Karolina Muchova vs Heather WatsonLuxembourg Qualifying Round 1

Luxembourg · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
#6WTA
2066ELO
2034Hard ELO
$2.0MYTD
$12MCAREER
29 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 15 October 2018
hard
#470WTA
1572ELO
1548Hard ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLW
Muchova K.
6-2 2-6 6-4
Watson H.
Muchova K.
6262
Watson H.
2641

Karolina Muchova defeated Heather Watson 6-2 2-6 6-4 in the Luxembourg qualifying round 1 on hard. The result followed the form book — Karolina Muchova came in ranked #6.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Muchova K.serving68% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Watson H.

Watson H.serving58% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Muchova K.

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

Serve & return on hard

Muchova K.Watson H.
70
Serve
44
Return

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
67%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
50%
44%
Service points won·Even
60%
57%
Return points won·Even
43%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
54%
Aces / match·Even
3.6
3.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.2
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
95
20
Break points saved·Dominant
98
43
Break points won·Dominant
94
62
Deciding sets·Dominant
98
50
Tiebreaks·Dominant
99
13

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Dominant
56
100

Muchova K.: 2 days rest · 3 matches, 80 games (7d) · Watson H.: 18 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast