Heather Watson vs Nao Hibino — Hobart Qualifying Round 2

Hobart · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
Heather Watson
GBR
Heather Watson
#527WTA
1572ELO
1548Hard ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 8 January 2018
hard
Nao Hibino
JPN
Nao Hibino
#246WTA
1560ELO
1523Hard ELO
31 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLWWL
Watson H.
4-6 7-5 6-3
Hibino N.
Watson H.
4762
Hibino N.
6531

Heather Watson defeated Nao Hibino 4-6 7-5 6-3 in the Hobart qualifying round 2 on hard.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Watson H.serving56% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Hibino N.

Hibino N.serving58% 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

Statistics

This season
Watson H.Hibino N.
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
67%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
67%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
47%
Service points won·Even
57%
56%
Return points won·Even
42%
44%
Break points saved·Even
54%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.3
1.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.4
2.6

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Watson H.Hibino N.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
20
52
Break points saved·Even
43
39
Break points won·Dominant
62
91
Deciding sets·Clear edge
50
66
Tiebreaks·Dominant
12
81

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

Freshness

Recent load
Watson H.Hibino N.
Freshness·Even
100
100

Watson H.: 16 days rest · Hibino N.: 17 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Stojanovic N.
Glushko J.
6-16-4
Watson H.
Hibino N.
4-67-56-3
Flipkens K.
Bains N.
6-46-2
Van Uytvanck A.
Cepelova J.
6-34-67-5
Niculescu M.
Kudryavtseva A.
6-06-4
Nara K.
Brengle M.
6-36-4
Q1
Niculescu M.
Bai A.
6-26-0
Glushko J.
Parmentier P.
6-26-1
Nara K.
Sharma A.
6-06-1
Brengle M.
Kudermetova V.
6-36-4
Hibino N.
Elie J.
6-46-746-3
Watson H.
Birrell K.
6-36-2
Flipkens K.
Jovanovic M.
6-746-16-0
Bains N.
Bogdan A.
7-647-66
Stojanovic N.
Duque Marino M.
6-46-1
Van Uytvanck A.
Moore J.
6-37-5
Cepelova J.
Fett J.
4-66-06-4
Kudryavtseva A.
Hogenkamp R.
7-626-3