Saisai Zheng vs Heather Watson — San Jose Round of 32

San Jose · WTA · Round of 32
CHN
Saisai Zheng
#1500WTA
32 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 29 July 2019
hard
Heather Watson
GBR
Heather Watson
#470WTA
1572ELO
1548Hard ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLW
Zheng S.
6-3 6-1
Watson H.
Zheng S.
662
Watson H.
310

Saisai Zheng defeated Heather Watson 6-3 6-1 in the San Jose round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Heather Watson came in ranked #470, defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Zheng S.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Watson H.

Watson H.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Zheng 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
Zheng S.Watson H.
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
59%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
44%
Service points won·Even
55%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
42%
Break points saved·Even
51%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.1
3.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.4
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (111 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Zheng S.Watson H.
Clutch Rating·Even
19
20
Break points saved·Dominant
16
43
Break points won·Slight edge
71
62
Deciding sets·Even
50
50
Tiebreaks·Dominant
40
13

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

Freshness

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

Watson H.: 18 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Zheng S.
Sabalenka A.[2]
6-37-63
Semi-finals
Sabalenka A.[2]
Vekic D.[5]
6-46-3
Zheng S.
Sakkari M.[7]
7-656-2
Quarter-finals
Vekic D.[5]
Ahn K.
7-56-0
Zheng S.
Anisimova A.[4]
5-77-56-4
Sakkari M.[7]
Svitolina E.[1]
1-67-636-3
Sabalenka A.[2]
Suarez Navarro C.[6]
3-66-26-4
R16
Sabalenka A.[2]
Vandeweghe C.
6-36-3
Vekic D.[5]
Azarenka V.
6-46-3
Zheng S.
Collins D.[8]
6-26-0
Anisimova A.[4]
Brengle M.
6-26-2
Sakkari M.[7]
Hibi M.
4-66-46-2
Svitolina E.[1]
Kasatkina D.
6-36-1
Suarez Navarro C.[6]
Mattek Sands B.
3-66-16-2
Ahn K.
Mertens E.[3]
6-36-3
R32
Mattek Sands B.
Williams V.
6-746-36-1
Vandeweghe C.
Bouzkova M.
6-26-4
Vekic D.[5]
Doi M.
6-43-66-4
Collins D.[8]
Zhang S.
6-45-76-2
Zheng S.
Watson H.
6-36-1
Sakkari M.[7]
Alexandrova E.
6-16-4
Hibi M.
Babos T.
6-23-67-63
Ahn K.
Tomljanovic A.
6-34-66-4
Kasatkina D.
Buzarnescu M.
6-26-2
Suarez Navarro C.[6]
Linette M.
6-36-3
Azarenka V.
Tan H.
6-26-4
Brengle M.
Petkovic A.
6-06-3