Nicole Gibbs vs Heather Watson — Seoul Round of 32

Seoul · WTA · Round of 32
USA
Nicole Gibbs
33 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLWWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 September 2014
hard
Heather Watson
GBR8
Heather Watson
#470WTA
1572ELO
1548Hard ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLW
Gibbs N.
7-5 6-2
Watson H.
Gibbs N.
762
Watson H.
520

Nicole Gibbs defeated Heather Watson 7-5 6-2 in the Seoul round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Heather Watson came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 32. Nicole Gibbs claimed a first win over Heather Watson in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Nicole Gibbs closed it out in two sets, 7–5 6–2.

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-03-06Indian WellsR128hardHeather Watson4-6 6-2 6-2
2016-05-23Roland GarrosR128clayHeather Watson5-7 6-2 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Gibbs N.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Watson H.

Watson H.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Gibbs N.

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
Gibbs N.Watson H.
1st serve in·Even
62%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
60%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
44%
Service points won·Even
55%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
42%
Break points saved·Even
53%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.3
3.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.0
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (174 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Gibbs N.Watson H.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
2
20
Break points saved·Clear edge
28
43
Break points won·Slight edge
51
62
Deciding sets·Dominant
17
50
Tiebreaks·Dominant
38
13

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

Freshness

Recent load
Gibbs N.Watson H.
Freshness·
—
100

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Pliskova K.[2]
Lepchenko V.[5]
6-36-756-2
Semi-finals
Lepchenko V.[5]
Mchale C.
3-66-17-65
Pliskova K.[2]
Kirilenko M.
4-67-656-3
Quarter-finals
Lepchenko V.[5]
Radwanska A.[1]
6-746-26-2
Kirilenko M.
Kanepi K.[6]
6-736-26-3
Pliskova K.[2]
Gibbs N.
6-36-4
Mchale C.
Rybarikova M.[4]
6-22-0
R16
Lepchenko V.[5]
Han N.
7-56-1
Rybarikova M.[4]
Wickmayer Y.
6-26-2
Mchale C.
Barthel M.
6-14-66-3
Kanepi K.[6]
Pliskova K.
3-66-36-2
Kirilenko M.
Koukalova K.[3]
6-746-46-0
Gibbs N.
Kovinic D.
1-66-47-65
Pliskova K.[2]
Friedsam A.
6-46-756-2
Radwanska A.[1]
Scheepers C.
6-06-0
R32
Kirilenko M.
Vekic D.
3-66-26-4
Radwanska A.[1]
Hercog P.
6-36-3
Scheepers C.
Begu I.
6-23-67-5
Lepchenko V.[5]
Rogowska O.
6-16-2
Rybarikova M.[4]
Schiavone F.
6-43-66-2
Mchale C.
Arruabarrena L.
6-26-3
Barthel M.
Garcia C.[7]
7-636-2
Kanepi K.[6]
Kulichkova E.
6-26-4
Pliskova K.
Voegele S.
6-37-64
Koukalova K.[3]
Bertens K.
6-04-66-4
Gibbs N.
Watson H.[8]
7-56-2
Kovinic D.
Schmiedlova A.
6-776-47-63
Pliskova K.[2]
Glushko J.
6-16-2
Wickmayer Y.
Minella M.
2-66-46-4
Friedsam A.
Shvedova Y.
7-657-5
Han N.
Jang S.
7-654-66-3