Heather Watson vs Donna Vekic | Heather Watson Wins 6-2 6-4

CRO vs GBRRound RobinHardSat 11 FebFinal

SetsGames2

Heather Watson defeated Donna Vekic 6-2 6-4 in the CRO vs GBR round robin on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Donna Vekic came in ranked #40, leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Heather Watson had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 6 on hard. Heather Watson claimed a first win over Donna Vekic in two meetings, levelling the head-to-head at 1–1.

Key context

Match story: Heather Watson dropped just 6 games past Donna Vekic.

How the match was decided

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Watson H. took it in straight sets.

Match statistics

Match statistics are not available for this match. They appear once the official scoring feed publishes them.

Common opponents

3 shared · last 12 months

Watson H. and Vekic D. faced 3 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Watson H. went 1–2 (33%) against them, Vekic D. 0–3 (0%). Only 2 of the comparisons are context-comparable — too few for a conclusion.

1–233%Watson H. · better vs 1Record vs common opponents0–30%Vekic D. · better vs 0

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

2–4Sets1–6

27–28Games24–42

0–0Tiebreaks0–1

0–0Deciding sets0–1

Only 3 common opponents — small sample, treat as indicative.

vs Stephens S.#136W6-3 6-0Miami · hardL7-5 2-6 2-6Strasbourg · clay
vs Wozniacki C.L3-6 3-6Hong Kong · hardL1-6 3-6Australian Open · hard
vs Saville D.Hard to compareL5-7 4-6Madrid · clayL3-6 6-7Sydney · hard

Head-to-head

2 meetings · level 1–1

Hard: Watson H. leads 1–0 · Clay: Vekic D. leads 1–0

Watson H.February 2017CRO vs GBRThis matchHard6-2 6-4
Vekic D.April 2015CharlestonClay6-3 4-6 7-5

Draw

Closing odds

Player context

Before the match

Watson H.Vekic D.1 730ELO1 8451 635Hard ELO1 7136–4Last 102–824Age20170 cmHeight179 cmRightPlaysRightCareer $6.1M2026 $146KEarningsCareer $11.0M2026 $816K

Cite this

Heather Watson beat Donna Vekic 6-2 6-4. Umpiry, "Heather Watson vs Donna Vekic — CRO vs GBR Round Robin", https://umpiry.com/match/2017-02-11/vekic-vs-watson-cro-vs-gbr-rr?utm_source=cite (as of 11 February 2017).