Jule Niemeier vs Heather Watson — Prague Round of 32

Prague · WTA · Round of 32
Jule Niemeier
GER
Jule Niemeier
#499WTA
1418ELO
1398Clay ELO
26 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 31 July 2023
clay
Heather Watson
GBR
Heather Watson
#340WTA
1587ELO
1449Clay ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Jule Niemeier defeated Heather Watson 6-2 6-3 in the Prague round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Heather Watson came in ranked #340, leading the head-to-head 2–1. Jule Niemeier narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Niemeier J.
6.2
Even matchUmpiry Score
Watson H.
6.3
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
4.7Clay Elo 1398
Surface ELO
5.3+51 Clay Elo edge
3.2Overall Elo 1418
ELO gap
6.8Overall Elo 1587
5.0
H2H
5.0
5.1
Surface form
3.6
Fatigue & Travel
5.9
Minutes 14d
7.0
4.0
3-set count
7.0
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.

Niemeier J.
662
Watson H.
230

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
0.72
SlowFast
Weather
22°COvercast
Wind 22 km/hHumidity 52%

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-06-12NottinghamR32grassHeather Watson6-4 6-3
2022-06-27WimbledonR16grassJule Niemeier6-2 6-4
2022-02-28MonterreyR32hardHeather Watson6-3 2-6 7-6(4)

Statistics

Recent form
Niemeier J.Watson H.
53%1st serve in+3%56%
63%1st serve points won+4%67%
37%2nd serve points won+7%44%
51%Service points won+6%57%
44%Return points won+4%40%
47%Break points saved+4%51%
2Aces / match+0.52.5
9.7Double faults / match+5.64.1

Averages from each player's recent completed matches (20 vs 20). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Hibino N.
Noskova L.[4]
6-46-1
Semi-finals
Noskova L.[4]
Korpatsch T.
6-16-1
Hibino N.
Cristian J.
6-46-726-3
Quarter-finals
Hibino N.
Martincova T.
6-16-2
Noskova L.[4]
Schmiedlova A.
6-06-2
Korpatsch T.
Cornet A.[6]
7-636-1
Cristian J.
Baindl K.[8]
6-41-66-2
R16
Baindl K.[8]
Niemeier J.
5-0
Martincova T.
Yuan Y.
1-66-26-2
Hibino N.
Hruncakova V.
6-17-5
Schmiedlova A.
Wang X.[9]
4-66-27-66
Korpatsch T.
Wickmayer Y.
4-0
Cornet A.[6]
Kanepi K.
7-615-76-4
Cristian J.
Arango E.
6-46-3
Noskova L.[4]
Raina A.
1-67-56-1
R32
Cristian J.
Bouzkova M.[1]
6-44-66-4
Niemeier J.
Watson H.
6-26-3
Baindl K.[8]
Yastremska D.
6-42-66-2
Martincova T.
Knutson G.
2-66-46-4
Hruncakova V.
Wang X.[7]
3-66-37-65
Wang X.[9]
Tauson C.
6-36-2
Noskova L.[4]
Kalieva E.
6-16-2
Kanepi K.
Stefanini L.
6-26-3
Hibino N.
Errani S.
7-53-66-4
Raina A.
Strycova B.
3-66-36-4
Arango E.
Palicova B.
6-36-2
Schmiedlova A.
Tig P.
6-26-2
Cornet A.[6]
Havlickova L.
6-24-66-2
Yuan Y.
Zhang S.[3]
6-26-2
Wickmayer Y.
Zhu L.[2]
1-66-46-2
Korpatsch T.
Tomova V.
6-26-4