Heather Watson vs Tatjana Maria — Toronto Qualifying Round 2

Toronto · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
Heather Watson
GBR
Heather Watson
#470WTA
1572ELO
1548Hard ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 August 2017
hard
Tatjana Maria
GER
Tatjana Maria
#76WTA
1703ELO
1608Hard ELO
38 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWLWLWW
Watson H.
6-3 7-6
Maria T.
Watson H.
67102
Maria T.
368–

Heather Watson defeated Tatjana Maria 6-3 7-6 in the Toronto qualifying round 2 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Tatjana Maria came in ranked #76. Heather Watson extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-06-12NottinghamR16grassHeather Watson6-4 6-4
2020-03-02MonterreyR32hardTatjana Maria7-6(4) 3-6 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Watson H.serving59% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Maria T.

Maria T.serving59% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Watson H.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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.Maria T.
—
Serve
9
—
Return
13

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

Statistics

This season
Watson H.Maria T.
1st serve in·Even
58%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
45%
Service points won·Even
57%
56%
Return points won·Even
42%
43%
Break points saved·Even
54%
50%
Aces / match·Even
3.3
3.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.4
2.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Watson H.Maria T.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
20
13
Break points saved·Clear edge
43
31
Break points won·Clear edge
62
78
Deciding sets·Dominant
50
9
Tiebreaks·Dominant
12
58

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

Freshness

Recent load
Watson H.Maria T.
Freshness·Dominant
100
70

Watson H.: 19 days rest · Maria T.: 2 days rest · 5 matches, 81 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Flipkens K.
Mchale C.
6-15-76-3
Arruabarrena L.
Ozaki R.
7-56-4
Watson H.
Maria T.
6-37-68
Vekic D.
Tig P.
6-46-2
Osaka N.
Krejcikova B.
1-67-646-0
Alexandrova E.
Zhao C.
6-26-3
Barty A.
Brengle M.
1-66-26-2
Duque Marino M.
Doi M.
3-66-36-4
Cirstea S.
Giorgi C.
6-46-4
Begu I.
Cabrera L.
6-46-2
Vickery S.
Van Uytvanck A.
6-36-4
Lepchenko V.
Rybarikova M.
7-56-0
Q1
Arruabarrena L.
Rodionova A.
6-46-2
Rybarikova M.
Nara K.
6-25-77-66
Lepchenko V.
Dabrowski G.
6-36-3
Begu I.
Kato M.
6-36-4
Cabrera L.
Brady J.
6-34-67-62
Osaka N.
Loeb J.
6-36-3
Krejcikova B.
Linette M.
4-67-636-4
Duque Marino M.
Barthel M.
1-66-46-4
Doi M.
Hozumi E.
7-647-64
Vekic D.
Branstine C.
5-76-26-3
Tig P.
Vikhlyantseva N.
6-36-1
Van Uytvanck A.
Larsson J.
5-76-26-4
Vickery S.
Hibino N.
7-56-0
Cirstea S.
Wozniak A.
6-46-1
Giorgi C.
Boserup J.
6-16-0
Barty A.
Sebov K.
6-46-3
Brengle M.
Muhammad A.
6-36-3
Alexandrova E.
Bogdan A.
6-16-2
Zhao C.
Cepede Royg V.
7-652-66-1
Mchale C.
Boulais I.
6-06-1
Flipkens K.
Sleeth L.
6-26-2
Maria T.
Fett J.
6-27-5
Watson H.
Cepelova J.
1-67-607-66
Ozaki R.
Robillard Millette C.
6-36-3