Taylah Preston vs Heather WatsonCharleston 125 Qualifying Round 1

Charleston 125 · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
#117WTA
1600ELO
1590Hard ELO
20 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 11 March 2024
hard
#470WTA
1572ELO
1548Hard ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Preston T.
6-4 4-6 6-2
Watson H.
Preston T.
6462
Watson H.
4621

Taylah Preston defeated Heather Watson 6-4 4-6 6-2 in the Charleston 125 qualifying round 1 on hard. The result followed the form book — Taylah Preston came in ranked #117.

Key context

  • Match story: Taylah Preston closed it out in three sets, 6–4 4–6 6–2.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Preston T.serving61% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Watson H.

Watson H.serving51% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Preston T.

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
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
62%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
45%
Service points won·Even
56%
58%
Return points won·Slight edge
47%
41%
Break points saved·Even
55%
53%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.4
3.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.0
3.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (138 vs 69). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
38
20
Break points saved·Slight edge
54
43
Break points won·Dominant
96
62
Deciding sets·Clear edge
28
50
Tiebreaks·
12

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.8
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
6.2
Even matchUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
5.8+42 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.2Hard Elo 1548
5.6Overall Elo 1600
ELO gap
4.4Overall Elo 1572
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
6.8
Surface form
6.3
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
7.8
Minutes 14d
7.0
3-set count
7.0
7.0
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
Freshness·Even
100
100

Preston T.: 21 days rest · Watson H.: 19 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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