Sara Errani vs Heather Watson — Indian Wells Qualifying Round 1

Indian Wells · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
ITA
Sara Errani
39 yrs · 164 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 4 March 2019
hard
Heather Watson
GBR
Heather Watson
#470WTA
1572ELO
1548Hard ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLW
Errani S.
6-2 6-7 6-4
Watson H.
Errani S.
66362
Watson H.
27741

Sara Errani defeated Heather Watson 6-2 6-7 6-4 in the Indian Wells qualifying round 1 on hard. Sara Errani extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Sara Errani closed it out in three sets, 6–2 6–7 6–4.

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-05-09RomeR64clayHeather Watson6-4 3-6 6-0
2014-09-22WuhanR64hardSara Errani7-5 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Errani S.serving49% hold

wins 49% of points on serve vs Watson H.

Watson H.serving46% hold

wins 48% of points on serve vs Errani S.

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
Errani S.Watson H.
1st serve in·Clear edge
78%
58%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
55%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
42%
44%
Service points won·Slight edge
52%
57%
Return points won·Slight edge
48%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
49%
54%
Aces / match·Dominant
0.3
3.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.1
3.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Errani S.Watson H.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
36
20
Break points saved·Dominant
8
43
Break points won·Dominant
98
62
Deciding sets·Dominant
78
50
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
34
12

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

Freshness

Recent load
Errani S.Watson H.
Freshness·
—
100

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Mchale C.
Zvonareva V.
6-02-0
Vikhlyantseva N.
Jakupovic D.
7-626-1
Golubic V.
Boulter K.
6-46-3
Bonaventure Y.
Swiatek I.
1-66-26-4
Hon P.
Kudermetova V.
6-46-2
Baindl K.
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-17-66
Doi M.
Wickmayer Y.
7-627-5
Hibino N.
Cirstea S.
4-66-16-0
Diyas Z.
Gibbs N.
7-647-5
Zhu L.
Blinkova A.
4-66-47-5
Mcnally C.
Bacsinszky T.
4-66-06-4
Voegele S.
Errani S.
6-27-64
Q1
Hon P.
Potapova A.
6-736-46-0
Kudermetova V.
Badosa P.
6-36-2
Sorribes Tormo S.
Glushko J.
6-26-4
Voegele S.
Dolehide C.
6-23-66-3
Errani S.
Watson H.
6-26-736-4
Zvonareva V.
Khromacheva I.
6-26-3
Mchale C.
Stollar F.
6-03-67-5
Jakupovic D.
Rus A.
6-36-4
Vikhlyantseva N.
Kruger Z.
6-06-0
Boulter K.
Kiick A.
7-55-76-2
Golubic V.
Bouzkova M.
7-656-2
Swiatek I.
Arruabarrena L.
6-16-766-2
Bonaventure Y.
Danilovic O.
6-786-46-4
Mcnally C.
Pliskova K.
2-67-667-5
Bacsinszky T.
Perrin C.
5-76-06-1
Zhu L.
Wang X.
3-66-26-3
Blinkova A.
Niculescu M.
7-56-4
Diyas Z.
Lepchenko V.
6-47-5
Gibbs N.
Ferro F.
6-26-1
Cirstea S.
Lao D.
6-36-4
Hibino N.
Liu C.
6-36-3
Wickmayer Y.
Minella M.
6-26-3
Doi M.
Di Lorenzo F.
6-36-4
Baindl K.
Kratzer A.
6-46-1