Leylah Fernandez vs Heather Watson — Hong Kong Round of 32

Hong Kong · WTA · Round of 32
CAN
Leylah Fernandez
[3]
#22WTA
1849ELO
1807Hard ELO
$622kYTD
$8.0MCAREER
23 yrs · 168 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 28 October 2024
hard
GBR
Heather Watson
#327WTA
1587ELO
1556Hard ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Leylah Fernandez defeated Heather Watson 6-2 6-2 in the Hong Kong round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Leylah Fernandez came in ranked #22, defending the title. Leylah Fernandez claimed a first win over Heather Watson in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Fernandez L.
5.9
Even matchUmpiry Score
  • Recent retirement (−1.5)
Watson H.
4.2
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Recent retirement (−1.5)
Form & Matchup
8.4+251 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
1.6Hard Elo 1556
8.7Overall Elo 1849
ELO gap
1.3Overall Elo 1587
5.0
H2H
5.0
5.9
Surface form
7.3
Win streak
7.03-match win streak
Fatigue & Travel
5.9
Minutes 14d
4.0
3-set count
7.0
6.0
Prev. match
Context
Defending pts
5.0
5.0
Opponent rise

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.

Fernandez L.
662
Watson H.
220

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2020-02-24AcapulcoFhardHeather Watson6-4 6-7(8) 6-1
2018-09-10Quebec CityR16hardHeather Watson6-4 7-5
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Statistics

Recent form
Fernandez L.Watson H.
61%1st serve in+5%56%
66%1st serve points won+1%67%
48%2nd serve points won+4%44%
59%Service points won+2%57%
40%Return points won40%
65%Break points saved+14%51%
2.5Aces / match2.5
4.7Double faults / match+0.64.1

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

Draw

Final
Shnaider D.[1]
Boulter K.[2]
6-16-2
Semi-finals
Shnaider D.[1]
Fernandez L.[3]
6-46-2
Boulter K.[2]
Yuan Y.[6]
6-25-76-2
Quarter-finals
Boulter K.[2]
Zakharova A.
6-46-0
Shnaider D.[1]
Lamens S.
6-06-746-2
Fernandez L.[3]
Pera B.[9]
6-17-67
Yuan Y.[6]
Kenin S.
6-36-3
R16
Kenin S.
Ponchet J.
7-56-4
Pera B.[9]
Shi H.
6-06-4
Yuan Y.[6]
Hibino N.
4-67-56-2
Fernandez L.[3]
Birrell K.
6-16-2
Lamens S.
Bucsa C.[8]
5-76-46-3
Boulter K.[2]
Wang X.
7-676-4
Shnaider D.[1]
Hon P.
6-46-1
Zakharova A.
Gracheva V.[7]
6-36-1
R32
Yuan Y.[6]
Halep S.
6-36-3
Wang X.
Inoue H.
6-37-62
Hibino N.
Lu J.
6-746-37-5
Shnaider D.[1]
Okamura K.
6-36-3
Bucsa C.[8]
Wong H.
6-36-3
Fernandez L.[3]
Watson H.
6-26-2
Pera B.[9]
Saito S.
6-46-4
Kenin S.
Yamaguchi M.
6-46-4
Ponchet J.
Wang X.[4]
4-67-56-2
Zakharova A.
Jang S.
7-56-4
Lamens S.
Gao X.
6-36-0
Hon P.
Chong E.
6-36-4
Birrell K.
Bogdan A.
6-36-4
Gracheva V.[7]
Prozorova T.
2-67-56-2
Boulter K.[2]
Ito A.
6-46-4
Shi H.
Gasparyan M.
6-46-2