Heather Watson vs Yeon Woo Ku — Seoul Qualifying Round 2

Seoul · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2

GBR

Heather Watson

#527WTA

1572ELO

1548Hard ELO

34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed

Last 10 · pre-match

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0 — 0

Sets

Monday, 16 September 2024

hard

KOR

Yeon Woo Ku

1519ELO

1500Hard ELO

23 yrs

Last 10 · pre-match

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Watson H.

7-5 6-3

Ku Y.

Watson H.

762

Ku Y.

53–

Heather Watson defeated Yeon Woo Ku 7-5 6-3 in the Seoul qualifying round 2 on hard.

Key context

Match story: Heather Watson closed it out in two sets, 7–5 6–3.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season

Watson H.serving44% hold

wins 48% of points on serve vs Ku Y.

Ku Y.serving61% hold

wins 55% 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.Ku Y.

1st serve in·Slight edge

58%

66%

1st serve points won·Slight edge

67%

61%

2nd serve points won·Even

44%

47%

Service points won·Even

57%

56%

Return points won·Slight edge

41%

49%

Break points saved·Even

52%

56%

Aces / match·Clear edge

3.0

1.1

Double faults / match·Even

3.5

3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (69 vs 91). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure

Watson H.Ku Y.

Clutch Rating·Dominant

Break points saved·Slight edge

Break points won·Clear edge

Deciding sets·Clear edge

Tiebreaks·

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match

Watson H.

7.3

Strong advantageUmpiry Score

Ku Y.

5.3

Clear underdogUmpiry Score

Form & Matchup

7.5+48 Hard Elo edge

Surface ELO

2.5Hard Elo 1500

7.6Overall Elo 1572

ELO gap

2.4Overall Elo 1519

5.0No prior meetings

H2H

5.0

7.6

Surface form

4.4

Win streak

0.0Lost last 2

Fatigue & Travel

3-set count

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.

Freshness

Recent load

Watson H.Ku Y.

Freshness·Even

100

Watson H.: 16 days rest · Ku Y.: 18 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed

Mediumbalanced pace

SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Watson H.

Ku Y.

7-56-3