Lulu Sun vs Heather Watson — Australian Open Qualifying Round 1

Australian Open · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
Lulu Sun
NZL
Lulu Sun
#112WTA
1637ELO
1654Hard ELO
25 yrs · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLLLWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 January 2024
hard
Heather Watson
GBR
Heather Watson
#470WTA
1572ELO
1548Hard ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLW
Sun L.
6-4 6-3
Watson H.
Sun L.
662
Watson H.
43–

Lulu Sun defeated Heather Watson 6-4 6-3 in the Australian Open qualifying round 1 on hard. The result followed the form book — Lulu Sun came in ranked #112.

Key context

  • Match story: Lulu Sun closed it out in two sets, 6–4 6–3.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Sun L.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Watson H.

Watson H.serving68% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Sun L.

Serve advantage — Sun L.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Sun L.Watson H.
59
Serve
—
0
Return
—

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Sun L.Watson H.
1st serve in·Even
57%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
45%
Service points won·Even
61%
58%
Return points won·Even
40%
41%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
52%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.7
3.0
Double faults / match·Even
3.5
3.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (106 vs 69). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Sun L.Watson H.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
72
20
Break points saved·Dominant
94
43
Break points won·Slight edge
52
62
Deciding sets·Dominant
90
50
Tiebreaks·Dominant
78
13

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Sun L.
7.3
Strong advantageUmpiry Score
Watson H.
5.8
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
6.7+106 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.3Hard Elo 1548
6.3Overall Elo 1637
ELO gap
3.7Overall Elo 1572
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
6.5
Surface form
4.8
Win streak
0.0Lost last 3
Fatigue & Travel
8.5
Minutes 14d
3-set count
7.0
9.0
Prev. match
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
Sun L.Watson H.
Freshness·Even
100
100

Sun L.: 19 days rest · Watson H.: 18 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q3
Yastremska D.
Joint M.
6-21-66-4
Zarazua R.
Aiava D.
6-756-36-4
Volynets K.
Riera J.
3-67-647-5
Zakharova A.
Waltert S.
7-616-1
Ferro F.
Kudermetova P.
6-33-66-3
Hunter S.
Salkova D.
3-66-36-4
Jeanjean L.
Lys E.
2-67-646-3
Seidel E.
Baptiste H.
6-06-4
Marino R.
Sebov K.
2-0
Fruhvirtova B.
Wei S.
6-26-4
Korneeva A.
Bondar A.
6-36-3
Starodubtseva Y.
Knutson G.
6-41-67-64
Sun L.
Sonmez Z.
6-43-66-2
Snigur D.
Inglis M.
6-25-76-3
Bejlek S.
Pattinama Kerkhove L.
6-36-4
Timofeeva M.
Hon P.
6-24-66-1
Q2
Joint M.
Semenistaja D.
6-17-64
Yastremska D.
Grammatikopoulou V.
6-43-66-4
Zarazua R.
Niemeier J.
6-45-77-69
Aiava D.
Teichmann J.
2-67-56-1
Volynets K.
Zhao C.
6-36-1
Riera J.
Jacquemot E.
6-46-2
Waltert S.
Bassols Ribera M.
2-66-16-3
Zakharova A.
Peterson R.
6-42-66-4
Kudermetova P.
Andreeva E.
6-36-2
Ferro F.
Uchijima M.
6-46-1
Salkova D.
Abduraimova N.
7-56-4
Hunter S.
Naef C.
6-37-64
Jeanjean L.
Monnet C.
6-14-66-2
Lys E.
Bara I.
6-16-2
Seidel E.
Jones F.
6-36-754-4
Baptiste H.
Hartono A.
6-26-4
Sebov K.
Bonaventure Y.
6-756-44-0
Marino R.
Ponchet J.
6-756-46-2
Fruhvirtova B.
Gibson T.
1-66-37-5
Wei S.
Ercan M.
W/O
Bondar A.
Popovic I.
6-46-4
Korneeva A.
Ma Y.
5-76-47-65
Starodubtseva Y.
Dart H.
6-46-4
Knutson G.
Serban R.
6-15-76-1
Sonmez Z.
Danilovic O.
4-66-16-1
Sun L.
Jang S.
6-11-66-4
Inglis M.
Zavatska K.
7-636-3
Snigur D.
Li A.
6-46-2
Pattinama Kerkhove L.
Kawa K.
6-46-1
Bejlek S.
Raina A.
6-17-5
Timofeeva M.
Sharma A.
6-26-4
Hon P.
Galfi D.
4-66-36-4
Q1
Yastremska D.
Boskovic L.
6-34-66-3
Grammatikopoulou V.
Kalieva E.
7-56-3
Joint M.
Stevanovic N.
6-31-67-5
Semenistaja D.
Babos T.
6-42-66-4
Zarazua R.
Fourlis J.
6-46-3
Niemeier J.
Tikhonova A.
6-746-46-2
Aiava D.
Paquet C.
6-37-65
Teichmann J.
Robbe A.
6-26-1
Volynets K.
Lamens S.
7-667-64
Zhao C.
Savinykh V.
6-37-67
Jacquemot E.
Sierra S.
6-47-5
Riera J.
Fung S.
6-16-4
Bassols Ribera M.
Wurth T.
6-06-2
Waltert S.
Marcinko P.
6-16-1
Zakharova A.
Kolodynska J.
6-16-3
Peterson R.
Eala A.
6-27-5
Andreeva E.
Mcphee K.
6-16-2
Kudermetova P.
Martinez Cirez C.
6-16-1
Uchijima M.
Makarova E.
6-26-0
Ferro F.
Sramkova R.
3-66-46-1
Abduraimova N.
Pigossi L.
5-77-56-0
Salkova D.
Fett J.
7-53-67-5
Hunter S.
Kanepi K.
6-36-2
Naef C.
Prozorova T.
6-16-0
Jeanjean L.
Rodionova A.
6-36-4
Monnet C.
Janicijevic S.
6-46-1
Bara I.
Hatouka Y.
6-25-76-3
Lys E.
Erjavec V.
6-26-3
Seidel E.
Mandlik E.
6-32-66-4
Jones F.
Rouvroy M.
6-26-4
Hartono A.
Udvardy P.
7-646-3
Baptiste H.
Mendez S.
6-36-1
Sebov K.
Arango E.
6-46-4
Bonaventure Y.
Bolsova A.
6-36-3
Marino R.
Yang Y.
7-636-0
Ponchet J.
Tararudee L.
7-654-66-1
Fruhvirtova B.
Hule P.
6-46-4
Gibson T.
Mitu C.
6-31-66-2
Ercan M.
Miyazaki Y.
6-47-65
Wei S.
Hruncakova V.
6-36-2
Bondar A.
Hsieh S.
7-636-4
Popovic I.
Lukas T.
6-36-2
Ma Y.
Bulgaru M.
7-56-2
Korneeva A.
Vickery S.
6-43-67-5
Dart H.
Brancaccio N.
6-27-64
Starodubtseva Y.
Capurro Taborda M.
6-36-0
Serban R.
Papamichail D.
7-56-2
Knutson G.
Friedsam A.
2-66-16-2
Danilovic O.
Shymanovich I.
6-26-0
Sonmez Z.
You X.
7-56-2
Jang S.
Noha Akugue N.
6-16-4
Sun L.
Watson H.
6-46-3
Inglis M.
Parrizas Diaz N.
4-66-37-5
Zavatska K.
Tan H.
6-16-3
Li A.
Martincova T.
6-746-46-4
Snigur D.
Kraus S.
6-36-0
Pattinama Kerkhove L.
Stefanini L.
6-36-3
Kawa K.
Gjorcheska L.
7-54-66-3
Raina A.
Bouzas Maneiro J.
6-45-77-64
Bejlek S.
Sakatsume H.
6-36-1
Sharma A.
Jorge F.
6-736-36-3
Timofeeva M.
Astakhova D.
6-26-3
Hon P.
Jones E.
6-27-5
Galfi D.
Lansere S.
3-66-46-2