Heather Watson vs Kirsten Flipkens — Monterrey Final

Monterrey · WTA · Final
Heather Watson
GBR
Heather Watson
#470WTA
1572ELO
1548Hard ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 29 February 2016
hard
BEL
Kirsten Flipkens
40 yrs · 165 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWW
Watson H.
3-6 6-2 6-3
Flipkens K.
Watson H.
3662
Flipkens K.
6231

Heather Watson defeated Kirsten Flipkens 3-6 6-2 6-3 in the Monterrey final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kirsten Flipkens came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Heather Watson claimed a first win over Kirsten Flipkens in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-07-02WimbledonR128grassKirsten Flipkens6-4 7-5
2014-07-28WashingtonR32hardKirsten Flipkens6-3 1-6 7-6(3)

Serve vs return

This season
Watson H.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Flipkens K.

Flipkens K.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.Flipkens K.
1st serve in·Even
58%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
47%
Service points won·Even
57%
56%
Return points won·Even
42%
43%
Break points saved·Even
54%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.3
2.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.4
2.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Watson H.Flipkens K.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
20
52
Break points saved·Even
43
44
Break points won·Even
62
65
Deciding sets·Dominant
50
84
Tiebreaks·Dominant
13
78

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

Freshness

Recent load
Watson H.Flipkens K.
Freshness·
100
—

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
26°CClear
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 38%

Draw

Final
Watson H.
Flipkens K.
3-66-26-3
Semi-finals
Watson H.
Garcia C.[5]
6-16-2
Flipkens K.
Kontaveit A.
7-666-4
Quarter-finals
Garcia C.[5]
Parmentier P.
7-56-2
Flipkens K.
Konta J.[4]
6-36-726-1
Kontaveit A.
Gibbs N.
6-16-4
Watson H.
Wozniacki C.[2]
7-56-4
R16
Wozniacki C.[2]
Lucic M.
6-46-4
Watson H.
Hercog P.
6-26-3
Parmentier P.
Puig M.
6-36-4
Flipkens K.
Van Uytvanck A.[6]
6-24-66-3
Kontaveit A.
Errani S.[1]
6-16-3
Konta J.[4]
Wickmayer Y.
7-667-64
Gibbs N.
Mchale C.
7-656-743-0
Garcia C.[5]
Glushko J.
6-16-2
R32
Puig M.
Zacarias M.
6-27-5
Glushko J.
Dulgheru A.
6-16-1
Garcia C.[5]
Martic P.
6-36-4
Van Uytvanck A.[6]
Falconi I.
6-46-2
Flipkens K.
Schiavone F.
6-37-65
Wickmayer Y.
Larsson J.
6-24-66-1
Konta J.[4]
Duque Marino M.
6-36-3
Gibbs N.
Kovinic D.[7]
7-56-2
Kontaveit A.
Cibulkova D.
6-46-4
Errani S.[1]
Rybarikova M.
6-13-66-4
Mchale C.
Rodriguez V.
6-06-4
Wozniacki C.[2]
Govortsova O.
6-16-2
Lucic M.
Maria T.
7-56-4
Watson H.
Doi M.
6-46-706-3
Hercog P.
Babos T.[8]
6-36-2
Parmentier P.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[3]
6-26-2