Jule Niemeier vs Heather Watson — Wimbledon Round of 16

Wimbledon · WTA · Round of 16
Jule Niemeier
GER
Jule Niemeier
#510WTA
1418ELO
1429Grass ELO
26 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 27 June 2022
grass
Heather Watson
GBRWC
Heather Watson
#527WTA
1572ELO
1506Grass ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLW
Niemeier J.
6-2 6-4
Watson H.
Niemeier J.
662
Watson H.
240

Jule Niemeier defeated Heather Watson 6-2 6-4 in the Wimbledon round of 16 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Heather Watson came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 128. Jule Niemeier narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-07-31PragueR32clayJule Niemeier6-2 6-3
2023-06-12NottinghamR32grassHeather Watson6-4 6-3
2022-02-28MonterreyR32hardHeather Watson6-3 2-6 7-6(4)

Serve vs return

This season
Niemeier J.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Watson H.

Watson H.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Niemeier J.

Even serve battle

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
Niemeier J.Watson H.
1st serve in·Even
55%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
44%
Service points won·Even
55%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
42%
Break points saved·Even
53%
53%
Aces / match·Even
3.3
2.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
6.8
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (184 vs 149). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Niemeier J.Watson H.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
12
20
Break points saved·Slight edge
33
43
Break points won·Clear edge
82
62
Deciding sets·Dominant
9
50
Tiebreaks·Dominant
42
12

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Niemeier J.
5.8
Slight disadvantageUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Watson H.
6.7
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
3.9Grass Elo 1429
Surface ELO
6.1+77 Grass Elo edge
3.2Overall Elo 1418
ELO gap
6.8Overall Elo 1572
5.0
H2H
5.0
Surface form
4.2
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
6.9
Minutes 14d
9.0
4.0
3-set count
8.0
Prev. match
8.0
Country comfort
7.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
6.0

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
Niemeier J.Watson H.
Freshness·
—
100

Watson H.: 16 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
17°CDrizzle
Wind 23 km/hHumidity 66%

Draw

Final
Rybakina E.[2]
Jabeur O.[3]
3-66-26-2
Semi-finals
Rybakina E.[2]
Halep S.[16]
6-36-3
Jabeur O.[3]
Maria T.
6-23-66-1
Quarter-finals
Rybakina E.[2]
Tomljanovic A.
4-66-26-3
Halep S.[16]
Anisimova A.[6]
6-26-4
Jabeur O.[3]
Bouzkova M.[21]
3-66-16-1
Maria T.
Niemeier J.
4-66-27-5
R16
Tomljanovic A.
Cornet A.
4-66-46-3
Rybakina E.[2]
Martic P.
7-56-3
Bouzkova M.[21]
Garcia C.
7-56-2
Halep S.[16]
Badosa P.[4]
6-16-2
Anisimova A.[6]
Tan H.
6-26-3
Jabeur O.[3]
Mertens E.[25]
7-696-4
Maria T.
Ostapenko J.[12]
5-77-57-5
Niemeier J.
Watson H.
6-26-4
R32
Halep S.[16]
Frech M.
6-46-1
Tan H.
Boulter K.
6-16-1
Garcia C.
Zhang S.[33]
7-637-65
Mertens E.[25]
Kerber A.[15]
6-47-5
Watson H.
Juvan K.
7-666-2
Anisimova A.[6]
Gauff C.[7]
6-746-26-1
Martic P.
Pegula J.[4]
6-27-65
Ostapenko J.[12]
Begu I.
3-66-16-1
Cornet A.
Swiatek I.[3]
6-46-2
Tomljanovic A.
Krejcikova B.[13]
2-66-46-3
Rybakina E.[2]
Zheng Q.
7-647-5
Badosa P.[4]
Kvitova P.[25]
7-57-64
Bouzkova M.[21]
Riske Amritraj A.[28]
6-26-3
Jabeur O.[3]
Parry D.
6-26-3
Maria T.
Sakkari M.[5]
6-37-5
Niemeier J.
Tsurenko L.
6-43-66-3
R64
Swiatek I.[3]
Pattinama Kerkhove L.
6-44-66-3
Cornet A.
Liu C.
6-36-3
Tomljanovic A.
Harrison C.
6-26-2
Krejcikova B.[13]
Golubic V.
6-36-4
Zheng Q.
Minnen G.
6-46-1
Rybakina E.[2]
Andreescu B.
6-47-65
Pegula J.[4]
Dart H.
4-66-36-1
Badosa P.[4]
Bara I.
6-36-2
Kvitova P.[25]
Bogdan A.
6-17-65
Anisimova A.[6]
Davis L.
2-66-36-4
Boulter K.
Pliskova K.[6]
3-67-646-4
Zhang S.[33]
Kostyuk M.[12]
7-666-2
Garcia C.
Raducanu E.[30]
6-36-3
Mertens E.[25]
Udvardy P.
3-67-657-5
Jabeur O.[3]
Kawa K.[14]
6-46-0
Maria T.
Cirstea S.[17]
6-31-67-5
Begu I.
Cocciaretto E.
6-46-4
Watson H.
Wang Q.
7-56-4
Martic P.
Kucova K.
7-646-3
Gauff C.[7]
Buzarnescu M.
6-26-3
Sakkari M.[5]
Tomova V.
6-46-3
Parry D.
Hontama M.
6-36-2
Halep S.[16]
Flipkens K.
7-56-4
Bouzkova M.[21]
Li A.[28]
6-06-3
Riske Amritraj A.[28]
Chwalinska M.[20]
3-66-16-0
Ostapenko J.[12]
Wickmayer Y.
6-26-2
Juvan K.
Galfi D.[10]
7-56-3
Tsurenko L.
Kalinina A.[29]
3-66-46-3
Niemeier J.
Kontaveit A.[2]
6-46-0
Kerber A.[15]
Linette M.
6-36-3
Tan H.
Sorribes Tormo S.[32]
6-36-4
Frech M.
Schmiedlova A.
6-46-4
R128
Pattinama Kerkhove L.
Kartal S.
6-43-66-1
Liu C.
Parrizas Diaz N.
7-56-3
Tomljanovic A.
Teichmann J.[24]
6-26-3
Rybakina E.[2]
Vandeweghe C.
7-627-5
Badosa P.[4]
Chirico L.
6-26-1
Schmiedlova A.
Peterson R.
7-50-66-3
Halep S.[16]
Muchova K.[10]
6-36-2
Gauff C.[7]
Ruse E.
2-66-37-5
Davis L.
Brengle M.
6-27-5
Bouzkova M.[21]
Collins D.[7]
5-76-46-4
Kerber A.[15]
Mladenovic K.
6-07-5
Linette M.
Contreras Gomez F.
6-16-4
Mertens E.[25]
Osorio C.
1-66-24-2
Hontama M.
Tauson C.[24]
4-1
Udvardy P.
Zidansek T.[26]
6-47-61
Parry D.
Kanepi K.[31]
6-46-4
Cirstea S.[17]
Krunic A.
7-657-61
Maria T.
Sharma A.
4-66-36-4
Begu I.
Gorgodze E.
6-46-1
Wickmayer Y.
Zhu L.[30]
6-46-2
Ostapenko J.[12]
Dodin O.
6-46-4
Watson H.
Korpatsch T.
6-777-56-2
Galfi D.[10]
Inglis M.
5-76-36-4
Juvan K.
Haddad Maia B.[23]
6-44-66-2
Kalinina A.[29]
Bondar A.
4-66-26-4
Niemeier J.
Wang X.
6-16-4
Kontaveit A.[2]
Pera B.
7-56-1
Sakkari M.[5]
Hives Z.
6-16-4
Swiatek I.[3]
Fett J.
6-06-3
Kawa K.[14]
Marino R.
6-43-67-5
Garcia C.
Miyazaki Y.
4-66-17-64
Anisimova A.[6]
Yuan Y.[17]
6-36-4
Li A.[28]
Bronzetti L.[20]
6-16-4
Raducanu E.[30]
Van Uytvanck A.
6-46-4
Dart H.
Masarova R.
6-16-4
Bara I.
Paquet C.
6-26-4
Boulter K.
Burel C.
7-56-3
Pliskova K.[6]
Martincova T.
7-617-5
Zheng Q.
Stephens S.
7-617-5
Pegula J.[4]
Vekic D.[31]
6-37-62
Sorribes Tormo S.[32]
Mchale C.
6-26-1
Frech M.
Giorgi C.[21]
7-646-1
Cornet A.
Putintseva Y.[27]
6-37-65
Harrison C.
Rus A.
6-16-4
Krejcikova B.[13]
Zanevska M.
7-646-3
Minnen G.
Muguruza G.[9]
6-46-0
Andreescu B.
Bektas E.
6-16-3
Martic P.
Rogers S.[30]
6-27-65
Kucova K.
Pigossi L.
7-56-0
Bogdan A.
Yastremska D.
6-26-2
Kvitova P.[25]
Paolini J.[13]
2-66-46-2
Buzarnescu M.
Schunk N.
6-46-2
Tan H.
Williams S.
7-51-67-67
Chwalinska M.[20]
Siniakova K.[32]
6-07-5
Zhang S.[33]
Doi M.
6-46-0
Kostyuk M.[12]
Swan K.
4-66-46-4
Jabeur O.[3]
Bjorklund M.
6-16-3
Tomova V.
Saville D.
7-53-67-5
Wang Q.
Bencic B.[11]
6-45-76-2
Cocciaretto E.
Trevisan M.[22]
6-26-0
Flipkens K.
Fourlis J.
7-56-2
Riske Amritraj A.[28]
In Albon Y.
6-26-4
Tsurenko L.
Burrage J.
6-26-3
Golubic V.
Petkovic A.
6-46-3