Heather Watson vs Aliaksandra Sasnovich — Cincinnati Round of 64

Cincinnati · WTA · Round of 64
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
Aliaksandra Sasnovich
BLR
Aliaksandra Sasnovich
#143WTA
1726ELO
1697Hard ELO
32 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLWWLW
Watson H.
6-2 3-6 6-1
Sasnovich A.
Watson H.
6362
Sasnovich A.
2611

Heather Watson defeated Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6-2 3-6 6-1 in the Cincinnati round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Aliaksandra Sasnovich came in ranked #143.

Key context

  • Match story: Heather Watson closed it out in three sets, 6–2 3–6 6–1.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Watson H.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Sasnovich A.

Sasnovich A.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Watson H.

Serve advantage — Sasnovich A.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Watson H.Sasnovich A.
—
Serve
37
—
Return
35

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Watson H.Sasnovich A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
44%
Service points won·Even
57%
56%
Return points won·Even
42%
45%
Break points saved·Even
53%
56%
Aces / match·Even
3.3
2.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.4
4.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Watson H.Sasnovich A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
20
61
Break points saved·Dominant
43
79
Break points won·Dominant
62
93
Deciding sets·Clear edge
50
72
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
13
25

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Watson H.
4.4
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 23 days (−0.3)
Sasnovich A.
5.9
Even matchUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 28 days (−0.3)
Form & Matchup
2.9Hard Elo 1548
Surface ELO
7.1+149 Hard Elo edge
2.8Overall Elo 1572
ELO gap
7.2Overall Elo 1726
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
2.8
Surface form
4.3
0.0Lost last 4
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
Prev. match
8.0
3.8
Country comfort
4.4
Surface transition
6.0
Context
6.0
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.Sasnovich A.
Freshness·Even
100
100

Watson H.: 18 days rest · Sasnovich A.: 18 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