Heather Watson vs Samantha Stosur — Australian Open Round of 128

Australian Open · WTA · Round of 128
Heather Watson
GBR
Heather Watson
#470WTA
1572ELO
1548Hard ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 16 January 2017
hard
AUS18
Samantha Stosur
42 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLLLL
Watson H.
6-3 3-6 6-0
Stosur S.
Watson H.
6362
Stosur S.
3601

Heather Watson defeated Samantha Stosur 6-3 3-6 6-0 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Samantha Stosur came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 128. Heather Watson claimed a first win over Samantha Stosur in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-07-25MontrealR64hardSamantha Stosur7-5 6-3
2015-10-12Hong KongQFhardSamantha Stosur4-6 6-3 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Watson H.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Stosur S.

Stosur S.serving75% hold

wins 61% 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.Stosur S.
1st serve in·Even
58%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
45%
Service points won·Even
57%
57%
Return points won·Even
42%
41%
Break points saved·Even
54%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.3
4.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.4
3.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 153). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Watson H.Stosur S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
20
45
Break points saved·Dominant
43
85
Break points won·Even
62
61
Deciding sets·Slight edge
50
45
Tiebreaks·Dominant
13
47

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

Freshness

Recent load
Watson H.Stosur S.
Freshness·
100
—

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
26°CClear
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 45%

Draw

Final
Williams S.[2]
Williams V.[13]
6-46-4
Semi-finals
Williams V.[13]
Vandeweghe C.
6-736-26-3
Williams S.[2]
Lucic M.
6-26-1
Quarter-finals
Vandeweghe C.
Muguruza G.[7]
6-46-0
Williams V.[13]
Pavlyuchenkova A.[24]
6-47-63
Lucic M.
Pliskova K.[5]
6-43-66-4
Williams S.[2]
Konta J.[9]
6-26-3
R16
Vandeweghe C.
Kerber A.[1]
6-26-3
Muguruza G.[7]
Cirstea S.
6-26-3
Williams V.[13]
Barthel M.
6-37-5
Pavlyuchenkova A.[24]
Kuznetsova S.[8]
6-36-3
Pliskova K.[5]
Saville D.[22]
6-36-3
Lucic M.
Brady J.
6-46-2
Konta J.[9]
Makarova K.[30]
6-16-4
Williams S.[2]
Strycova B.[16]
7-56-4
R32
Kerber A.[1]
Pliskova K.
6-06-4
Vandeweghe C.
Bouchard E.
6-43-67-5
Cirstea S.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-27-62
Muguruza G.[7]
Sevastova A.[32]
6-46-2
Barthel M.
Barty A.
6-43-66-3
Williams V.[13]
Duan Y.
6-16-0
Pavlyuchenkova A.[24]
Svitolina E.[11]
7-54-66-3
Kuznetsova S.[8]
Jankovic J.
6-45-79-7
Pliskova K.[5]
Ostapenko J.
4-66-010-8
Saville D.[22]
Bacsinszky T.[12]
6-35-76-4
Brady J.
Vesnina E.[14]
7-646-2
Lucic M.
Sakkari M.
3-66-26-3
Makarova K.[30]
Cibulkova D.[6]
6-26-736-3
Konta J.[9]
Wozniacki C.[17]
6-36-1
Strycova B.[16]
Garcia C.[21]
6-27-5
Williams S.[2]
Gibbs N.
6-16-3
R64
Kerber A.[1]
Witthoeft C.
6-26-736-2
Pliskova K.
Begu I.[27]
6-47-68
Bouchard E.
Peng S.
7-656-2
Vandeweghe C.
Parmentier P.
6-47-65
Cirstea S.
Suarez Navarro C.[10]
7-616-3
Riske Amritraj A.
Zhang S.[20]
7-674-66-1
Sevastova A.[32]
Kucova K.
6-36-4
Muguruza G.[7]
Crawford S.
7-56-4
Barty A.
Rogers S.
7-56-1
Barthel M.
Puig M.[29]
6-46-4
Duan Y.
Lepchenko V.
6-13-610-8
Williams V.[13]
Voegele S.
6-36-2
Svitolina E.[11]
Boserup J.
6-46-1
Pavlyuchenkova A.[24]
Vikhlyantseva N.
6-26-2
Jankovic J.
Goerges J.
6-36-4
Kuznetsova S.[8]
Fourlis J.
6-26-1
Pliskova K.[5]
Blinkova A.
6-06-2
Ostapenko J.
Putintseva Y.[31]
6-36-1
Saville D.[22]
Konjuh A.
6-21-66-4
Bacsinszky T.[12]
Kovinic D.
6-17-65
Vesnina E.[14]
Minella M.
6-36-3
Brady J.
Watson H.
2-67-6310-8
Sakkari M.
Cornet A.[28]
7-54-66-1
Lucic M.
Radwanska A.[3]
6-36-2
Cibulkova D.[6]
Hsieh S.
6-47-68
Wozniacki C.[17]
Vekic D.
6-16-3
Konta J.[9]
Osaka N.
6-46-2
Strycova B.[16]
Petkovic A.
6-07-5
Garcia C.[21]
Dodin O.
6-736-46-4
Gibbs N.
Falconi I.
6-46-1
Williams S.[2]
Safarova L.
6-36-4
Makarova K.[30]
Errani S.
6-23-2
R128
Sevastova A.[32]
Hibino N.
6-4
Kerber A.[1]
Tsurenko L.
6-25-76-2
Begu I.[27]
Shvedova Y.
5-76-36-4
Peng S.
Kasatkina D.[23]
6-07-65
Bouchard E.
Chirico L.
6-06-4
Parmentier P.
Doi M.
7-57-5
Vandeweghe C.
Vinci R.[15]
6-17-63
Suarez Navarro C.[10]
Cepelova J.
6-26-2
Cirstea S.
Khromacheva I.
6-26-1
Riske Amritraj A.
Brengle M.
7-56-3
Zhang S.[20]
Sasnovich A.
6-06-3
Kucova K.
Mchale C.
6-46-0
Crawford S.
Davis L.
4-66-36-0
Muguruza G.[7]
Erakovic M.
7-56-4
Rogers S.
Halep S.[4]
6-36-1
Barty A.
Beck A.
6-47-5
Puig M.[29]
Tig P.
6-06-1
Lepchenko V.
Bertens K.[19]
7-57-65
Voegele S.
Nara K.
2-66-26-3
Svitolina E.[11]
Voskoboeva G.
6-06-2
Boserup J.
Schiavone F.
6-26-4
Vikhlyantseva N.
King V.
6-36-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.[24]
Rodina E.
6-17-62
Goerges J.
Siniakova K.
3-66-36-4
Fourlis J.
Tatishvili A.
6-46-3
Kuznetsova S.[8]
Duque Marino M.
6-06-1
Pliskova K.[5]
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-26-0
Ostapenko J.
Zhu L.
6-46-0
Konjuh A.
Mladenovic K.
6-46-2
Kovinic D.
Zheng S.
6-06-4
Bacsinszky T.[12]
Giorgi C.
6-43-67-5
Minella M.
Linette M.
7-56-4
Brady J.
Zanevska M.
6-36-2
Watson H.
Stosur S.[18]
6-33-66-0
Cornet A.[28]
Georges M.
6-34-66-1
Sakkari M.
Kontaveit A.
6-06-4
Lucic M.
Wang Q.
4-66-36-4
Cibulkova D.[6]
Allertova D.
7-56-2
Errani S.
Ozaki R.
7-56-1
Makarova K.[30]
Alexandrova E.
6-04-66-1
Vekic D.
Cabrera L.
7-56-2
Osaka N.
Kumkhum L.
6-726-47-5
Konta J.[9]
Flipkens K.
7-56-2
Strycova B.[16]
Kulichkova E.
6-36-2
Petkovic A.
Day K.
6-36-2
Dodin O.
Buyukakcay C.
7-56-716-2
Garcia C.[21]
Bondarenko K.
7-646-4
Gibbs N.
Babos T.[25]
7-636-4
Falconi I.
Han X.
6-17-5
Safarova L.
Wickmayer Y.
3-67-676-1
Williams S.[2]
Bencic B.
6-46-3
Putintseva Y.[31]
Arruabarrena L.
7-677-610
Hsieh S.
Knapp K.
6-32-0
Barthel M.
Aiava D.
6-37-64
Witthoeft C.
Hozumi E.
7-57-66
Pliskova K.
Golubic V.
6-32-66-4
Duan Y.
Sramkova R.
6-36-4
Williams V.[13]
Baindl K.
7-657-5
Jankovic J.
Siegemund L.[26]
6-11-66-4
Blinkova A.
Niculescu M.
6-24-66-4
Saville D.[22]
Broady N.
3-66-47-5
Vesnina E.[14]
Bogdan A.
7-56-2
Radwanska A.[3]
Pironkova T.
6-14-66-1
Wozniacki C.[17]
Rodionova A.
6-16-2