Heather Watson vs Veronika Kudermetova — Tianjin Semi-final

Tianjin · WTA · Semi-final
Heather Watson
GBR
Heather Watson
#470WTA
1572ELO
1548Hard ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 October 2019
hard
Veronika Kudermetova
RUS
Veronika Kudermetova
#125WTA
1836ELO
1786Hard ELO
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLLLWW
Watson H.
6-1 6-4
Kudermetova V.
Watson H.
662
Kudermetova V.
140

Heather Watson defeated Veronika Kudermetova 6-1 6-4 in the Tianjin semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Veronika Kudermetova came in ranked #125, defending last year's round of 16. Heather Watson extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-02-05Abu DhabiR32hardHeather Watson6-3 7-5
2021-02-03Grampians TrophyR32hardVeronika Kudermetova6-2 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Watson H.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Kudermetova V.

Kudermetova V.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Watson H.

Serve advantage — Kudermetova V.

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

Watson H.Kudermetova V.
—
Serve
67
—
Return
24

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

Statistics

This season
Watson H.Kudermetova V.
1st serve in·Even
58%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
48%
Service points won·Even
57%
59%
Return points won·Even
42%
43%
Break points saved·Even
54%
53%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.3
4.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.4
2.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Watson H.Kudermetova V.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
20
85
Break points saved·Dominant
43
85
Break points won·Clear edge
62
85
Deciding sets·Dominant
50
91
Tiebreaks·Dominant
13
96

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

Freshness

Recent load
Watson H.Kudermetova V.
Freshness·
100
—

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Peterson R.
Watson H.
6-46-4
Semi-finals
Watson H.
Kudermetova V.
6-16-4
Peterson R.
Jabeur O.
0-66-47-5
Quarter-finals
Watson H.
Linette M.[8]
7-56-747-66
Peterson R.
Wang Y.
6-756-46-2
Jabeur O.
Putintseva Y.[6]
7-657-64
Kudermetova V.
Yastremska D.[3]
6-46-0
R16
Peterson R.
Wang X.
7-53-2
Putintseva Y.[6]
Stosur S.
6-16-2
Yastremska D.[3]
Peng S.
6-26-4
Wang Y.
Garcia C.[4]
6-46-2
Linette M.[8]
Nara K.
4-0
Kudermetova V.
Zheng S.[7]
5-0
Jabeur O.
Wang X.
6-46-2
Watson H.
Wang Q.[2]
6-36-0
R32
Nara K.
Dart H.
3-66-16-3
Linette M.[8]
Mchale C.
6-36-1
Yastremska D.[3]
Zhu L.
6-26-3
Peng S.
You X.
6-27-61
Kudermetova V.
Tomljanovic A.
6-46-2
Peterson R.
Williams V.
6-34-66-3
Garcia C.[4]
Potapova A.
2-66-26-2
Putintseva Y.[6]
Sharma A.
6-11-67-5
Stosur S.
Yang Z.
7-52-66-2
Wang Y.
Davis L.
6-06-4
Wang X.
Ahn K.
6-27-62
Watson H.
Bondarenko K.
6-47-63
Jabeur O.
Brady J.
6-46-2
Wang X.
Ma S.
6-36-1
Zheng S.[7]
Duan Y.
7-646-2
Wang Q.[2]
Rodionova A.
6-36-4