara K.
Oprandi R.
6-06-2
Errani S.[14]
Wickmayer Y.
7-53-67-62
Zhang S.
Watson H.
6-32-67-5
Suarez Navarro C.[15]
Pironkova T.
6-31-66-2
Townsend T.
Koukalova K.
6-34-67-5
Strycova B.
Barthel M.
7-56-0
Beck A.
Muguruza G.
6-32-66-3
Lisicki S.
Vinci R.
6-32-66-2
Wozniacki C.[12]
Rybarikova M.
6-26-3
Makarova K.
Hantuchova D.
6-26-2
Kuznetsova S.
Giorgi C.
6-46-746-3
Ivanovic A.[9]
Cirstea S.
6-17-5
Parmentier P.
Dellacqua C.
7-646-2
Svitolina E.
Davis L.
6-36-2
Keys M.
Cornet A.
6-26-4
Knapp K.
Bencic B.
6-27-61
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Cibulkova D.[11]
6-36-3
Safarova L.[16]
Williams V.
6-726-36-4
Flipkens K.
Hercog P.
6-36-2
Diyas Z.
Begu I.
7-647-65
Mchale C.
Gibbs N.
4-66-36-1
Stephens S.
Petkovic A.
6-36-3