Timea Babos vs Heather Watson — Cincinnati Qualifying Round of 64
Timea Babos defeated Heather Watson 6-2 1-6 6-3 in the Cincinnati qualifying round of 64 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 64. Timea Babos claimed a first win over Heather Watson in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.
Key context
- Match story: Timea Babos closed it out in three sets, 6–2 1–6 6–3.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedBabos T. came through in three sets.
Common opponents
4 shared · last 12 monthsBabos T. and Watson H. faced 4 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Babos T. went 0–4 (0%) against them, Watson H. 1–3 (25%). Results against comparable opponents are close (0 : 1 better-results split).
0–40%Babos T. · better vs 0Record vs common opponents1–325%Watson H. · better vs 1
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
1–8Sets5–7
29–53Games57–64
0–1Tiebreaks0–1
0–1Deciding sets1–3
Only 4 common opponents — small sample, treat as indicative.
vs Svitolina E.#7L5-7 6-7Marrakech · clayW3-6 7-5 6-4Eastbourne · grass
vs Williams S.L4-6 1-6Wimbledon · grassL2-6 6-4 5-7Wimbledon · grass
vs Suarez Navarro C.L2-6 6-3 4-6Birmingham · grassL6-7 6-3 1-6Indian Wells · hard
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vs Kerber A.L0-6 1-6Roland Garros · clayL5-7 6-3 4-6Miami · hard
Head-to-head
3 meetings · Watson H. leads 2–112
Hard: level 1–1 · Clay: Watson H. leads 1–0
- Babos T.August 2015CincinnatiThis matchHard6-2 1-6 6-3
- Watson H.May 2014Prague 100KClay7-6(3) 6-3
- Watson H.January 2013PattayaHard6-1 3-0
Closing odds
Player context
Before the matchBabos T.Watson H.1 652ELO1 7031 603Hard ELO1 6172–8Last 106–422Age23179 cmHeight170 cmRightPlaysRight