Jia Jing Lu vs Heather Watson — Hong Kong Qualifying Round 1

Hong Kong · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
CHN
Jia Jing Lu
#391WTA
1346ELO
1313Hard ELO
36 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 8 October 2018
hard
Heather Watson
GBR
Heather Watson
#470WTA
1572ELO
1548Hard ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLW
Lu J.
6-3 3-6 6-3
Watson H.
Lu J.
6362
Watson H.
3631

Jia Jing Lu defeated Heather Watson 6-3 3-6 6-3 in the Hong Kong qualifying round 1 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Heather Watson came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Jia Jing Lu claimed a first win over Heather Watson in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Jia Jing Lu closed it out in three sets, 6–3 3–6 6–3.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-09-16SeoulR32hardHeather Watson6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Lu J.serving56% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Watson H.

Watson H.serving54% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Lu J.

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
Lu J.Watson H.
1st serve in·Even
58%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
44%
Service points won·Even
55%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
42%
Break points saved·Even
56%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.7
3.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.9
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (132 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Lu J.Watson H.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
14
20
Break points saved·Even
40
43
Break points won·Clear edge
75
62
Deciding sets·Dominant
12
50
Tiebreaks·
—
12

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

Freshness

Recent load
Lu J.Watson H.
Freshness·
—
100

Watson H.: 19 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Pattinama Kerkhove L.
Dolehide C.
7-604-66-3
Schoofs B.
Glushko J.
6-46-4
Jabeur O.
Tomova V.
6-26-1
Sharipova S.
Lu J.
6-36-1
Stollar F.
Siegemund L.
6-06-3
Hibino N.
Zhao C.
6-06-0
Q1
Pattinama Kerkhove L.
Liu C.
6-06-737-5
Siegemund L.
Plipuech P.
6-46-4
Glushko J.
Wong H.
6-36-1
Zhao C.
Mrdeza T.
6-22-66-1
Hibino N.
Shimizu A.
6-46-1
Tomova V.
Hibi M.
6-26-4
Dolehide C.
Wu H.
6-26-4
Schoofs B.
Ng M.
6-16-2
Stollar F.
Ng K.
6-06-2
Jabeur O.
Cabrera L.
6-46-4
Sharipova S.
Melnikova M.
6-36-4
Lu J.
Watson H.
6-33-66-3