Heather Watson vs Kristina Kucova — Madrid Qualifying Round 1

Madrid · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
Heather Watson
GBR
Heather Watson
#470WTA
1572ELO
1441Clay ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Thursday, 28 April 2022
clay
SVK
Kristina Kucova
36 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWLLL
Watson H.
6-4 6-0
Kucova K.
Watson H.
662
Kucova K.
40–

Heather Watson defeated Kristina Kucova 6-4 6-0 in the Madrid qualifying round 1 on clay.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Watson H.serving52% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Kucova K.

Kucova K.serving43% hold

wins 47% of points on serve vs Watson H.

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
Watson H.Kucova K.
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
40%
Service points won·Slight edge
57%
52%
Return points won·Even
42%
43%
Break points saved·Even
52%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.9
0.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.4
4.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (149 vs 33). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Watson H.Kucova K.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
20
6
Break points saved·Dominant
43
13
Break points won·Even
62
64
Deciding sets·Even
50
46
Tiebreaks·Even
12
8

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

Freshness

Recent load
Watson H.Kucova K.
Freshness·
100
—

Watson H.: 19 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