Heather Watson vs Barbora Strycova — Eastbourne Quarter-final

Eastbourne · WTA · Quarter-final
Heather Watson
GBR
Heather Watson
#470WTA
1572ELO
1506Grass ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 26 June 2017
grass
CZE
Barbora Strycova
40 yrs · 164 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWLLLW
Watson H.
6-1 1-6 6-4
Strycova B.
Watson H.
6162
Strycova B.
1641

Heather Watson defeated Barbora Strycova 6-1 1-6 6-4 in the Eastbourne quarter-final on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Barbora Strycova came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, but Heather Watson had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 6 on grass. Heather Watson narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Heather Watson came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 1–6 6–4.

Head to head

1–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-06-17BirminghamR32grassBarbora Strycova3-6 6-3 6-4
2016-06-13BirminghamR16grassBarbora Strycova7-5 6-4
2016-05-09RomeR32clayBarbora Strycova6-4 6-2
2014-05-26Roland GarrosR128clayHeather Watson6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Watson H.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Strycova B.

Strycova B.serving82% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Watson H.

Even serve battle

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

Statistics

This season
Watson H.Strycova B.
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
67%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
47%
Service points won·Even
57%
57%
Return points won·Even
42%
44%
Break points saved·Even
54%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.3
2.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.4
2.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 185). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Watson H.Strycova B.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
20
49
Break points saved·Clear edge
43
66
Break points won·Slight edge
62
72
Deciding sets·Clear edge
50
69
Tiebreaks·Dominant
13
39

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

Freshness

Recent load
Watson H.Strycova B.
Freshness·
100
—

Watson H.: 18 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
19°COvercast
Wind 15 km/hHumidity 54%

Draw

Final
Pliskova K.[3]
Wozniacki C.[6]
6-46-4
Semi-finals
Pliskova K.[3]
Konta J.[5]
W/O
Wozniacki C.[6]
Watson H.
6-23-67-5
Quarter-finals
Watson H.
Strycova B.
6-11-66-4
Wozniacki C.[6]
Halep S.[2]
5-76-46-1
Pliskova K.[3]
Kuznetsova S.[7]
6-776-26-4
Konta J.[5]
Kerber A.[1]
6-36-4
R16
Konta J.[5]
Ostapenko J.[3]
7-53-66-4
Wozniacki C.[6]
Vesnina E.[12]
6-16-2
Strycova B.
Davis L.
7-56-2
Pliskova K.[3]
Peng S.
7-636-4
Watson H.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[14]
6-46-3
Halep S.[2]
Pironkova T.
6-767-647-5
Kuznetsova S.[7]
Mladenovic K.[9]
6-42-66-3
Kerber A.[1]
Arruabarrena L.
6-26-1
R32
Ostapenko J.[3]
Suarez Navarro C.
6-30-66-4
Mladenovic K.[9]
Zhang S.
6-06-4
Halep S.[2]
Duan Y.
3-66-36-2
Pironkova T.
Niculescu M.
6-06-4
Vesnina E.[12]
Cepede Royg V.
6-36-3
Wozniacki C.[6]
Osaka N.
6-27-65
Watson H.
Cibulkova D.[4]
7-56-4
Pavlyuchenkova A.[14]
Mertens E.
3-66-46-1
Strycova B.
Muguruza G.[11]
6-16-0
Davis L.
Radwanska A.[8]
7-616-1
Kuznetsova S.[7]
Barthel M.
4-67-56-2
Peng S.
Bacsinszky T.[15]
7-672-66-4
Pliskova K.[3]
Riske Amritraj A.
6-46-3
Konta J.[5]
Cirstea S.
6-26-2
Arruabarrena L.
Saville D.[16]
2-66-26-3
Kerber A.[1]
Pliskova K.
4-66-17-5
R64
Niculescu M.
Lucic M.
6-45-77-5
Cepede Royg V.
Hsieh S.
4-66-36-3
Osaka N.
Ozaki R.
6-06-1
Watson H.
Tsurenko L.
6-34-66-4
Mertens E.
Babos T.
6-16-1
Strycova B.
Bouchard E.
6-33-66-2
Davis L.
Kucova K.
6-46-2
Zhang S.
Lepchenko V.
6-26-1
Peng S.
Schiavone F.
6-36-4
Riske Amritraj A.
Cornet A.
6-47-5
Cirstea S.
Siniakova K.
6-36-2
Suarez Navarro C.
Makarova K.
6-36-1
Pliskova K.
Broady N.
6-26-776-1
Duan Y.
Mchale C.
6-34-0
Barthel M.
Konjuh A.
6-41-0
Arruabarrena L.
Putintseva Y.
6-46-722-1