Heather Watson vs Kai Lin Zhang — Hong Kong Round of 32

Hong Kong · WTA · Round of 32
Heather Watson
GBR
Heather Watson
#470WTA
1572ELO
1548Hard ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 12 October 2015
hard
CHN
Kai Lin Zhang
36 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWWLLW
Watson H.
3-6 6-1 6-2
Zhang K.
Watson H.
3662
Zhang K.
6121

Heather Watson defeated Kai Lin Zhang 3-6 6-1 6-2 in the Hong Kong round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kai Lin Zhang came in defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Watson H.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Zhang K.

Zhang K.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Watson H.

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
Watson H.Zhang K.
1st serve in·Even
58%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
67%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
42%
Service points won·Slight edge
57%
52%
Return points won·Even
42%
46%
Break points saved·Slight edge
54%
49%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.3
1.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.4
5.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 61). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Freshness

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Jankovic J.[4]
Kerber A.[2]
3-67-646-1
Semi-finals
Jankovic J.[4]
Williams V.[3]
6-47-5
Kerber A.[2]
Stosur S.[5]
6-26-2
Quarter-finals
Jankovic J.[4]
Saville D.[6]
6-16-1
Stosur S.[5]
Watson H.
4-66-36-0
Williams V.[3]
Cornet A.[8]
6-16-1
Kerber A.[2]
Garcia C.[7]
7-56-3
R16
Williams V.[3]
Wang Y.
6-06-2
Stosur S.[5]
Puig M.
6-46-4
Garcia C.[7]
Komardina A.
6-06-2
Cornet A.[8]
Shvedova Y.
6-746-36-4
Jankovic J.[4]
Rodionova A.
6-06-2
Saville D.[6]
Arruabarrena L.
7-646-1
Watson H.
Lee Y.
6-06-756-4
Kerber A.[2]
Nara K.
6-26-2
R32
Watson H.
Zhang K.
3-66-16-2
Shvedova Y.
Gajdosova J.
6-46-4
Cornet A.[8]
Baindl K.
6-46-0
Jankovic J.[4]
Bogdan A.
6-46-2
Rodionova A.
Ramialison I.
6-47-5
Arruabarrena L.
Falconi I.
6-46-3
Lee Y.
Jang S.
6-36-1
Puig M.
Kumkhum L.
6-16-2
Stosur S.[5]
Ozaki R.
6-36-1
Komardina A.
Chang K.
6-47-5
Kerber A.[2]
Schiavone F.
6-746-26-3
Wang Y.
Mchale C.
6-34-1
Williams V.[3]
Beygelzimer Y.
2-66-46-4
Saville D.[6]
Kato M.
6-767-56-3
Nara K.
Zhang L.
6-06-3
Garcia C.[7]
Davis L.
6-16-3