Heather Watson vs Yulia Putintseva — Hua Hin Round of 32

Hua Hin · WTA · Round of 32
Heather Watson
GBR
Heather Watson
#445WTA
1572ELO
1548Hard ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 30 January 2023 ·
hard
Yulia Putintseva
KAZ2
Yulia Putintseva
#80WTA
1805ELO
1758Hard ELO
31 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLWWL
Watson H.
5-7 6-4 7-6
Putintseva Y.
Watson H.
5672
Putintseva Y.
7461

Heather Watson defeated Yulia Putintseva 5-7 6-4 7-6 in the Hua Hin round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Yulia Putintseva came in ranked #80, but Heather Watson had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 4 on hard. Heather Watson extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

2–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-06-09Queen's ClubR32grassHeather Watson6-4 6-3
2018-01-15Australian OpenR128hardYulia Putintseva7-5 7-6
2015-09-26WuhanQ16hardHeather Watson6-2 6-4
2014-10-06OsakaR16hardYulia Putintseva6-4 7-5

Statistics

This season
Watson H.Putintseva Y.
1st serve in·Clear edge
58%
72%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
67%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
47%
Service points won·Even
58%
57%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
56%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.4
1.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.5
1.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (177 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Watson H.Putintseva Y.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
7
46
Break points saved·Clear edge
15
29
Break points won·Dominant
49
95
Deciding sets·Dominant
22
61
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
14
31

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

Freshness

Recent load
Watson H.Putintseva Y.
Freshness·Dominant
57
87

Watson H.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 88 games (7d) · Putintseva Y.: 5 days rest · 2 matches, 41 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw