Tereza Smitkova vs Heather Watson — Prague Qualifying Round 1
Prague · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 1 May 2017 ·
hard
#445WTA
1572ELO
1548Hard ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Smitkova T.7-6 1-6 7-5
Watson H.
Smitkova T.
7172
Watson H.
6651
Tereza Smitkova defeated Heather Watson 7-6 1-6 7-5 in the Prague qualifying round 1 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Heather Watson came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Tereza Smitkova claimed a first win over Heather Watson in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.
Key context
- Match story: Tereza Smitkova closed it out in three sets, 7–6 1–6 7–5.
Head to head
0–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-05-25 | Roland Garros | Q64 | clay | Heather Watson | 6-4 7-6(3) |
| 2014-08-04 | Montreal | R64 | hard | Heather Watson | 6-4 5-7 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
59%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
45%
Service points won·Even
58%
58%
Return points won·Even
43%
43%
Break points saved·Even
54%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.4
3.5
Double faults / match·Even
3.8
3.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (193 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
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57
Watson H.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 88 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast