Heather Watson vs Donna Vekic — CRO vs GBR Round Robin

CRO vs GBR · WTA · Round Robin
Heather Watson
GBR
Heather Watson
#445WTA
1572ELO
1548Hard ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Saturday, 11 February 2017 ·
hard
Donna Vekic
CRO
Donna Vekic
#36WTA
1807ELO
1736Hard ELO
$732kYTD
$11MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWWWW
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 CRO vs GBR round robin on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Donna Vekic came in ranked #36, but Heather Watson had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 4 on hard. Heather Watson extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-06-14BirminghamQFgrassHeather Watson6-4 6-2
2018-01-08HobartQFhardHeather Watson6-0 6-4
2015-04-06CharlestonR64clayDonna Vekic6-3 4-6 7-5

Statistics

This season
Watson H.Vekic D.
1st serve in·Even
58%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
45%
Service points won·Even
58%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
43%
Break points saved·Even
55%
56%
Aces / match·Even
3.5
3.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.5
4.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Watson H.Vekic D.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
7
35
Break points saved·Clear edge
15
35
Break points won·Dominant
49
91
Deciding sets·Clear edge
22
38
Tiebreaks·Even
14
13

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

Freshness

Recent load
Watson H.Vekic D.
Freshness·Clear edge
57
81

Watson H.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 88 games (7d) · Vekic D.: 4 days rest · 1 match, 30 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Draw