Heather Watson vs Yulia Putintseva — Eastbourne Qualifying Round 1

Eastbourne · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
Heather Watson
GBR
Heather Watson
#470WTA
1572ELO
1506Grass ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLW
1 — 1
Sets
Retired
Monday, 26 June 2023
grass
Yulia Putintseva
KAZ
Yulia Putintseva
#82WTA
1805ELO
1640Grass ELO
31 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLWLL
Watson H.
6-3 3-4
Putintseva Y.
Watson H.
631
Putintseva Y.
341

Heather Watson advanced when Yulia Putintseva retired 6-3 3-4 in the Eastbourne qualifying round 1. Heather Watson extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Head to head

2–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-06-09Queen's ClubR32grassHeather Watson6-4 6-3
2023-01-30Hua HinR32hardHeather Watson5-7 6-4 7-6(5)
2018-01-15Australian OpenR128hardYulia Putintseva7-5 7-6(6)
2014-10-06OsakaR16hardYulia Putintseva6-4 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Watson H.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Putintseva Y.

Putintseva Y.serving67% hold

wins 57% 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.Putintseva Y.
1st serve in·Clear edge
58%
72%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
47%
Service points won·Even
57%
57%
Return points won·Even
42%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
52%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.0
1.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.4
1.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (103 vs 184). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Watson H.Putintseva Y.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
20
83
Break points saved·Dominant
43
87
Break points won·Dominant
62
98
Deciding sets·Dominant
50
86
Tiebreaks·Dominant
13
72

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
100
75

Watson H.: 18 days rest · Putintseva Y.: 3 days rest · 4 matches, 74 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Bogdan A.
Martic P.
5-76-46-4
Paolini J.
Burrage J.
7-56-4
Brengle M.
Strycova B.
6-36-3
Davis L.
Martincova T.
7-627-67
Osorio C.
Watson H.
7-656-2
Wang X.
Fruhvirtova L.
6-46-2
Q1
Martic P.
Marino R.
6-43-67-5
Bogdan A.
Udvardy P.
6-46-4
Paolini J.
Stoiber R.
4-66-26-4
Burrage J.
Rakhimova K.
6-757-57-64
Brengle M.
Dolehide C.
7-625-77-63
Strycova B.
Betova M.
6-26-1
Davis L.
Parry D.
3-66-16-2
Martincova T.
Frech M.
6-44-67-5
Watson H.
Putintseva Y.
6-33-4
Osorio C.
Bucsa C.
4-66-46-2
Wang X.
Galfi D.
6-11-0