Heather Watson vs Yanina Wickmayer — Luxembourg Round of 32

Luxembourg · WTA · Round of 32
Heather Watson
GBR
Heather Watson
#470WTA
1572ELO
1548Hard ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 October 2017
hard
BEL
Yanina Wickmayer
36 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLLLL
Watson H.
6-2 6-1
Wickmayer Y.
Watson H.
662
Wickmayer Y.
210

Heather Watson defeated Yanina Wickmayer 6-2 6-1 in the Luxembourg round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Yanina Wickmayer came in leading the head-to-head 4–1, defending last year's round of 32. Heather Watson narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-07-24WarsawQFclayYanina Wickmayer6-4 6-3
2016-03-21MiamiR32hardHeather Watson3-6 7-5 6-3
2013-10-14LuxembourgR32hardYanina Wickmayer6-0 5-7 6-2
2012-08-20DallasR32hardYanina Wickmayer6-3 6-4
2012-07-09StanfordR16hardYanina Wickmayer5-7 6-1 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Watson H.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Wickmayer Y.

Wickmayer Y.serving77% hold

wins 62% 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.Wickmayer Y.
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
45%
Service points won·Even
57%
58%
Return points won·Even
42%
42%
Break points saved·Even
54%
56%
Aces / match·Even
3.3
2.8
Double faults / match·Even
3.4
3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 171). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Watson H.Wickmayer Y.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
20
14
Break points saved·Clear edge
43
57
Break points won·Even
62
61
Deciding sets·Dominant
50
22
Tiebreaks·Even
13
13

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

Freshness

Recent load
Watson H.Wickmayer Y.
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