Linda Fruhvirtova vs Heather Watson — Puerto Vallarta 125 SF

Puerto Vallarta 125 · CHALLENGER · Semi-final

CZE

Linda Fruhvirtova

#184WTA

1625ELO

1618Hard ELO

21 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed

Last 10 · pre-match

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0 — 0

Sets

Monday, 24 March 2025

hard

GBR

Heather Watson

#470WTA

1572ELO

1548Hard ELO

34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed

Last 10 · pre-match

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Fruhvirtova L.

6-2 6-4

Watson H.

Fruhvirtova L.

662

Watson H.

24–

Linda Fruhvirtova defeated Heather Watson 6-2 6-4 in the Puerto Vallarta 125 semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Linda Fruhvirtova came in ranked #184, defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

Match story: Linda Fruhvirtova dropped just 6 games past Heather Watson.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season

Fruhvirtova L.serving61% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Watson H.

Watson H.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Fruhvirtova L.

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

Fruhvirtova L.Watson H.

1st serve in·Even

61%

57%

1st serve points won·Even

65%

68%

2nd serve points won·Even

42%

44%

Service points won·Even

56%

58%

Return points won·Even

45%

41%

Break points saved·Even

54%

Aces / match·Even

3.7

3.2

Double faults / match·Dominant

5.2

3.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (74 vs 41). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure

Fruhvirtova L.Watson H.

Clutch Rating·Slight edge

Break points saved·Slight edge

Break points won·Clear edge

Deciding sets·Even

Tiebreaks·Even

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match

Fruhvirtova L.

6.9

Slight advantageUmpiry Score

Watson H.

4.7

Heavy underdogUmpiry Score

Extended break: 28 days (−0.3)

Form & Matchup

6.0+70 Hard Elo edge

Surface ELO

4.0Hard Elo 1548

5.8Overall Elo 1625

ELO gap

4.2Overall Elo 1572

5.0No prior meetings

H2H

5.0

6.9

Surface form

3.0

Win streak

0.0Lost last 4

Fatigue & Travel

6.6

Minutes 14d

7.0

3-set count

6.0

Prev. match

Context

6.0

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.