Heather Watson vs Mayar Sherif — Australian Open Round of 128

Australian Open · WTA · Round of 128
Heather Watson
GBR
Heather Watson
#470WTA
1572ELO
1548Hard ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 17 January 2022
hard
Mayar Sherif
EGY
Mayar Sherif
#97WTA
1685ELO
1505Hard ELO
30 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWLWWWW
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

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-06-23WimbledonQFgrassHeather Watson6-2 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Watson H.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Sherif M.

Sherif M.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Watson H.

Serve advantage — Sherif M.

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.Sherif M.
1st serve in·Clear edge
59%
73%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
48%
Service points won·Even
57%
57%
Return points won·Even
42%
45%
Break points saved·Even
53%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.9
1.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.3
1.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (149 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Watson H.Sherif M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
20
67
Break points saved·Dominant
43
84
Break points won·Clear edge
62
81
Deciding sets·Slight edge
50
58
Tiebreaks·Dominant
13
89

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Watson H.
5.3
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
Sherif M.
5.7
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
6.0+43 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.0Hard Elo 1505
4.6Overall Elo 1572
ELO gap
5.4Overall Elo 1685
5.0
H2H
5.0
0.7
Surface form
2.3
0.0Lost last 7
Win streak
0.0Lost last 3
Fatigue & Travel
7.5
Minutes 14d
8.1
7.0
3-set count
7.0
Prev. match
7.0
5.2
Country comfort
Context
6.0
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
Watson H.Sherif M.
Freshness·Dominant
100
52

Watson H.: 18 days rest · Sherif M.: 1 day rest · 5 matches, 115 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
21°COvercast
Wind 13 km/hHumidity 68%

Draw

Final
Barty A.[1]
Collins D.[27]
6-37-62
Semi-finals
Collins D.[27]
Swiatek I.[7]
6-46-1
Barty A.[1]
Keys M.
6-16-3
Quarter-finals
Keys M.
Krejcikova B.[4]
6-36-2
Swiatek I.[7]
Kanepi K.
4-67-626-3
Barty A.[1]
Pegula J.[21]
6-26-0
Collins D.[27]
Cornet A.
7-56-1
R16
Barty A.[1]
Anisimova A.
6-46-3
Keys M.
Badosa P.[8]
6-36-1
Swiatek I.[7]
Cirstea S.
5-76-36-3
Kanepi K.
Sabalenka A.[2]
5-76-27-67
Krejcikova B.[4]
Azarenka V.[24]
6-26-2
Cornet A.
Halep S.[14]
6-43-66-4
Pegula J.[21]
Sakkari M.[5]
7-606-3
Collins D.[27]
Mertens E.[19]
4-66-46-4
R32
Anisimova A.
Osaka N.[13]
4-66-37-65
Pegula J.[21]
Parrizas Diaz N.
7-636-2
Keys M.
Wang Q.
4-66-37-62
Badosa P.[8]
Kostyuk M.
6-25-76-4
Collins D.[27]
Tauson C.
4-66-47-5
Mertens E.[19]
Zhang S.
6-26-2
Halep S.[14]
Kovinic D.
6-26-1
Cornet A.
Zidansek T.[29]
4-66-46-2
Kanepi K.
Inglis M.
2-66-26-0
Sabalenka A.[2]
Vondrousova M.[31]
4-66-36-1
Cirstea S.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[10]
6-32-66-2
Barty A.[1]
Giorgi C.[30]
6-26-3
Sakkari M.[5]
Kudermetova V.[28]
6-46-1
Krejcikova B.[4]
Ostapenko J.[26]
2-66-46-4
Swiatek I.[7]
Kasatkina D.[25]
6-26-3
Azarenka V.[24]
Svitolina E.[15]
6-06-2
R64
Svitolina E.[15]
Tan H.
6-35-75-1
Parrizas Diaz N.
Zanevska M.
W/O
Zhang S.
Rybakina E.[12]
6-41-0
Barty A.[1]
Bronzetti L.
6-16-1
Giorgi C.[30]
Martincova T.
6-27-62
Kudermetova V.[28]
Ruse E.
6-27-5
Ostapenko J.[26]
Riske Amritraj A.
4-66-26-4
Keys M.
Cristian J.
6-27-5
Badosa P.[8]
Trevisan M.
6-06-3
Collins D.[27]
Konjuh A.
6-46-3
Halep S.[14]
Haddad Maia B.
6-26-0
Kovinic D.
Raducanu E.[17]
6-44-66-3
Cornet A.
Muguruza G.[3]
6-36-3
Swiatek I.[7]
Peterson R.
6-26-2
Kasatkina D.[25]
Linette M.
6-26-3
Cirstea S.
Kucova K.
6-26-4
Kanepi K.
Bouzkova M.
6-27-63
Vondrousova M.[31]
Samsonova L.
6-27-5
Sabalenka A.[2]
Wang X.
1-66-46-2
Inglis M.
Baptiste H.
7-642-66-2
Pegula J.[21]
Pera B.
6-46-4
Sakkari M.[5]
Zheng Q.
6-16-4
Pavlyuchenkova A.[10]
Stosur S.
6-26-2
Osaka N.[13]
Brengle M.
6-06-4
Tauson C.
Kontaveit A.[6]
6-26-4
Anisimova A.
Bencic B.[22]
6-27-5
Wang Q.
Van Uytvanck A.
2-67-656-3
Krejcikova B.[4]
Wang X.
6-26-3
Azarenka V.[24]
Teichmann J.
6-16-2
Kostyuk M.
Sorribes Tormo S.[32]
7-656-3
Mertens E.[19]
Begu I.
6-36-2
Zidansek T.[29]
Watson H.
7-646-4
R128
Kucova K.
Doi M.
6-37-5
Kudermetova V.[28]
Liu C.
6-46-4
Barty A.[1]
Tsurenko L.
6-06-1
Wang X.
Hruncakova V.
7-56-3
Riske Amritraj A.
Vekic D.
6-26-2
Azarenka V.[24]
Udvardy P.
6-36-1
Tan H.
Putintseva Y.
6-36-3
Svitolina E.[15]
Ferro F.
6-17-64
Keys M.
Kenin S.[11]
7-627-5
Van Uytvanck A.
Bucsa C.
6-36-4
Wang Q.
Gauff C.[18]
6-46-2
Kostyuk M.
Parry D.
6-17-62
Konjuh A.
Rogers S.
4-66-37-5
Collins D.[27]
Dolehide C.
6-16-3
Mertens E.[19]
Zvonareva V.
6-47-5
Begu I.
Dodin O.
2-67-56-3
Zhang S.
Golubic V.
6-36-4
Rybakina E.[12]
Diyas Z.
6-737-636-1
Halep S.[14]
Frech M.
6-46-3
Haddad Maia B.
Volynets K.
3-66-26-3
Zidansek T.[29]
Rus A.
3-66-37-68
Watson H.
Sherif M.
6-35-76-2
Cornet A.
Tomova V.
6-36-3
Muguruza G.[3]
Burel C.
6-36-4
Linette M.
Sevastova A.
6-47-5
Bronzetti L.
Gracheva V.
3-66-26-3
Giorgi C.[30]
Potapova A.
6-46-0
Bencic B.[22]
Mladenovic K.
6-46-3
Anisimova A.
Hartono A.
2-66-46-3
Osaka N.[13]
Osorio C.
6-36-3
Parrizas Diaz N.
Bara I.
6-36-1
Pera B.
Alexandrova E.
7-56-3
Pegula J.[21]
Kalinina A.
4-67-617-5
Ruse E.
Paolini J.
6-16-3
Brengle M.
Yastremska D.
6-10-65-0
Krejcikova B.[4]
Petkovic A.
6-26-0
Zanevska M.
Juvan K.
7-677-64
Kasatkina D.[25]
Voegele S.
6-36-1
Stosur S.
Anderson R.
6-756-36-3
Pavlyuchenkova A.[10]
Bondar A.
6-26-1
Bouzkova M.
Marino R.
6-16-3
Inglis M.
Fernandez L.[23]
6-46-2
Vondrousova M.[31]
Hon P.
6-26-3
Samsonova L.
Bektas E.
7-56-4
Wang X.
Li A.
7-656-3
Sabalenka A.[2]
Hunter S.
5-76-36-2
Tauson C.
Sharma A.
6-36-4
Teichmann J.
Martic P.
6-36-3
Kanepi K.
Kerber A.[16]
6-46-3
Sorribes Tormo S.[32]
Flipkens K.
6-46-1
Sakkari M.[5]
Maria T.
6-47-62
Zheng Q.
Sasnovich A.
6-31-67-65
Badosa P.[8]
Tomljanovic A.
6-46-0
Kovinic D.
Jang S.
6-32-66-4
Cristian J.
Minnen G.
7-56-4
Trevisan M.
Hibino N.
6-26-3
Martincova T.
Davis L.
7-56-2
Ostapenko J.[26]
Schmiedlova A.
6-776-46-1
Swiatek I.[7]
Dart H.
6-36-0
Kontaveit A.[6]
Siniakova K.
6-26-3
Raducanu E.[17]
Stephens S.
6-02-66-1
Peterson R.
Saville D.
6-26-3
Cirstea S.
Kvitova P.[20]
6-26-2
Baptiste H.
Garcia C.
4-67-646-3