Varvara Gracheva vs Heather Watson — Madrid Qualifying Round 2

Madrid · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
Varvara Gracheva
FRA
Varvara Gracheva
#95WTA
1810ELO
1701Clay ELO
25 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLWWWLW
0 — 0
Sets
Thursday, 28 April 2022
clay
Heather Watson
GBR
Heather Watson
#470WTA
1572ELO
1441Clay ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLW
Gracheva V.
6-3 6-2
Watson H.
Gracheva V.
662
Watson H.
32–

Varvara Gracheva defeated Heather Watson 6-3 6-2 in the Madrid qualifying round 2 on clay. The result followed the form book — Varvara Gracheva came in ranked #95.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Gracheva V.serving51% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Watson H.

Watson H.serving49% hold

wins 50% of points on serve vs Gracheva V.

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
Gracheva V.Watson H.
1st serve in·Even
63%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
44%
Service points won·Even
56%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
42%
Break points saved·Even
53%
53%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.0
2.9
Double faults / match·Even
3.4
3.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Gracheva V.Watson H.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
74
20
Break points saved·Dominant
76
43
Break points won·Dominant
87
62
Deciding sets·Dominant
90
50
Tiebreaks·Dominant
65
13

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

Freshness

Recent load
Gracheva V.Watson H.
Freshness·
—
100

Watson H.: 18 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Alexandrova E.
Burel C.
6-16-1
Bouzkova M.
Kovinic D.
7-56-4
Yastremska D.
Tan H.
6-27-64
Kanepi K.
Trevisan M.
6-27-5
Schmiedlova A.
Linette M.
6-21-67-64
Martic P.
Bronzetti L.
6-46-1
Potapova A.
Mladenovic K.
6-26-0
Begu I.
Rakhimova K.
6-16-0
Petkovic A.
Juvan K.
7-646-4
Dodin O.
Haddad Maia B.
3-67-656-2
Bondar A.
Minnen G.
6-46-2
Gracheva V.
Watson H.
6-36-2
Q1
Alexandrova E.
Korpatsch T.
6-46-4
Burel C.
Parry D.
6-46-756-4
Kovinic D.
Sasnovich A.
6-46-2
Bouzkova M.
Ferro F.
6-26-2
Yastremska D.
Brengle M.
2-66-26-4
Tan H.
Davis L.
6-41-67-65
Kanepi K.
Dart H.
6-16-1
Trevisan M.
Bucsa C.
6-16-3
Linette M.
Baindl K.
6-37-5
Schmiedlova A.
Bouzas Maneiro J.
6-46-1
Martic P.
Galfi D.
2-66-47-63
Bronzetti L.
Martinez Cirez C.
7-686-0
Mladenovic K.
Sherif M.
7-677-5
Potapova A.
Saville D.
4-66-37-5
Begu I.
Gorgodze E.
6-26-4
Rakhimova K.
Frech M.
6-16-4
Petkovic A.
Doi M.
6-46-2
Juvan K.
Wang Q.
4-66-46-2
Haddad Maia B.
Andreeva E.
6-36-3
Dodin O.
Udvardy P.
6-24-66-4
Bondar A.
Eala A.
6-06-0
Minnen G.
Paquet C.
7-56-3
Gracheva V.
Inglis M.
6-26-3
Watson H.
Kucova K.
6-46-0