Heather Watson vs Donna VekicFed Cup G1 PPO: CRO vs GBR Round Robin

Fed Cup G1 PPO: CRO vs GBR · WTA · Round Robin
#470WTA
1572ELO
1548Hard ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Saturday, 11 February 2017
hard
#35WTA
1807ELO
1736Hard ELO
$625kYTD
$11MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWLWL
Watson H.
6-2 6-4
Vekic D.
Watson H.
662
Vekic D.
240

Heather Watson defeated Donna Vekic 6-2 6-4 in the Fed Cup G1 PPO: CRO vs GBR round robin on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Donna Vekic came in ranked #35. Heather Watson extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

21
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-06-14BirminghamQFgrassHeather Watson6-4 6-2
2018-01-08HobartQFhardHeather Watson6-0 6-4
2015-04-06CharlestonR64clayDonna Vekic6-3 4-6 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Watson H.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Vekic D.

Vekic D.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Watson H.

Serve advantage — Vekic D.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Watson H.Vekic D.
Serve
6
Return
36

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
58%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
45%
Service points won·Even
57%
59%
Return points won·Even
42%
43%
Break points saved·Even
54%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.3
3.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.4
5.0

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
20
67
Break points saved·Dominant
43
86
Break points won·Dominant
62
91
Deciding sets·Dominant
50
77
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
13
33

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Even
100
97

Watson H.: 18 days rest · Vekic D.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About