Heather Watson vs Nicole Gibbs — Indian Wells Round of 128
Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 128
#445WTA
1572ELO
1548Hard ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 6 March 2017 ·
hard
Watson H.4-6 6-2 6-2
Gibbs N.
Watson H.
4662
Gibbs N.
6221
Heather Watson defeated Nicole Gibbs 4-6 6-2 6-2 in the Indian Wells round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Nicole Gibbs came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 16, but Heather Watson had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 6 on hard. Heather Watson narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Heather Watson dropped the opening set before beating Nicole Gibbs 4–6 6–2 6–2.
Head to head
1–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-09-29 | Beijing | Q32 | hard | Nicole Gibbs | 6-7(3) 6-4 6-4 |
| 2016-05-23 | Roland Garros | R128 | clay | Heather Watson | 5-7 6-2 6-2 |
| 2014-09-15 | Seoul | R32 | hard | Nicole Gibbs | 7-5 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
67%
58%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
48%
Service points won·Even
58%
55%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.5
1.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.5
2.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 148). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast