UMPIRY

Heather Watson vs Ayano Shimizu — US Open Qualifying Round of 64

US OpenQ64QualifyingHardThu 23 AugFinal
Heather WatsonWTA #387 · GBR
Ayano ShimizuWTA #561 · JPN
SetsGames2
66
0
12

Heather Watson defeated Ayano Shimizu 6-1 6-2 in the US Open qualifying round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Heather Watson came in ranked #387, defending last year's round of 128.

Key context

How the match was decided

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Watson H. took it in straight sets.

Match statistics

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Common opponents

0 shared · last 12 months
No common opponents in the last 12 months. Surface form and ELO carry more weight here.

Head-to-head

1 meeting · Watson H. leads 1–0
10

Draw

Closing odds

Player context

Before the match
Watson H.Shimizu A.1 703ELO1 6351 617Hard ELO1 5806–4Last 104–626Age20RightPlaysRightCareer $6.1M2026 $146KEarningsCareer $354K2026 $36K