Heather Watson vs Xiyu Wang — Acapulco Semi-final

Acapulco · WTA · Semi-final
Heather Watson
GBR7
Heather Watson
#470WTA
1572ELO
1548Hard ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 24 February 2020
hard
Xiyu Wang
CHN
Xiyu Wang
#89WTA
1772ELO
1724Hard ELO
25 yrs · 182 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWWLWW
Watson H.
6-4 7-6
Wang X.
Watson H.
6782
Wang X.
4660

Heather Watson defeated Xiyu Wang 6-4 7-6 in the Acapulco semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Xiyu Wang came in ranked #89.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Watson H.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Wang X.

Wang X.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Watson H.

Serve advantage — Wang X.

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.Wang X.
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
46%
Service points won·Even
57%
59%
Return points won·Even
42%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
53%
58%
Aces / match·Even
3.3
3.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.4
4.0

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Watson H.Wang X.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
20
63
Break points saved·Dominant
43
87
Break points won·Dominant
62
91
Deciding sets·Clear edge
50
70
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
13
25

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

Freshness

Recent load
Watson H.Wang X.
Freshness·Even
100
96

Watson H.: 18 days rest · Wang X.: 12 days rest · 2 matches (14d). 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