Heather Watson vs Varvara Lepchenko — Eastbourne Round of 64

Eastbourne · WTA · Round of 64
Heather Watson
GBR
Heather Watson
#527WTA
1572ELO
1506Grass ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 22 June 2015
grass
Varvara Lepchenko
USA
Varvara Lepchenko
#175WTA
1578ELO
1465Grass ELO
40 yrs · 180 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLLWW
Watson H.
7-6 6-2
Lepchenko V.
Watson H.
7762
Lepchenko V.
6520

Heather Watson defeated Varvara Lepchenko 7-6 6-2 in the Eastbourne round of 64 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Varvara Lepchenko came in ranked #175, defending last year's round of 16. Heather Watson extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-09-30BeijingR64hardVarvara Lepchenko1-6 6-3 6-3
2013-06-17EastbourneR32grassHeather Watson6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Watson H.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Lepchenko V.

Lepchenko V.serving82% hold

wins 65% 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.Lepchenko V.
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
67%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
48%
Service points won·Even
57%
57%
Return points won·Even
42%
43%
Break points saved·Even
54%
56%
Aces / match·Even
3.3
2.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.4
2.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Watson H.Lepchenko V.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
20
47
Break points saved·Clear edge
43
64
Break points won·Even
62
65
Deciding sets·Clear edge
50
72
Tiebreaks·Dominant
12
39

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

Freshness

Recent load
Watson H.Lepchenko V.
Freshness·Dominant
100
72

Watson H.: 17 days rest · Lepchenko V.: 3 days rest · 3 matches, 73 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
13°CDrizzle
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 88%

Draw

Final
Bencic B.
Radwanska A.[9]
6-44-66-0
Semi-finals
Radwanska A.[9]
Stephens S.
6-16-736-2
Bencic B.
Wozniacki C.[2]
3-0
Quarter-finals
Stephens S.
Saville D.
W/O
Radwanska A.[9]
Pironkova T.
6-26-2
Bencic B.
Konta J.
2-66-06-3
Wozniacki C.[2]
Petkovic A.[10]
7-56-1
R16
Bencic B.
Bouchard E.[7]
6-43-0
Saville D.
Errani S.[13]
6-15-76-2
Pironkova T.
Cibulkova D.
6-746-46-1
Radwanska A.[9]
Pliskova K.[8]
6-26-1
Konta J.
Muguruza G.[14]
6-44-66-3
Petkovic A.[10]
Vandeweghe C.
6-36-4
Wozniacki C.[2]
Kuznetsova S.
6-736-36-1
Stephens S.
Watson H.
6-26-3
R32
Bencic B.
Keys M.[2]
6-26-2
Errani S.[13]
Strycova B.
6-26-717-67
Watson H.
Svitolina E.[11]
3-67-56-4
Cibulkova D.
Safarova L.[3]
7-676-4
Pironkova T.
Stosur S.[16]
7-57-60
Radwanska A.[9]
Falconi I.
6-06-2
Bouchard E.[7]
Riske Amritraj A.
7-656-3
Muguruza G.[14]
Hercog P.
5-76-36-0
Konta J.
Makarova K.[4]
6-26-4
Vandeweghe C.
Niculescu M.
7-52-66-1
Petkovic A.[10]
Garcia C.
6-26-4
Kuznetsova S.
Pennetta F.[15]
6-36-4
Wozniacki C.[2]
Gajdosova J.
7-646-2
Stephens S.
Suarez Navarro C.[5]
6-17-5
Saville D.
Giorgi C.
3-67-666-3
Pliskova K.[8]
Dellacqua C.
6-47-5
R64
Cibulkova D.
Dart H.
6-16-3
Giorgi C.
Mchale C.
6-26-3
Strycova B.
Begu I.
6-46-2
Watson H.
Lepchenko V.
7-656-2
Stephens S.
Broady N.
3-66-37-64
Pironkova T.
Erakovic M.
6-26-2
Falconi I.
Dulgheru A.
6-16-1
Dellacqua C.
Schmiedlova A.
6-26-4
Hercog P.
Brengle M.
7-56-4
Konta J.
Diyas Z.
6-36-2
Vandeweghe C.
Larsson J.
6-736-16-1
Garcia C.
Vinci R.
6-26-2
Kuznetsova S.
Rybarikova M.
7-656-4
Bencic B.
Barthel M.
6-47-67
Gajdosova J.
Davis L.
2-66-26-1
Riske Amritraj A.
Cornet A.
6-06-3