Aleksandra Krunic vs Heather Watson — Birmingham Round of 64

Birmingham · WTA · Round of 64
SRB
Aleksandra Krunic
#942WTA
33 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 June 2015
grass
Heather Watson
GBR
Heather Watson
#470WTA
1572ELO
1506Grass ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLW
Krunic A.
7-6 6-4
Watson H.
Krunic A.
7762
Watson H.
6540

Aleksandra Krunic defeated Heather Watson 7-6 6-4 in the Birmingham round of 64 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Heather Watson came in ranked #470, defending last year's round of 64.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Krunic A.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Watson H.

Watson H.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Krunic A.

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
Krunic A.Watson H.
1st serve in·Even
61%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
60%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
44%
Service points won·Even
55%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
42%
Break points saved·Even
53%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.8
3.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.4
3.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Krunic A.Watson H.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
29
20
Break points saved·Clear edge
20
43
Break points won·Clear edge
75
62
Deciding sets·Dominant
79
50
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
18
13

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

Freshness

Recent load
Krunic A.Watson H.
Freshness·
—
100

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Kerber A.[4]
Pliskova K.[6]
6-756-37-64
Semi-finals
Pliskova K.[6]
Mladenovic K.
6-27-66
Kerber A.[4]
Lisicki S.[8]
6-36-3
Quarter-finals
Pliskova K.[6]
Suarez Navarro C.[3]
6-26-2
Kerber A.[4]
Siniakova K.
6-26-4
Lisicki S.[8]
Hantuchova D.
7-626-2
Mladenovic K.
Halep S.[1]
2-66-07-64
R16
Pliskova K.[6]
Diyas Z.
6-26-2
Siniakova K.
Mchale C.
6-46-0
Mladenovic K.
Strycova B.[10]
7-646-2
Kerber A.[4]
Jankovic J.[15]
6-46-2
Lisicki S.[8]
Rybarikova M.
7-676-4
Hantuchova D.
Larcher De Brito M.
6-47-5
Suarez Navarro C.[3]
Kuznetsova S.[13]
6-36-4
Halep S.[1]
Koukalova K.
6-16-3
R32
Diyas Z.
Azarenka V.[12]
W/O
Halep S.[1]
Broady N.
6-46-2
Mladenovic K.
Bouchard E.[5]
6-34-66-0
Pliskova K.[6]
Konta J.
3-66-36-4
Jankovic J.[15]
Dellacqua C.
7-6116-3
Lisicki S.[8]
Bencic B.
6-17-64
Rybarikova M.
Schmiedlova A.
7-606-1
Hantuchova D.
Erakovic M.
7-666-4
Larcher De Brito M.
Ivanovic A.[2]
6-43-67-66
Koukalova K.
Garcia C.[16]
6-36-0
Strycova B.[10]
Hradecka L.
6-36-4
Siniakova K.
Petkovic A.[7]
4-66-17-64
Mchale C.
Doi M.
6-36-4
Kerber A.[4]
Pironkova T.
6-42-66-4
Suarez Navarro C.[3]
Babos T.
6-23-66-4
Kuznetsova S.[13]
Krunic A.
6-26-1
R64
Mladenovic K.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-37-67
Broady N.
Tomljanovic A.
6-36-4
Koukalova K.
Vandeweghe C.
7-56-3
Strycova B.[10]
Niculescu M.
6-23-66-2
Hradecka L.
Tsurenko L.
6-46-3
Krunic A.
Watson H.
7-656-4
Kuznetsova S.[13]
Knapp K.
7-645-76-2
Siniakova K.
Nara K.
6-37-63
Doi M.
Puig M.
6-46-1
Mchale C.
Cornet A.[11]
4-66-26-2
Jankovic J.[15]
Smitkova T.
6-46-4
Bencic B.
Lucic M.
7-56-3
Schmiedlova A.
Jovanovski B.
6-26-3
Rybarikova M.
Muguruza G.[9]
6-36-1
Larcher De Brito M.
Zheng S.
6-36-2
Dellacqua C.
Davis L.
6-46-1
Konta J.
Gajdosova J.
6-16-3
Erakovic M.
Cetkovska P.
6-46-2
Hantuchova D.
Begu I.[14]
4-67-6106-4
Diyas Z.
Bondarenko K.
7-677-65
Pironkova T.
Swan K.
6-26-2
Garcia C.[16]
Maria T.
6-22-67-66
Azarenka V.[12]
Lepchenko V.
7-676-4
Babos T.
Vinci R.
6-26-757-65