Heather Watson vs Donna Vekic — Birmingham Quarter-final

Birmingham · WTA · Quarter-final
Heather Watson
GBR
Heather Watson
#470WTA
1572ELO
1506Grass ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 June 2021
grass
Donna Vekic
CRO3
Donna Vekic
#35WTA
1807ELO
1729Grass ELO
$625kYTD
$11MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWLWL
Watson H.
6-4 6-2
Vekic D.
Watson H.
662
Vekic D.
420

Heather Watson defeated Donna Vekic 6-4 6-2 in the Birmingham quarter-final on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Donna Vekic came in ranked #35. Heather Watson extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-01-08HobartQFhardHeather Watson6-0 6-4
2017-02-11Fed Cup G1 PPO: CRO vs GBRRRhardHeather Watson6-2 6-4
2015-04-06CharlestonR64clayDonna Vekic6-3 4-6 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Watson H.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Vekic D.

Vekic D.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Watson H.

Serve advantage — Vekic D.

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.Vekic D.
1st serve in·Even
58%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
45%
Service points won·Even
57%
59%
Return points won·Even
42%
43%
Break points saved·Even
53%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.3
3.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.4
5.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (180 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Watson H.Vekic D.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
20
67
Break points saved·Dominant
43
86
Break points won·Dominant
62
91
Deciding sets·Dominant
50
77
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
13
33

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Watson H.
5.1
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
Vekic D.
6.8
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
3.0Grass Elo 1506
Surface ELO
7.0+223 Grass Elo edge
2.6Overall Elo 1572
ELO gap
7.4Overall Elo 1807
5.0
H2H
5.0
2.5
Surface form
5.0
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
6.7
Minutes 14d
7.3
7.0
3-set count
8.0
Prev. match
9.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Watson H.Vekic D.
Freshness·Even
100
97

Watson H.: 18 days rest · Vekic D.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Jabeur O.[2]
Kasatkina D.[4]
7-56-4
Semi-finals
Kasatkina D.[4]
Vandeweghe C.
6-26-4
Jabeur O.[2]
Watson H.
6-36-3
Quarter-finals
Jabeur O.[2]
Potapova A.
6-46-0
Vandeweghe C.
Bouzkova M.[8]
6-46-4
Kasatkina D.[4]
Martincova T.
6-42-66-0
Watson H.
Vekic D.[3]
6-46-2
R16
Watson H.
Zhang S.[6]
5-2
Kasatkina D.[4]
Kostyuk M.
6-27-5
Vandeweghe C.
Tomljanovic A.
4-66-46-3
Bouzkova M.[8]
Garcia C.
6-36-0
Martincova T.
Ostapenko J.[5]
7-644-66-2
Vekic D.[3]
Giorgi C.
2-66-36-4
Potapova A.
Mladenovic K.
6-36-3
Jabeur O.[2]
Fernandez L.
6-43-67-63
R32
Tomljanovic A.
Mertens E.[1]
7-656-757-64
Martincova T.
Stosur S.
6-36-4
Potapova A.
Stojanovic N.
5-77-686-4
Fernandez L.
Wang Y.
7-56-3
Jabeur O.[2]
Mcnally C.
6-46-2
Kostyuk M.
Brengle M.
4-67-56-3
Zhang S.[6]
Diatchenko V.
6-27-5
Kasatkina D.[4]
Hercog P.
4-66-36-3
Giorgi C.
Gatto Monticone G.
6-36-0
Garcia C.
Dart H.
7-54-66-4
Vekic D.[3]
Jones F.
6-16-3
Ostapenko J.[5]
Davis L.
6-46-1
Watson H.
Golubic V.
3-66-26-2
Mladenovic K.
Ferro F.[7]
3-66-36-4
Vandeweghe C.
Pliskova K.
6-47-61
Bouzkova M.[8]
Hsieh S.
3-66-16-2