Heather Watson vs Fiona Ferro — Hobart Round of 16

Hobart · WTA · Round of 16
Heather Watson
GBR
Heather Watson
#527WTA
1572ELO
1548Hard ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 13 January 2020
hard
Fiona Ferro
FRA
Fiona Ferro
#188WTA
1662ELO
1624Hard ELO
29 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWWWWW
Watson H.
7-6 6-3
Ferro F.
Watson H.
7762
Ferro F.
6530

Heather Watson defeated Fiona Ferro 7-6 6-3 in the Hobart round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Fiona Ferro came in ranked #188, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Heather Watson claimed a first win over Fiona Ferro in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2020-09-28Roland GarrosR128clayFiona Ferro7-6(4) 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Watson H.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Ferro F.

Ferro F.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Watson H.

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
Watson H.Ferro F.
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
67%
59%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
47%
Service points won·Even
57%
55%
Return points won·Even
42%
45%
Break points saved·Even
54%
53%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.3
1.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.4
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 166). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Watson H.Ferro F.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
20
39
Break points saved·Slight edge
43
36
Break points won·Clear edge
62
82
Deciding sets·Dominant
50
84
Tiebreaks·Even
12
8

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

Freshness

Recent load
Watson H.Ferro F.
Freshness·Even
100
100

Watson H.: 16 days rest · Ferro F.: 18 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
29°CClear
Wind 19 km/hHumidity 23%

Draw

Final
Rybakina E.[3]
Zhang S.[4]
7-676-3
Semi-finals
Rybakina E.[3]
Watson H.
6-34-66-4
Zhang S.[4]
Kudermetova V.[5]
6-36-4
Quarter-finals
Watson H.
Mertens E.[1]
6-756-47-5
Rybakina E.[3]
Cabrera L.
6-747-627-5
Zhang S.[4]
Davis L.
6-16-4
Kudermetova V.[5]
Muguruza G.[2]
W/O
R16
Watson H.
Ferro F.
7-656-3
Rybakina E.[3]
Cornet A.
7-56-3
Cabrera L.
Pliskova K.
4-66-46-4
Davis L.
Linette M.[6]
6-46-4
Zhang S.[4]
Baindl K.
4-66-16-2
Kudermetova V.[5]
Bellis C.
7-666-1
Muguruza G.[2]
Jabeur O.
3-66-37-64
Mertens E.[1]
Hruncakova V.
6-16-0
R32
Hruncakova V.
Zhu L.
5-76-27-63
Watson H.
Teichmann J.
1-66-46-4
Rybakina E.[3]
Zidansek T.
6-16-4
Cornet A.
Van Uytvanck A.
7-51-66-2
Pliskova K.
Stojanovic N.
1-66-46-3
Cabrera L.
Garcia C.[8]
4-66-46-2
Davis L.
Sharma A.
6-33-67-66
Baindl K.
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-26-1
Zhang S.[4]
Flipkens K.
4-66-36-2
Kudermetova V.[5]
Stosur S.
6-26-2
Bellis C.
Bouzkova M.
3-67-646-3
Jabeur O.
Blinkova A.
6-46-1
Muguruza G.[2]
Wang Y.
6-17-5
Mertens E.[1]
Mchale C.
6-16-1
Ferro F.
Peterson R.[7]
4-4
Linette M.[6]
Kuznetsova S.
7-627-69