Heather Watson vs Arantxa Rus — Miami Round of 128

Miami · WTA · Round of 128
Heather Watson
GBR
Heather Watson
#445WTA
1572ELO
1548Hard ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 21 March 2022 ·
hard
Arantxa Rus
NED
Arantxa Rus
#203WTA
1511ELO
1503Hard ELO
35 yrs · 180 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLWWL
Watson H.
6-7 7-5 6-4
Rus A.
Watson H.
6762
Rus A.
7541

Heather Watson defeated Arantxa Rus 6-7 7-5 6-4 in the Miami round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Arantxa Rus came in ranked #203, defending last year's round of 64.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Statistics

This season
Watson H.Rus A.
1st serve in·Clear edge
58%
73%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
67%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
45%
Service points won·Even
58%
56%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.5
1.7
Double faults / match·Even
3.5
3.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Watson H.Rus A.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
7
0
Break points saved·Slight edge
15
10
Break points won·Clear edge
49
27
Deciding sets·Clear edge
22
3
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
14
0

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

Freshness

Recent load
Watson H.Rus A.
Freshness·Clear edge
57
78

Watson H.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 88 games (7d) · Rus A.: 3 days rest · 2 matches, 49 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw