Heather Watson vs Astra Sharma — Washington Qualifying Round 1

Washington · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
Heather Watson
GBR
Heather Watson
#470WTA
1572ELO
1548Hard ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 1 August 2022
hard
AUS
Astra Sharma
#597WTA
1512ELO
1466Hard ELO
30 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLWLW
Watson H.
6-4 6-2
Sharma A.
Watson H.
662
Sharma A.
42–

Heather Watson defeated Astra Sharma 6-4 6-2 in the Washington qualifying round 1 on hard.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Watson H.serving61% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Sharma A.

Sharma A.serving63% hold

wins 55% 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.Sharma A.
1st serve in·Even
59%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
47%
Service points won·Even
57%
58%
Return points won·Even
42%
42%
Break points saved·Even
53%
55%
Aces / match·Even
2.9
3.1
Double faults / match·Even
3.3
3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (149 vs 138). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Watson H.Sharma A.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
20
27
Break points saved·Clear edge
43
58
Break points won·Even
62
64
Deciding sets·Clear edge
50
33
Tiebreaks·Dominant
13
42

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

Freshness

Recent load
Watson H.Sharma A.
Freshness·
100
—

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Chirico L.
Wang X.
6-13-67-5
Marino R.
Vickery S.
6-756-36-3
Bjorklund M.
Watson H.
6-26-3
Bucsa C.
Mcnally C.
1-66-47-5
Q1
Wang X.
Loeb J.
6-46-1
Chirico L.
Yuan Y.
6-42-66-2
Marino R.
Grammatikopoulou V.
6-04-66-2
Vickery S.
Chang S.
7-646-1
Watson H.
Sharma A.
6-46-2
Bjorklund M.
Mchale C.
6-36-3
Bucsa C.
Birrell K.
6-33-67-5
Mcnally C.
Han X.
7-56-1