Heather Watson vs Mayar SherifAustralian Open Round of 128

Australian Open · WTA · Round of 128
#445WTA
1572ELO
1548Hard ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 17 January 2022 ·
hard
#51WTA
1685ELO
1505Hard ELO
30 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Watson H.
6-3 5-7 6-2
Sherif M.
Watson H.
6562
Sherif M.
3721

Heather Watson defeated Mayar Sherif 6-3 5-7 6-2 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The result followed the form book — Heather Watson came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 64. Heather Watson extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Heather Watson closed it out in three sets, 6–3 5–7 6–2.

Head to head

10
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-06-23WimbledonQFgrassHeather Watson6-2 6-2

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Clear edge
58%
74%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
67%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
47%
Service points won·Even
58%
57%
Return points won·Even
43%
47%
Break points saved·Even
55%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.5
1.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.5
1.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
7
19
Break points saved·Slight edge
15
22
Break points won·Even
49
48
Deciding sets·Clear edge
22
10
Tiebreaks·Dominant
14
85

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Dominant
57
94

Watson H.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 88 games (7d) · Sherif M.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 19 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw