Heather Watson vs Sloane Stephens — Hobart Round of 16

Hobart · WTA · Round of 16
Heather Watson
GBR
Heather Watson
#470WTA
1572ELO
1548Hard ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 12 January 2015
hard
Sloane Stephens
USA5
Sloane Stephens
#315WTA
1683ELO
1630Hard ELO
33 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLWL
Watson H.
6-3 6-1
Stephens S.
Watson H.
662
Stephens S.
310

Heather Watson defeated Sloane Stephens 6-3 6-1 in the Hobart round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Sloane Stephens came in ranked #315, leading the head-to-head 4–2. Heather Watson narrowed the head-to-head to 4–3.

Key context

Head to head

2–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-02-27AustinR16hardSloane Stephens6-4 6-4
2021-10-06Indian WellsR128hardSloane Stephens6-7(5) 7-5 6-1
2016-03-21MiamiR64hardHeather Watson6-3 6-0
2015-06-22EastbourneR16grassSloane Stephens6-2 6-3
2015-05-25Roland GarrosR64claySloane Stephens6-2 6-4
2012-07-09StanfordR32hardHeather Watson7-6(5) 4-6 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Watson H.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Stephens S.

Stephens S.serving73% hold

wins 60% 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.Stephens S.
1st serve in·Clear edge
58%
70%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
67%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
47%
Service points won·Even
57%
56%
Return points won·Even
42%
43%
Break points saved·Even
54%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.3
1.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.4
1.9

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Watson H.Stephens S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
20
63
Break points saved·Dominant
43
78
Break points won·Dominant
62
90
Deciding sets·Slight edge
50
55
Tiebreaks·Dominant
12
74

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

Freshness

Recent load
Watson H.Stephens S.
Freshness·
100
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Watson H.: 19 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
23°CClear
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 57%

Draw

Final
Watson H.
Brengle M.
6-36-4
Semi-finals
Watson H.
Riske Amritraj A.[8]
6-37-5
Brengle M.
Nara K.
6-41-66-3
Quarter-finals
Watson H.
Vinci R.[9]
7-606-2
Brengle M.
Knapp K.
6-736-46-4
Nara K.
Giorgi C.[3]
6-13-66-2
Riske Amritraj A.[8]
Diyas Z.[2]
6-36-0
R16
Giorgi C.[3]
Kanepi K.
DEF
Nara K.
Larsson J.
7-616-4
Watson H.
Stephens S.[5]
6-36-1
Riske Amritraj A.[8]
Jovanovski B.
6-24-66-1
Diyas Z.[2]
Hantuchova D.
7-56-1
Brengle M.
Baindl K.
6-17-68
Vinci R.[9]
Beck A.
3-66-36-3
Knapp K.
Dellacqua C.[1]
7-52-66-3
R32
Riske Amritraj A.[8]
Mchale C.
6-4
Larsson J.
Zheng S.
3-61-0
Baindl K.
Flipkens K.
4-66-36-4
Nara K.
Koukalova K.[6]
0-66-26-1
Beck A.
Cepelova J.
6-747-56-4
Watson H.
Rybarikova M.
7-56-1
Knapp K.
Tomljanovic A.
7-56-2
Kanepi K.
Puig M.
6-46-1
Jovanovski B.
Lucic M.
5-2
Diyas Z.[2]
Soler Espinosa S.
6-36-4
Hantuchova D.
Hogenkamp R.
7-6107-65
Giorgi C.[3]
Hunter S.
5-76-17-66
Stephens S.[5]
Niculescu M.
6-46-2
Vinci R.[9]
Rogowska O.
6-14-66-3
Dellacqua C.[1]
Davis L.
6-41-66-4
Brengle M.
Barthel M.[7]
6-767-57-62