Heather Watson vs Polona Hercog — Monterrey Round of 16

Monterrey · WTA · Round of 16
Heather Watson
GBR
Heather Watson
#445WTA
1572ELO
1548Hard ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 29 February 2016 ·
hard
Polona Hercog
SLO
Polona Hercog
#233WTA
1590ELO
1524Hard ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLWWW
Watson H.
6-2 6-3
Hercog P.
Watson H.
662
Hercog P.
230

Heather Watson defeated Polona Hercog 6-2 6-3 in the Monterrey round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Polona Hercog came in ranked #233, leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 16. Heather Watson narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-04-27PragueR32clayPolona Hercog7-5 3-6 7-6
2012-10-08OsakaR32hardHeather Watson6-4 6-4
2011-08-07TorontoQ32hardPolona Hercog2-6 6-3 6-2

Statistics

This season
Watson H.Hercog P.
1st serve in·Even
58%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
47%
Service points won·Even
58%
58%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.5
2.6
Double faults / match·Even
3.5
3.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Watson H.Hercog P.
Clutch Rating·Even
7
10
Break points saved·Slight edge
15
25
Break points won·Clear edge
49
73
Deciding sets·Clear edge
22
5
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
14
6

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

Freshness

Recent load
Watson H.Hercog P.
Freshness·Dominant
57
93

Watson H.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 88 games (7d) · Hercog P.: 4 days rest · 1 match, 18 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw