Heather Watson vs Claire Liu — San Jose Round of 32

San Jose · WTA · Round of 32
Heather Watson
GBR
Heather Watson
#445WTA
1572ELO
1548Hard ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 30 July 2018 ·
hard
Claire Liu
USA
Claire Liu
#111WTA
1669ELO
1635Hard ELO
26 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWLLWW
Watson H.
6-4 3-6 6-4
Liu C.
Watson H.
6362
Liu C.
4641

Heather Watson defeated Claire Liu 6-4 3-6 6-4 in the San Jose round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Claire Liu came in ranked #111. Heather Watson extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Heather Watson closed it out in three sets, 6–4 3–6 6–4.

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-08-24US OpenQ128hardHeather Watson6-4 2-6 4-6
2022-04-04CharlestonR64clayClaire Liu6-4 6-2

Statistics

This season
Watson H.Liu C.
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
67%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
45%
Service points won·Even
58%
56%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.5
2.7
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.5
2.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Watson H.Liu C.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
7
24
Break points saved·Slight edge
15
23
Break points won·Dominant
49
76
Deciding sets·Even
22
24
Tiebreaks·Dominant
14
39

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

Freshness

Recent load
Watson H.Liu C.
Freshness·Dominant
57
88

Watson H.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 88 games (7d) · Liu C.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 28 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw