Roberta Vinci vs Heather Watson — St. Petersburg Qualifying Round 1
St. Petersburg · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 29 January 2018 ·
hard
#442WTA
1572ELO
1548Hard ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWLWL
Vinci R.6-3 6-4
Watson H.
Vinci R.
662
Watson H.
340
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. 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.
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 6-2 |
| 2012-06-11 | Birmingham | R16 | grass | Roberta Vinci | 6-3 4-6 6-1 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
60%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
61%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
45%
Service points won·Even
55%
58%
Return points won·Even
43%
43%
Break points saved·Even
57%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.4
3.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.1
3.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (15 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast