Ons Jabeur vs Heather Watson — Wuhan Qualifying Round of 16
Ons Jabeur defeated Heather Watson 6-1 4-6 6-4 in the Wuhan qualifying round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Heather Watson came in ranked #387, leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 64. Ons Jabeur claimed a first win over Heather Watson in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.
Key context
- Match story: Ons Jabeur came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 4–6 6–4.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedJabeur O. came through in three sets.
Common opponents
6 shared · last 12 monthsJabeur O. and Watson H. faced 6 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Jabeur O. went 4–2 (67%) against them, Watson H. 5–1 (83%). Results against comparable opponents are close (0 : 1 better-results split).
4–267%Jabeur O. · better vs 0Record vs common opponents5–183%Watson H. · better vs 1
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
9–6Sets11–3
79–69Games79–58
1–2Tiebreaks1–0
2–1Deciding sets1–1
vs Svitolina E.#7L1-6 6-3 6-7Taipei · hardL2-6 7-5 3-6Birmingham · grass
vs Sevastova A.#609L5-7 6-7Charleston · clayW6-0 6-4Wimbledon · grass
vs Pavlyuchenkova A.#642W7-6 2-6 6-4Dubai · hardW6-4 6-3Eastbourne · grass
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vs Erakovic M.W6-4 6-1Charleston · clayW7-5 7-6Hong Kong · hard
vs Gibbs N.W6-4 4-6 6-1Taipei · hardW4-6 6-2 6-2Indian Wells · hard
vs Cibulkova D.W6-4 6-3Roland Garros · clayW7-5 6-4Eastbourne · grass
Head-to-head
2 meetings · level 1–111
Hard: Jabeur O. leads 1–0 · Clay: Watson H. leads 1–0
- Jabeur O.September 2017WuhanThis matchHard6-1 4-6 6-4
- Watson H.May 2012Roland GarrosClay7-6(5) 6-3
Closing odds
Player context
Before the matchJabeur O.Watson H.1 933ELO1 7031 817Hard ELO1 6174–6Last 106–423Age25167 cmHeight170 cmRightPlaysRight