Heather Watson vs Wushuang Zheng — W100 Gifu Quarter-final

W100 Gifu · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
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
CHN
Wushuang Zheng
#484WTA
1320ELO
1308Hard ELO
27 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLLWWL
Watson H.
6-3 3-6 6-2
Zheng W.
Watson H.
6362
Zheng W.
3621

Heather Watson defeated Wushuang Zheng 6-3 3-6 6-2 in the W100 Gifu quarter-final on hard.

Key context

  • Match story: Heather Watson closed it out in three sets, 6–3 3–6 6–2.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Watson H.serving55% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Zheng W.

Zheng W.serving54% hold

wins 52% 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.Zheng W.
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
57%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
44%
Service points won·Even
57%
53%
Return points won·Even
41%
45%
Break points saved·Even
54%
50%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.0
0.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.6
1.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (41 vs 66). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Watson H.
7.0
Strong advantageUmpiry Score
Zheng W.
5.1
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
8.0+240 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
2.0Hard Elo 1308
8.1Overall Elo 1572
ELO gap
1.9Overall Elo 1320
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
5.8
Surface form
4.9
Win streak
0.0Lost last 3
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.Zheng W.
Freshness·
100
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Watson H.: 19 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