Lucie Hradecka vs Heather Watson — Beijing Qualifying Round 1

Beijing · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
CZE
Lucie Hradecka
41 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 3 October 2016
hard
Heather Watson
GBR
Heather Watson
#470WTA
1572ELO
1548Hard ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLW
Hradecka L.
6-4 6-4
Watson H.
Hradecka L.
662
Watson H.
44–

Lucie Hradecka defeated Heather Watson 6-4 6-4 in the Beijing qualifying round 1 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Heather Watson came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Lucie Hradecka claimed a first win over Heather Watson in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Lucie Hradecka edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-04-30EstorilR32clayHeather Watson6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Hradecka L.serving61% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Watson H.

Watson H.serving61% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Hradecka L.

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
Hradecka L.Watson H.
1st serve in·Slight edge
52%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
44%
Service points won·Even
57%
57%
Return points won·Even
42%
42%
Break points saved·Even
55%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.8
3.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.1
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (74 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Hradecka L.Watson H.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
28
20
Break points saved·Slight edge
49
43
Break points won·Clear edge
39
62
Deciding sets·Clear edge
67
50
Tiebreaks·Dominant
38
12

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

Freshness

Recent load
Hradecka L.Watson H.
Freshness·
—
100

Watson H.: 19 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Goerges J.
Rodina E.
6-46-2
Gibbs N.
Han X.
6-26-4
Siniakova K.
Lepchenko V.
2-67-627-64
Chirico L.
Niculescu M.
2-66-26-3
Maria T.
Hradecka L.
6-46-3
Wang Y.
Sakkari M.
6-44-66-4
Riske Amritraj A.
Nara K.
7-616-4
Arruabarrena L.
King V.
7-55-76-3
Q1
Maria T.
Osaka N.
6-26-1
Gibbs N.
Linette M.
6-16-2
Han X.
Bondarenko K.
2-67-656-4
Rodina E.
Crawford S.
6-47-5
Goerges J.
Xu S.
6-16-1
King V.
Ma S.
6-16-1
Arruabarrena L.
Zhang K.
6-27-60
Nara K.
Krunic A.
4-67-56-4
Riske Amritraj A.
Yang Z.
6-26-4
Lepchenko V.
Sasnovich A.
6-13-66-3
Siniakova K.
Cepelova J.
3-0
Sakkari M.
Parmentier P.
6-44-66-3
Wang Y.
Konjuh A.
4-66-46-0
Chirico L.
Zhu L.
6-34-66-3
Hradecka L.
Watson H.
6-46-4
Niculescu M.
Kulichkova E.
6-46-1