Claire Liu vs Heather Watson — Charleston Round of 64

Charleston · WTA · Round of 64
Claire Liu
USA
Claire Liu
#146WTA
1669ELO
1623Clay ELO
26 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 4 April 2022
clay
Heather Watson
GBR
Heather Watson
#527WTA
1572ELO
1441Clay ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLW
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 #146. Claire Liu claimed a first win over Heather Watson in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-07-30San JoseR32hardHeather Watson6-4 3-6 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Liu C.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Watson H.

Watson H.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Liu C.

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
Liu C.Watson H.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
44%
Service points won·Even
56%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
42%
Break points saved·Even
55%
53%
Aces / match·Even
2.9
2.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.8
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (188 vs 149). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Liu C.Watson H.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
61
20
Break points saved·Clear edge
64
43
Break points won·Clear edge
78
62
Deciding sets·Dominant
79
50
Tiebreaks·Dominant
67
12

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Liu C.
5.8
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 28 days (−0.3)
Watson H.
5.7
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
6.1+182 Clay Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.9Clay Elo 1441
5.3Overall Elo 1669
ELO gap
4.7Overall Elo 1572
5.0
H2H
5.0
5.1
Surface form
2.3
0.0
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
5.5
3-set count
4.0
8.0
Prev. match
9.0
6.2
Country comfort
4.0
6.0
Surface transition
6.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

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
Liu C.Watson H.
Freshness·Clear edge
80
100

Liu C.: 4 days rest · 1 match, 18 games (7d) · Watson H.: 16 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
21°CPartly cloudy
Wind 21 km/hHumidity 53%

Draw

Final
Bencic B.[10]
Jabeur O.[4]
6-15-76-4
Semi-finals
Jabeur O.[4]
Anisimova A.[15]
2-66-16-4
Bencic B.[10]
Alexandrova E.
6-46-3
Quarter-finals
Anisimova A.[15]
Vandeweghe C.
6-16-2
Jabeur O.[4]
Kalinina A.
6-36-2
Alexandrova E.
Linette M.
6-06-2
Bencic B.[10]
Badosa P.[2]
2-67-626-4
R16
Anisimova A.[15]
Sabalenka A.[1]
3-66-46-3
Jabeur O.[4]
Begu I.
6-36-2
Linette M.
Kanepi K.
6-34-66-2
Alexandrova E.
Pliskova K.[3]
6-36-1
Vandeweghe C.
Pegula J.[6]
6-43-66-4
Bencic B.[10]
Keys M.[9]
6-46-4
Kalinina A.
Cornet A.[12]
7-657-5
Badosa P.[2]
Liu C.
3-67-686-1
R32
Pliskova K.[3]
Zavatska K.
5-77-56-4
Liu C.
Zhang S.[16]
7-52-66-4
Sabalenka A.[1]
Riske Amritraj A.
7-636-4
Anisimova A.[15]
Putintseva Y.
6-16-2
Vandeweghe C.
Davis L.
3-66-36-3
Pegula J.[6]
Paolini J.
6-26-1
Jabeur O.[4]
Navarro E.
6-36-2
Begu I.
Tomljanovic A.[14]
6-26-3
Cornet A.[12]
Baptiste H.
6-36-2
Kalinina A.
Rybakina E.[5]
6-42-66-4
Linette M.
Fernandez L.[7]
3-66-36-4
Bencic B.[10]
Fruhvirtova L.
6-17-66
Badosa P.[2]
Bondar A.
6-16-4
Alexandrova E.
Zheng Q.
2-67-55-2
Kanepi K.
Frech M.
7-56-3
Keys M.[9]
Eikeri U.
6-36-1
R64
Riske Amritraj A.
Mcnally C.
7-56-3
Putintseva Y.
Anderson R.
6-27-69
Paolini J.
Lee G.
6-26-3
Cornet A.[12]
Parks A.
6-07-5
Navarro E.
Brengle M.
6-746-23-0
Kalinina A.
Sasnovich A.
6-46-4
Zheng Q.
Stephens S.[13]
6-34-66-0
Alexandrova E.
Kiick A.
6-16-1
Fruhvirtova L.
Konjuh A.
4-66-16-3
Frech M.
Kvitova P.[11]
7-663-2
Zhang S.[16]
Di Lorenzo F.
6-26-4
Vandeweghe C.
Gasanova A.
6-34-66-3
Anisimova A.[15]
Vickery S.
6-07-5
Linette M.
Volynets K.
4-66-37-64
Tomljanovic A.[14]
Chang S.
7-56-4
Bencic B.[10]
Wang X.
4-67-656-3
Zavatska K.
Yuan Y.
6-46-2
Begu I.
Wang X.
7-626-4
Kanepi K.
Rogers S.
6-727-56-2
Liu C.
Watson H.
6-46-2
Davis L.
Bolkvadze M.
6-26-3
Bondar A.
Hartono A.
6-16-4
Eikeri U.
Kichenok N.
5-76-26-2
Baptiste H.
Ruse E.
6-36-0