Claire Liu vs Heather Watson — Charleston Round of 64

Charleston · WTA · Round of 64
Claire Liu
USA
Claire Liu
#111WTA
1669ELO
1623Clay ELO
26 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWLLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 4 April 2022 ·
clay
Heather Watson
GBR
Heather Watson
#445WTA
1572ELO
1441Clay ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLWWW
Liu C.
6-4 6-2
Watson H.
Liu C.
662
Watson H.
420

Claire Liu defeated Heather Watson 6-4 6-2 in the Charleston round of 64 on clay. The result followed the form book — Claire Liu came in ranked #111. Claire Liu claimed a first win over Heather Watson in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-08-24US OpenQ128hardHeather Watson6-4 2-6 4-6
2018-07-30San JoseR32hardHeather Watson6-4 3-6 6-4

Statistics

This season
Liu C.Watson H.
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
62%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
45%
Service points won·Even
56%
58%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Even
54%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.7
3.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.8
3.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Liu C.Watson H.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
24
7
Break points saved·Slight edge
23
15
Break points won·Dominant
76
49
Deciding sets·Even
24
22
Tiebreaks·Dominant
39
14

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

Freshness

Recent load
Liu C.Watson H.
Freshness·Dominant
88
57

Liu C.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 28 games (7d) · Watson H.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 88 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw