Heather Watson vs Anett Kontaveit — Luxembourg Round of 16

Luxembourg · WTA · Round of 16
Heather Watson
GBR
Heather Watson
#470WTA
1572ELO
1548Hard ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 October 2017
hard
EST3
Anett Kontaveit
30 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLLWWW
Watson H.
6-4 6-4
Kontaveit A.
Watson H.
662
Kontaveit A.
440

Heather Watson defeated Anett Kontaveit 6-4 6-4 in the Luxembourg round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Anett Kontaveit came in leading the head-to-head 4–0, defending last year's round of 32. Heather Watson claimed a first win over Anett Kontaveit in five meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Heather Watson edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

0–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-02-08Australian OpenR64hardAnett Kontaveit6-7(5) 6-4 6-2
2019-07-01WimbledonR64grassAnett Kontaveit7-5 6-1
2018-01-01BrisbaneR32hardAnett Kontaveit6-0 6-3
2017-04-10BielR32hardAnett Kontaveit7-6(2) 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Watson H.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Kontaveit A.

Kontaveit A.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Watson H.

Serve advantage — Kontaveit A.

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.Kontaveit A.
1st serve in·Even
58%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
47%
Service points won·Even
57%
59%
Return points won·Even
42%
44%
Break points saved·Even
54%
58%
Aces / match·Even
3.3
3.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.4
2.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Watson H.Kontaveit A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
20
82
Break points saved·Dominant
43
85
Break points won·Dominant
62
91
Deciding sets·Dominant
50
90
Tiebreaks·Dominant
13
77

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

Freshness

Recent load
Watson H.Kontaveit A.
Freshness·
100
—

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Witthoeft C.
Puig M.
6-37-5
Semi-finals
Puig M.
Mertens E.[5]
6-27-5
Witthoeft C.
Parmentier P.
7-621-66-3
Quarter-finals
Mertens E.[5]
Watson H.
6-46-4
Puig M.
Broady N.
6-05-76-1
Parmentier P.
Larsson J.
6-16-2
Witthoeft C.
Bertens K.[2]
6-16-2
R16
Bertens K.[2]
Petkovic A.
6-22-1
Puig M.
Van Uytvanck A.
7-627-61
Larsson J.
Haddad Maia B.[7]
3-67-656-2
Broady N.
Lisicki S.
4-67-56-3
Mertens E.[5]
Brengle M.
6-20-66-3
Witthoeft C.
Rodina E.
6-26-3
Parmentier P.
Cepede Royg V.
7-56-1
Watson H.
Kontaveit A.[3]
6-46-4
R32
Brengle M.
Arruabarrena L.
6-26-2
Parmentier P.
Niculescu M.
7-56-3
Cepede Royg V.
Cirstea S.[4]
7-53-2
Lisicki S.
Buzarnescu M.
7-637-64
Puig M.
Kerber A.[1]
6-36-4
Van Uytvanck A.
Tomljanovic A.
6-26-4
Petkovic A.
Martic P.
6-13-67-65
Broady N.
Maria T.[6]
6-26-2
Mertens E.[5]
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-06-2
Watson H.
Wickmayer Y.
6-26-1
Haddad Maia B.[7]
Flipkens K.
6-36-4
Larsson J.
Bouchard E.
2-66-26-3
Bertens K.[2]
Allertova D.
6-47-5
Kontaveit A.[3]
Cepelova J.
6-06-2
Rodina E.
Fett J.
7-56-3
Witthoeft C.
Lepchenko V.[8]
7-612-67-61