Ashleigh Barty vs Heather Watson — Cincinnati Round of 32

Cincinnati · WTA · Round of 32
AUS1
Ashleigh Barty
30 yrs · 166 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWWWWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 August 2021
hard
Heather Watson
GBR
Heather Watson
#527WTA
1572ELO
1548Hard ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLW
Barty A.
6-4 7-6
Watson H.
Barty A.
6772
Watson H.
4630

Ashleigh Barty defeated Heather Watson 6-4 7-6 in the Cincinnati round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Heather Watson came in defending last year's round of 64.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Barty A.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Watson H.

Watson H.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Barty A.

Serve advantage — Barty A.

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
Barty A.Watson H.
1st serve in·Even
59%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
75%
66%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
50%
44%
Service points won·Slight edge
65%
57%
Return points won·Even
46%
42%
Break points saved·Clear edge
65%
53%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.8
3.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.9
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (59 vs 180). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Barty A.Watson H.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
90
20
Break points saved·Dominant
94
43
Break points won·Dominant
92
62
Deciding sets·Dominant
99
50
Tiebreaks·Dominant
90
12

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Barty A.
6.0
Even matchUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Extended break: 23 days (−0.3)
Watson H.
4.9
Heavy underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Extended break: 23 days (−0.3)
Form & Matchup
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
7.1
Surface form
2.8
0.0
Win streak
0.0Lost last 4
Fatigue & Travel
6.4
Country comfort
3.8
Context
5.0
Defending pts
6.0

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
Barty A.Watson H.
Freshness·
—
100

Watson H.: 17 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
23°CDrizzle
Wind 1 km/hHumidity 86%

Draw

Final
Barty A.[1]
Teichmann J.
6-36-1
Semi-finals
Teichmann J.
Pliskova K.[5]
6-26-4
Barty A.[1]
Kerber A.
6-27-5
Quarter-finals
Pliskova K.[5]
Badosa P.
7-52-0
Barty A.[1]
Krejcikova B.[9]
6-26-4
Teichmann J.
Bencic B.[10]
6-36-2
Kerber A.
Kvitova P.[11]
6-43-3
R16
Bencic B.[10]
Muchova K.
7-52-1
Pliskova K.[5]
Pegula J.
6-47-65
Barty A.[1]
Azarenka V.[14]
6-06-2
Krejcikova B.[9]
Muguruza G.[8]
6-16-756-2
Kerber A.
Ostapenko J.
4-66-27-5
Kvitova P.[11]
Jabeur O.
6-16-2
Badosa P.
Rybakina E.
6-27-65
Teichmann J.
Osaka N.[2]
3-66-36-3
R32
Pegula J.
Halep S.[12]
W/O
Kvitova P.[11]
Kudermetova V.
6-26-4
Pliskova K.[5]
Putintseva Y.
6-36-2
Badosa P.
Sabalenka A.[3]
5-76-27-64
Muchova K.
Andreescu B.[7]
6-46-2
Bencic B.[10]
Rogers S.
7-616-1
Ostapenko J.
Brady J.[13]
6-725-4
Teichmann J.
Pera B.
6-16-4
Osaka N.[2]
Gauff C.
4-66-36-4
Muguruza G.[8]
Garcia C.
6-46-3
Barty A.[1]
Watson H.
6-47-63
Azarenka V.[14]
Riske Amritraj A.
6-27-5
Krejcikova B.[9]
Yastremska D.
6-17-65
Kerber A.
Svitolina E.[4]
7-52-66-4
Jabeur O.
Swiatek I.[6]
6-36-3
Rybakina E.
Mertens E.[15]
6-36-2
R64
Yastremska D.
Mcnally C.
7-637-61
Azarenka V.[14]
Samsonova L.
6-26-3
Riske Amritraj A.
Fernandez L.
6-26-2
Watson H.
Sasnovich A.
6-23-66-1
Kvitova P.[11]
Keys M.
7-56-4
Pegula J.
Giorgi C.
6-26-2
Kerber A.
Sakkari M.
6-26-2
Ostapenko J.
Zidansek T.
7-56-1
Brady J.[13]
Alexandrova E.
6-37-63
Kudermetova V.
Paolini J.
6-36-2
Putintseva Y.
Zhang S.
6-26-0
Halep S.[12]
Linette M.
6-43-66-1
Badosa P.
Martic P.
4-66-47-69
Mertens E.[15]
Podoroska N.
6-36-4
Rybakina E.
Stosur S.
6-36-3
Rogers S.
Collins D.
6-42-1
Muchova K.
Konta J.
3-67-656-2
Garcia C.
Stephens S.
7-674-66-4
Krejcikova B.[9]
Kasatkina D.
6-36-2
Bencic B.[10]
Vondrousova M.
6-37-5
Pera B.
Peterson R.
6-46-1
Gauff C.
Hsieh S.
6-16-2
Jabeur O.
Kontaveit A.
6-24-67-5
Teichmann J.
Cirstea S.
6-26-0