Heather Watson vs Maria Lourdes Carle — Austin Qualifying Round 2

Austin · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
Heather Watson
GBR
Heather Watson
#470WTA
1572ELO
1548Hard ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 27 February 2023
hard
ARG
Maria Lourdes Carle
#218WTA
1484ELO
1459Hard ELO
26 yrs · 166 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLLW
Watson H.
6-4 7-5
Carle M.
Watson H.
672
Carle M.
45–

Heather Watson defeated Maria Lourdes Carle 6-4 7-5 in the Austin qualifying round 2 on hard.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Watson H.serving44% hold

wins 48% of points on serve vs Carle M.

Carle M.serving51% hold

wins 50% 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.Carle M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
69%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
67%
58%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
44%
39%
Service points won·Slight edge
57%
52%
Return points won·Slight edge
41%
49%
Break points saved·Even
52%
51%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.0
0.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.4
4.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (103 vs 171). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Watson H.Carle M.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
20
27
Break points saved·Clear edge
43
26
Break points won·Dominant
62
97
Deciding sets·Slight edge
50
55
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
13
5

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

Freshness

Recent load
Watson H.Carle M.
Freshness·Slight edge
100
90

Watson H.: 19 days rest · Carle M.: 6 days rest · 2 matches, 38 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Montgomery R.
Kalieva E.
7-646-1
Chirico L.
Vandeweghe C.
4-66-37-60
Krueger A.
Andreeva E.
1-67-56-1
Li A.
Hibino N.
6-13-66-4
Boulter K.
Avanesyan E.
2-67-52-0
Watson H.
Carle M.
6-47-5
Q1
Montgomery R.
Burrage J.
6-47-5
Kalieva E.
Zhao C.
7-636-4
Vandeweghe C.
Rueffer L.
6-46-1
Chirico L.
Khirin N.
6-36-4
Andreeva E.
You X.
2-66-27-61
Krueger A.
Bejlek S.
6-06-3
Hibino N.
Hovde L.
6-26-1
Li A.
Perez E.
7-646-2
Boulter K.
Baptiste H.
7-56-0
Avanesyan E.
Day K.
7-636-4
Watson H.
Loeb J.
6-34-66-4
Carle M.
Lee G.
6-36-1