Heather Watson vs Rebecca Peterson — Cincinnati Qualifying Round 2

Cincinnati · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
Heather Watson
GBR
Heather Watson
#470WTA
1572ELO
1548Hard ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 16 August 2021
hard
SWE
Rebecca Peterson
30 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWWWLL
Watson H.
6-4 4-6 6-3
Peterson R.
Watson H.
6462
Peterson R.
4631

Heather Watson defeated Rebecca Peterson 6-4 4-6 6-3 in the Cincinnati qualifying round 2 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Rebecca Peterson came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Heather Watson claimed a first win over Rebecca Peterson in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Heather Watson closed it out in three sets, 6–4 4–6 6–3.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-10-07TianjinFhardRebecca Peterson6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Watson H.serving56% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Peterson R.

Peterson R.serving61% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Watson H.

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
Watson H.Peterson R.
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
46%
Service points won·Even
57%
57%
Return points won·Even
42%
44%
Break points saved·Even
53%
53%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.3
2.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.4
4.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (180 vs 121). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Watson H.Peterson R.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
20
40
Break points saved·Slight edge
43
36
Break points won·Clear edge
62
76
Deciding sets·Slight edge
50
60
Tiebreaks·Dominant
13
67

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

Freshness

Recent load
Watson H.Peterson R.
Freshness·
100
—

Watson H.: 18 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Garcia C.
Ferro F.
3-66-36-0
Zhang S.
Bouzkova M.
7-54-66-0
Samsonova L.
Blinkova A.
7-57-61
Watson H.
Peterson R.
6-44-66-3
Hsieh S.
Davis L.
6-06-4
Paolini J.
Vekic D.
7-626-2
Sasnovich A.
Petkovic A.
7-56-2
Fernandez L.
Ruse E.
6-26-0
Q1
Ferro F.
Golubic V.
6-22-66-0
Garcia C.
Parks A.
6-31-66-3
Zhang S.
Shvedova Y.
6-26-4
Bouzkova M.
Hercog P.
4-66-26-3
Samsonova L.
Zvonareva V.
6-27-5
Blinkova A.
Osorio C.
6-36-0
Peterson R.
Sharma A.
7-56-3
Watson H.
Volynets K.
5-76-26-2
Davis L.
Ahn K.
4-66-26-2
Hsieh S.
Stearns P.
7-636-4
Vekic D.
Mchale C.
6-46-1
Paolini J.
Sevastova A.
6-12-1
Sasnovich A.
Mladenovic K.
6-47-5
Petkovic A.
Navarro E.
7-636-4
Ruse E.
Martincova T.
6-37-5
Fernandez L.
Begu I.
6-36-3