Heather Watson vs Kirsten Flipkens — W100+H Dubai 1 Round of 16

W100+H Dubai 1 · ITF · Round of 16
Heather Watson
GBR
Heather Watson
#442WTA
1572ELO
1548Hard ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Wednesday, 9 December 2020 ·
hard
BEL
Kirsten Flipkens
40 yrs · 165 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWL
Watson H.
6-4 6-2
Flipkens K.
Watson H.
662
Flipkens K.
420

Heather Watson defeated Kirsten Flipkens 6-4 6-2 in the W100+H Dubai 1 round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kirsten Flipkens came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Heather Watson narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-07-02WimbledonR128grassKirsten Flipkens6-4 7-5
2016-02-29MonterreyFhardHeather Watson3-6 6-2 6-3
2014-07-28WashingtonR32hardKirsten Flipkens6-3 1-6 7-6
2011-03-07Indian WellsQ64hardKirsten Flipkens6-2 7-6(4)

Statistics

This season
Watson H.Flipkens K.
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
67%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
48%
Service points won·Even
58%
57%
Return points won·Even
43%
43%
Break points saved·Even
55%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.5
1.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.5
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 57). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Watson H.Flipkens K.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
4
52
Break points saved·Slight edge
15
20
Break points won·Dominant
49
75
Deciding sets·Dominant
17
75
Tiebreaks·Dominant
11
81

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

Freshness

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Watson H.Flipkens K.
Freshness·
100
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Watson H.: 20 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

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