Heather Watson vs Danka Kovinic — Austin Round of 32

Austin · WTA · Round of 32
Heather Watson
GBR
Heather Watson
#527WTA
1572ELO
1548Hard ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 27 February 2023
hard
Danka Kovinic
MNE
Danka Kovinic
#1134WTA
31 yrs · 169 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWLLL
Watson H.
7-6 6-4
Kovinic D.
Watson H.
7762
Kovinic D.
6240

Heather Watson defeated Danka Kovinic 7-6 6-4 in the Austin round of 32 on hard.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Watson H.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Kovinic D.

Kovinic D.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Watson H.

Serve advantage — Watson H.

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.Kovinic D.
1st serve in·Even
58%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
63%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
45%
39%
Service points won·Even
57%
53%
Return points won·Even
41%
42%
Break points saved·Even
52%
48%
Aces / match·Even
3.0
3.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.4
5.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (103 vs 29). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Watson H.Kovinic D.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
20
33
Break points saved·Clear edge
43
28
Break points won·Clear edge
62
74
Deciding sets·Dominant
50
88
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
12
2

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Watson H.
5.7
Slight disadvantageUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Extended break: 28 days (−0.3)
Kovinic D.
5.7
Slight disadvantageUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Extended break: 28 days (−0.3)
Form & Matchup
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
5.6
Surface form
5.4
Fatigue & Travel
6.0
Prev. match
7.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

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
Watson H.Kovinic D.
Freshness·
100
—

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Kostyuk M.[8]
Gracheva V.
6-37-5
Semi-finals
Kostyuk M.[8]
Collins D.[4]
6-46-3
Gracheva V.
Volynets K.
6-45-76-4
Quarter-finals
Kostyuk M.[8]
Friedsam A.
7-666-2
Collins D.[4]
Kalinskaya A.
3-66-26-1
Volynets K.
Stearns P.
7-56-3
Gracheva V.
Stephens S.[5]
7-646-3
R16
Gracheva V.
Blinkova A.
6-36-756-1
Stephens S.[5]
Watson H.
6-46-4
Stearns P.
Bjorklund M.
6-37-5
Kalinskaya A.
Vandeweghe C.
6-36-1
Kostyuk M.[8]
Brengle M.
6-33-66-0
Collins D.[4]
Mcnally C.
6-16-1
Friedsam A.
Andreeva E.
7-56-727-68
Volynets K.
Potapova A.[3]
5-76-27-5
R32
Volynets K.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-33-66-0
Bjorklund M.
Parks A.[7]
6-44-66-4
Gracheva V.
Linette M.[1]
6-34-66-4
Vandeweghe C.
Montgomery R.
6-26-737-63
Kostyuk M.[8]
Galfi D.
7-56-1
Andreeva E.
Dart H.
7-643-67-63
Brengle M.
Chirico L.
6-27-63
Stearns P.
Boulter K.
7-656-727-65
Mcnally C.
Krueger A.
6-46-3
Friedsam A.
Yastremska D.
6-46-4
Potapova A.[3]
Mandlik E.
6-26-0
Blinkova A.
Li A.
6-46-4
Collins D.[4]
Frech M.
6-776-26-4
Kalinskaya A.
Hibino N.
6-43-66-2
Stephens S.[5]
Townsend T.
6-36-3
Watson H.
Kovinic D.
7-626-4