Heather Watson vs Veronika Kudermetova — Tianjin Semi-final

Tianjin · CHALLENGER · Semi-final
Heather Watson
GBR
Heather Watson
#475WTA
1572ELO
1548Hard ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLWLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Saturday, 12 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. Heather Watson extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-02-05Abu DhabiR32hardHeather Watson6-3 7-5
2021-02-03Grampians TrophyR32hardVeronika Kudermetova6-2 6-2
2019-10-07TianjinSFhardHeather Watson6-1 6-4

Statistics

This season
Watson H.Kudermetova V.
1st serve in·Even
58%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
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%
54%
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
0
63
Break points saved·Slight edge
10
21
Break points won·Dominant
45
85
Deciding sets·Dominant
11
89
Tiebreaks·Dominant
6
93

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·
65
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Watson H.: 1 day rest · 2 matches, 57 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw