Heather Watson vs Destanee Aiava — W100 Gifu Round of 16

W100 Gifu · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
Heather Watson
GBR
Heather Watson
#470WTA
1572ELO
1548Hard ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 28 April 2025
hard
AUS
Destanee Aiava
#668WTA
1492ELO
1475Hard ELO
26 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWWLLW
Watson H.
6-4 4-6 7-6
Aiava D.
Watson H.
64772
Aiava D.
46651

Heather Watson defeated Destanee Aiava 6-4 4-6 7-6 in the W100 Gifu round of 16 on hard.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Watson H.serving68% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Aiava D.

Aiava D.serving70% hold

wins 59% 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.Aiava D.
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
67%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
43%
49%
Service points won·Even
58%
60%
Return points won·Even
41%
40%
Break points saved·Even
54%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.0
4.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.5
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (41 vs 40). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Watson H.Aiava D.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
20
29
Break points saved·Dominant
43
81
Break points won·Dominant
62
25
Deciding sets·Clear edge
50
37
Tiebreaks·Dominant
13
61

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Watson H.
6.5
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Aiava D.
6.0
Even matchUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
5.9+74 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.1Hard Elo 1475
6.1Overall Elo 1572
ELO gap
3.9Overall Elo 1492
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
5.8
Surface form
5.4
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.Aiava D.
Freshness·
100
—

Watson H.: 18 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Zhang S.
Sawangkaew M.
6-36-4
Semi-finals
Sawangkaew M.
Watson H.
6-47-5
Zhang S.
Jones E.
6-32-66-2
Quarter-finals
Sawangkaew M.
Koike E.
6-757-56-4
Zhang S.
Sonobe W.
6-36-0
Watson H.
Zheng W.
6-33-66-2
Jones E.
Liang E.
6-20-66-2
R16
Zhang S.
Tararudee L.
6-36-2
Liang E.
Inoue H.
7-654-67-64
Zheng W.
Shi H.
6-36-4
Jones E.
Cabrera L.
2-66-36-3
Sawangkaew M.
Yamaguchi M.
6-06-3
Koike E.
Ishii S.
6-27-64
Watson H.
Aiava D.
6-44-67-65
Sonobe W.
Hontama M.
6-35-77-5
R32
Zheng W.
Marino R.
6-03-1
Jones E.
Sakatsume H.
3-66-46-4
Yamaguchi M.
Saito S.
7-56-4
Inoue H.
Gibson T.
6-47-5
Tararudee L.
Miyazaki Y.
6-17-5
Shi H.
Hartono A.
6-36-1
Koike E.
Hosogi S.
4-66-46-3
Hontama M.
Inglis M.
6-16-4
Liang E.
Kaji H.
5-76-46-3
Sawangkaew M.
Okamura K.
6-06-1
Ishii S.
Shibahara E.
7-52-67-5
Aiava D.
Arseneault A.
3-66-36-2
Sonobe W.
Bektas E.
6-46-4
Cabrera L.
Ito A.
6-43-66-3
Watson H.
Kimura M.
6-26-0