Heather Watson vs Zeynep SonmezQueen's Club Qualifying Round 2

Queen's Club · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
#445WTA
1572ELO
1506Grass ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 June 2025 ·
grass
#52WTA
1800ELO
1693Grass ELO
$806kYTD
$2.1MCAREER
24 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Watson H.
6-0 6-3
Sonmez Z.
Watson H.
662
Sonmez Z.
030

Heather Watson defeated Zeynep Sonmez 6-0 6-3 in the Queen's Club qualifying round 2 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Zeynep Sonmez came in ranked #52, leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Heather Watson had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 4 on grass. Heather Watson claimed a first win over Zeynep Sonmez in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-12-29BrisbaneQ32hardZeynep Sonmez3-6 6-1 6-3

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
56%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
48%
Service points won·Even
58%
56%
Return points won·Even
42%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
55%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.0
0.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.0
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (65 vs 93). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
7
56
Break points saved·Even
15
14
Break points won·Dominant
49
94
Deciding sets·Dominant
22
87
Tiebreaks·
14

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Dominant
63
100

Watson H.: 2 days rest · 3 matches, 88 games (7d) · Sonmez Z.: 15 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Draw