Sara Errani vs Heather Watson — Rome Qualifying Round 1

Rome · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
ITA
Sara Errani
39 yrs · 164 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 10 May 2021
clay
Heather Watson
GBR
Heather Watson
#470WTA
1572ELO
1441Clay ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLW
Errani S.
6-3 6-2
Watson H.
Errani S.
662
Watson H.
32–

Sara Errani defeated Heather Watson 6-3 6-2 in the Rome qualifying round 1 on clay. Sara Errani extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-05-09RomeR64clayHeather Watson6-4 3-6 6-0
2014-09-22WuhanR64hardSara Errani7-5 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Errani S.serving41% hold

wins 47% of points on serve vs Watson H.

Watson H.serving39% hold

wins 46% of points on serve vs Errani S.

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
Errani S.Watson H.
1st serve in·Clear edge
78%
58%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
55%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
42%
44%
Service points won·Slight edge
52%
57%
Return points won·Slight edge
48%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
49%
54%
Aces / match·Dominant
0.3
3.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.0
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (190 vs 180). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Errani S.Watson H.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
36
20
Break points saved·Dominant
8
43
Break points won·Dominant
98
62
Deciding sets·Dominant
78
50
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
34
12

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

Freshness

Recent load
Errani S.Watson H.
Freshness·
—
100

Watson H.: 19 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Zidansek T.
Stephens S.
6-47-5
Zvonareva V.
Mladenovic K.
6-27-5
Tomljanovic A.
Siegemund L.
6-756-36-2
Cornet A.
Petkovic A.
6-27-65
Mchale C.
Tig P.
6-32-66-2
Kostyuk M.
Hibino N.
7-56-3
Hercog P.
Errani S.
6-26-3
Pera B.
Potapova A.
6-46-1
Q1
Stephens S.
Bolsova A.
6-36-4
Zidansek T.
Turati B.
6-16-1
Mladenovic K.
Kung L.
6-32-66-2
Zvonareva V.
Doi M.
4-66-36-3
Siegemund L.
Vesnina E.
6-36-3
Tomljanovic A.
Martincova T.
2-66-26-3
Cornet A.
Gatto Monticone G.
7-676-746-4
Petkovic A.
Begu I.
6-45-76-3
Tig P.
Wang Y.
0-66-37-64
Mchale C.
Fernandez L.
7-626-4
Hibino N.
Hsieh S.
6-26-0
Kostyuk M.
Brancaccio N.
6-46-0
Errani S.
Watson H.
6-36-2
Hercog P.
Bronzetti L.
6-46-3
Pera B.
Samsonova L.
6-36-4
Potapova A.
Gasparyan M.
6-47-61