Heather Watson vs Kokona Ishii

W100 Tokyo · CHALLENGER · Q32

GBR

Heather Watson

#442WTA

1572ELO

1548Hard ELO

34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed

Last 10 · pre-match

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2 — 0

Sets

Monday, 20 April 2026 · 00:00

hard

JPN

Kokona Ishii

16 yrs

Last 10 · pre-match

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Watson H.

6-3 7-5

Ishii K.

Watson H.

672

Ishii K.

350

Heather Watson defeated Kokona Ishii 6-3 7-5 in the W100 Tokyo q32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Heather Watson came in defending last year's quarter-final.

Key context

Match story: Heather Watson closed it out in two sets, 6–3 7–5.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season

Watson H.serving68% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Ishii K.

Ishii K.serving58% hold

wins 53% 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. Small sample — read as indicative. About

Statistics

This season

Watson H.Ishii K.

1st serve in·Slight edge

57%

64%

1st serve points won·Clear edge

71%

47%

2nd serve points won·Slight edge

42%

36%

Service points won·Clear edge

59%

43%

Return points won·Slight edge

42%

47%

Break points saved·Dominant

60%

11%

Aces / match·Clear edge

4.6

2.0

Double faults / match·Clear edge

4.8

4.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (23 vs 1). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Freshness

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Watson H.Ishii K.

Freshness·

100

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

Conditions

Court speed

Fastbig serves, short points

SlowFast

Heather Watson vs Kokona Ishii — W100 Tokyo Q32

Key context

Head to head

Serve vs return

Statistics

Freshness

Conditions

Draw

Serve vs return