Roberta Vinci vs Heather Watson — St. Petersburg Qualifying Round 1
St. Petersburg · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 29 January 2018
hard
#340WTA
1587ELO
1556Hard ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Roberta Vinci defeated Heather Watson 6-3 6-4 in the St. Petersburg qualifying round 1 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Heather Watson came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, but Roberta Vinci had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 5 on hard. Roberta Vinci narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Roberta Vinci closed it out in two sets, 6–3 6–4.
Vinci R.
662
Watson H.
34–
Head to head
1–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-05-11 | Rome | R64 | clay | Heather Watson | 6-3 6-1 |
| 2015-01-12 | Hobart | QF | hard | Heather Watson | 7-6(0) 6-2 |
| 2012-06-11 | Birmingham | R16 | grass | Roberta Vinci | 6-3 4-6 6-1 |
Statistics
Recent form60%1st serve in+4%56%
61%1st serve points won+6%67%
44%2nd serve points won44%
54%Service points won+3%57%
42%Return points won+2%40%
54%Break points saved+3%51%
2.4Aces / match+0.12.5
2.1Double faults / match+24.1
Averages from each player's recent completed matches (20 vs 20). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Draw — qualifying
Q3
Martincova T.
Lapko V.
6-45-76-1
Rybakina E.
Chiesa D.
6-16-3
Vinci R.
Petkovic A.
6-14-66-3
Hruncakova V.
Vikhlyantseva N.
6-27-5
Q2
Hruncakova V.
Yastremska D.
6-33-66-4
Vikhlyantseva N.
Cepelova J.
6-36-2
Lapko V.
Dodin O.
7-56-4
Martincova T.
Pliskova K.
3-66-46-4
Petkovic A.
Monova P.
6-36-2
Vinci R.
Kovinic D.
6-16-2
Rybakina E.
Sharipova S.
6-46-4
Chiesa D.
Fett J.
6-22-66-4
Q1
Pliskova K.
Eraydin B.
6-06-2
Kovinic D.
Paolini J.
6-43-66-2
Vinci R.
Watson H.
6-36-4
Yastremska D.
Alexandrova E.
4-66-36-2
Sharipova S.
Arruabarrena L.
3-67-647-5
Rybakina E.
Kudermetova V.
3-66-36-2
Fett J.
Karatantcheva S.
3-66-36-3
Chiesa D.
Flipkens K.
6-26-0
Petkovic A.
Kalinskaya A.
6-35-76-2
Monova P.
Pogrebnyak V.
6-46-0
Hruncakova V.
Anshba A.
6-46-2
Cepelova J.
Errani S.
7-682-66-3
Vikhlyantseva N.
Ivakhnenko V.
6-26-1
Lapko V.
Tomova V.
6-24-66-1
Martincova T.
Frolova A.
6-36-1