Cristina Bucsa vs Heather Watson — Abu Dhabi Round of 16

Abu Dhabi · WTA · Round of 16
Cristina Bucsa
ESP
Cristina Bucsa
#35WTA
1722ELO
1710Hard ELO
$900kYTD
$5.0MCAREER
28 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWWWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 5 February 2024
hard
Heather Watson
GBR
Heather Watson
#527WTA
1572ELO
1548Hard ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLW
Bucsa C.
7-6 7-5
Watson H.
Bucsa C.
7772
Watson H.
6150

Cristina Bucsa defeated Heather Watson 7-6 7-5 in the Abu Dhabi round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Cristina Bucsa came in ranked #35.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Bucsa C.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Watson H.

Watson H.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Bucsa C.

Serve advantage — Bucsa C.

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

Bucsa C.Watson H.
22
Serve
—
52
Return
—

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

Statistics

This season
Bucsa C.Watson H.
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
62%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
45%
Service points won·Even
56%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
41%
Break points saved·Even
56%
52%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.2
3.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.0
3.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (131 vs 69). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Bucsa C.Watson H.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
60
20
Break points saved·Dominant
79
43
Break points won·Dominant
93
62
Deciding sets·Clear edge
68
50
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
27
12

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Bucsa C.
6.8
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
Watson H.
5.5
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
7.3+162 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
2.7Hard Elo 1548
7.2Overall Elo 1722
ELO gap
2.8Overall Elo 1572
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
4.1
Surface form
4.4
0.0Lost last 3
Win streak
0.0Lost last 4
Fatigue & Travel
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
Bucsa C.Watson H.
Freshness·
—
100

Watson H.: 17 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
23°COvercast
Wind 27 km/hHumidity 44%

Draw

Final
Rybakina E.[1]
Kasatkina D.[7]
6-16-4
Semi-finals
Rybakina E.[1]
Samsonova L.[8]
6-04-66-2
Kasatkina D.[7]
Haddad Maia B.[6]
6-34-67-62
Quarter-finals
Samsonova L.[8]
Krejcikova B.[4]
7-56-4
Rybakina E.[1]
Bucsa C.
6-16-4
Kasatkina D.[7]
Cirstea S.
6-26-0
Haddad Maia B.[6]
Jabeur O.[2]
6-36-4
R16
Krejcikova B.[4]
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-21-0
Cirstea S.
Sakkari M.[3]
6-26-1
Samsonova L.[8]
Kalinina A.
6-16-3
Haddad Maia B.[6]
Linette M.
7-666-716-1
Jabeur O.[2]
Raducanu E.
6-46-1
Kasatkina D.[7]
Krueger A.
6-37-5
Rybakina E.[1]
Collins D.
4-66-36-3
Bucsa C.
Watson H.
7-617-5
R32
Watson H.
Kudermetova V.[9]
6-37-5
Linette M.
Eala A.
7-646-1
Raducanu E.
Bouzkova M.
6-46-1
Kalinina A.
Bronzetti L.
6-17-61
Collins D.
Osaka N.
7-56-0
Sorribes Tormo S.
Noskova L.
6-33-66-3
Kasatkina D.[7]
Parry D.
6-45-76-4
Krueger A.
Pera B.
6-25-76-3
Cirstea S.
Garcia C.
6-746-46-4
Haddad Maia B.[6]
Wang X.
6-27-64
Samsonova L.[8]
Tsurenko L.
6-06-1
Bucsa C.
Wang X.
5-76-06-3