Heather Watson vs Yulia Putintseva — Queen's Club Round of 32

Queen's Club · WTA · Round of 32
GBR
Heather Watson
#327WTA
1587ELO
1530Grass ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 June 2025
grass
KAZ
Yulia Putintseva
#76WTA
1822ELO
1668Grass ELO
31 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Heather Watson defeated Yulia Putintseva 6-4 6-3 in the Queen's Club round of 32 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Yulia Putintseva came in ranked #76, leading the head-to-head 2–1. Heather Watson narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Watson H.
5.4
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
Putintseva Y.
6.4
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
  • Surface jump clay↔grass (−0.8)
Form & Matchup
3.3Grass Elo 1530
Surface ELO
6.7+138 Grass Elo edge
2.0Overall Elo 1587
ELO gap
8.0Overall Elo 1822
5.0
H2H
5.0
3.6
Surface form
8.3
Fatigue & Travel
7.0
3-set count
Surface transition
3.0
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.

Watson H.
662
Putintseva Y.
430

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-01-30Hua HinR32hardHeather Watson5-7 6-4 7-6(5)
2018-01-15Australian OpenR128hardYulia Putintseva7-5 7-6(6)
2014-10-06OsakaR16hardYulia Putintseva6-4 7-5

Statistics

Recent form
Watson H.Putintseva Y.
55%1st serve in+17%72%
69%1st serve points won+8%61%
44%2nd serve points won+3%47%
57%Service points won57%
41%Return points won+5%46%
51%Break points saved+6%57%
2.6Aces / match+1.41.2
4.3Double faults / match+2.91.4

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

Draw

Final
Maria T.
Anisimova A.[8]
6-36-4
Semi-finals
Anisimova A.[8]
Zheng Q.[1]
6-24-66-4
Maria T.
Keys M.[2]
6-37-63
Quarter-finals
Zheng Q.[1]
Raducanu E.
6-26-4
Anisimova A.[8]
Navarro E.[3]
6-36-3
Maria T.
Rybakina E.[4]
6-47-64
Keys M.[2]
Shnaider D.[5]
2-66-36-4
R16
Keys M.[2]
Zakharova A.
6-36-2
Shnaider D.[5]
Boulter K.
2-66-36-2
Navarro E.[3]
Haddad Maia B.
1-67-646-3
Maria T.
Muchova K.[6]
6-737-56-1
Rybakina E.[4]
Watson H.
6-46-2
Anisimova A.[8]
Kartal S.
6-16-3
Zheng Q.[1]
Kessler M.
6-34-67-5
Raducanu E.
Sramkova R.
6-46-1
R32
Shnaider D.[5]
Frech M.
6-46-1
Sramkova R.
Krejcikova B.[7]
6-46-3
Kessler M.
Jones F.
6-26-4
Raducanu E.
Bucsa C.
6-16-2
Haddad Maia B.
Kvitova P.
2-66-46-4
Kartal S.
Kasatkina D.
6-13-66-3
Anisimova A.[8]
Burrage J.
4-66-36-4
Muchova K.[6]
Inglis M.
7-653-66-4
Maria T.
Fernandez L.
7-646-2
Watson H.
Putintseva Y.
6-46-3
Boulter K.
Tomljanovic A.
7-641-66-4
Zakharova A.
Vekic D.
6-36-3