Heather Watson vs Christina Mchale — Acapulco Quarter-final

Acapulco · WTA · Quarter-final
Heather Watson
GBR7
Heather Watson
#470WTA
1572ELO
1548Hard ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 24 February 2020
hard
USA
Christina Mchale
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
Watson H.
6-3 1-6 6-1
Mchale C.
Watson H.
6162
Mchale C.
3611

Heather Watson defeated Christina Mchale 6-3 1-6 6-1 in the Acapulco quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Christina Mchale came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 16. Heather Watson claimed a first win over Christina Mchale in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Heather Watson closed it out in three sets, 6–3 1–6 6–1.

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-02-22AcapulcoR32hardChristina Mchale4-6 6-0 7-6(1)
2011-04-04CharlestonR64clayChristina Mchale5-7 6-3 7-6(3)

Serve vs return

This season
Watson H.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Mchale C.

Mchale C.serving69% hold

wins 58% 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.Mchale C.
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
59%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
44%
Service points won·Even
57%
54%
Return points won·Even
42%
44%
Break points saved·Even
54%
50%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.3
1.2
Double faults / match·Even
3.4
3.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 81). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Watson H.Mchale C.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
20
0
Break points saved·Clear edge
43
28
Break points won·Even
62
65
Deciding sets·Dominant
50
8
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
13
29

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

Freshness

Recent load
Watson H.Mchale C.
Freshness·
100
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Watson H.: 18 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Watson H.[7]
Fernandez L.
6-46-786-1
Semi-finals
Fernandez L.
Zarazua R.
6-36-3
Watson H.[7]
Wang X.
6-47-66
Quarter-finals
Wang X.
Zhu L.[6]
6-26-2
Zarazua R.
Zidansek T.
6-23-66-2
Fernandez L.
Potapova A.
6-37-5
Watson H.[7]
Mchale C.
6-31-66-1
R16
Wang X.
Errani S.
7-56-736-1
Zarazua R.
Volynets K.
4-67-56-0
Zhu L.[6]
Boulter K.
7-627-5
Mchale C.
Dolehide C.
5-76-46-3
Zidansek T.
Juvan K.
6-26-2
Fernandez L.
Hibino N.[8]
6-36-0
Watson H.[7]
Bondarenko K.
7-626-2
Potapova A.
Maria T.
6-36-3
R32
Zhu L.[6]
Zavatska K.
7-626-2
Volynets K.
Rogers S.
6-27-65
Zidansek T.
Kalinskaya A.
6-36-4
Juvan K.
Williams V.[5]
4-67-646-2
Errani S.
Sorribes Tormo S.
7-56-4
Watson H.[7]
Vandeweghe C.
4-66-46-4
Hibino N.[8]
Rus A.
6-36-1
Potapova A.
Schmiedlova A.
4-67-56-1
Wang X.
Wang Y.[2]
6-47-68
Zarazua R.
Stephens S.[1]
6-46-2
Maria T.
Bouzkova M.[3]
6-41-66-2
Bondarenko K.
Kovinic D.
6-776-46-2
Mchale C.
Davis L.[4]
6-21-66-4
Boulter K.
Di Lorenzo F.
2-66-36-2
Dolehide C.
Arconada U.
6-26-2
Fernandez L.
Stojanovic N.
6-46-1