Marina Melnikova vs Heather Watson — Doha Qualifying Round 1

Doha · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
RUS
Marina Melnikova
37 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLWLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 21 February 2022
hard
Heather Watson
GBR
Heather Watson
#470WTA
1572ELO
1548Hard ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLW
Melnikova M.
7-5 6-1
Watson H.
Melnikova M.
762
Watson H.
51–

Marina Melnikova defeated Heather Watson 7-5 6-1 in the Doha qualifying round 1 on hard.

Key context

  • Match story: Marina Melnikova came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–5 6–1.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Melnikova M.serving47% hold

wins 49% of points on serve vs Watson H.

Watson H.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Melnikova M.

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
Melnikova M.Watson H.
1st serve in·Slight edge
70%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
55%
66%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
37%
44%
Service points won·Slight edge
50%
57%
Return points won·Even
43%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
45%
53%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.6
2.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.6
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (18 vs 149). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Melnikova M.Watson H.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
0
20
Break points saved·Dominant
4
43
Break points won·Dominant
29
62
Deciding sets·Dominant
13
50
Tiebreaks·
—
12

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

Freshness

Recent load
Melnikova M.Watson H.
Freshness·
—
100

Watson H.: 19 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Kostyuk M.
Liu C.
7-56-4
Petkovic A.
Bondar A.
6-06-2
Sasnovich A.
Flipkens K.
6-36-2
Zhang S.
Melnikova M.
6-06-3
Dodin O.
Cristian J.
6-27-64
Voegele S.
Rus A.
6-22-66-1
Juvan K.
Zanevska M.
2-66-17-5
Haddad Maia B.
Kucova K.
4-66-16-2
Q1
Kostyuk M.
Al Naimi M.
6-16-2
Liu C.
Gasanova A.
6-46-1
Petkovic A.
Perez E.
2-66-26-0
Bondar A.
Bjorklund M.
6-26-4
Sasnovich A.
Bogdan A.
6-16-1
Flipkens K.
Sharma A.
5-76-16-3
Zhang S.
Parry D.
6-16-0
Melnikova M.
Watson H.
7-56-1
Cristian J.
Eikeri U.
6-16-2
Dodin O.
Dart H.
7-56-4
Rus A.
Bara I.
6-36-0
Voegele S.
Trevisan M.
6-46-4
Zanevska M.
Pera B.
6-33-0
Juvan K.
Danilina A.
6-26-2
Haddad Maia B.
Rakhimova K.
6-16-3
Kucova K.
Inglis M.
6-06-2