Elena Rybakina vs Heather WatsonHobart Semi-final

Hobart · WTA · Semi-final
#2WTA
2122ELO
2110Hard ELO
$4.4MYTD
$29MCAREER
27 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 13 January 2020
hard
#527WTA
1572ELO
1548Hard ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLW
Rybakina E.
6-3 4-6 6-4
Watson H.
Rybakina E.
6462
Watson H.
3641

Elena Rybakina defeated Heather Watson 6-3 4-6 6-4 in the Hobart semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Elena Rybakina came in ranked #2, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Elena Rybakina extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Elena Rybakina closed it out in three sets, 6–3 4–6 6–4.

Head to head

10
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-06-09Queen's ClubR16grassElena Rybakina6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Rybakina E.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Watson H.

Watson H.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Rybakina E.

Serve advantage — Rybakina E.

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

Rybakina E.Watson H.
100
Serve
34
Return

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
59%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
67%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
49%
44%
Service points won·Slight edge
63%
57%
Return points won·Even
43%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
54%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.9
3.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.8
3.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
92
20
Break points saved·Dominant
98
43
Break points won·Dominant
96
62
Deciding sets·Dominant
97
50
Tiebreaks·Dominant
93
12

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Slight edge
91
100

Rybakina E.: 8 days rest · 3 matches (14d) · Watson H.: 17 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

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