Heather Watson vs Viktoria Hruncakova

Birmingham · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Semi-final

GBR

Heather Watson

#470WTA

1572ELO

1506Grass ELO

34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed

Last 10 · pre-match

LWWLWLLLWW

1 — 2

Sets

Saturday, 30 May 2026 · 13:15

grass

SVK11

Viktoria Hruncakova

#226WTA

1518ELO

1453Grass ELO

28 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed

Last 10 · pre-match

LLWLWLLWWL

Watson H.

6-3 4-6 5-7

Hruncakova V.

Watson H.

6451

Hruncakova V.

3672

Viktoria Hruncakova fought back from a set down to beat Heather Watson 3-6 6-4 7-5 in the Birmingham qualifying semi-final.

Key context

Set 1, game 6: A 19-point game with seven deuces went Viktoria Hruncakova's way.
Set 3, game 7: Heather Watson broke serve.
Pressure points: Heather Watson converted 3 of 6 break points.

Pressure & serve by court

Watson H.

Hruncakova V.

Break points won

3/6

—

Break points saved

4/8

—

Break points from this match. Serve-by-court shows the share of service points won from each side of the court; the court side alternates every point.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season

Watson H.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Hruncakova V.

Hruncakova V.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Watson H.

Even serve battle

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.Hruncakova V.

1st serve in·Even

58%

60%

1st serve points won·Even

69%

2nd serve points won·Slight edge

41%

46%

Service points won·Even

58%

59%

Return points won·Even

42%

41%

Break points saved·Slight edge

53%

61%

Aces / match·Clear edge

2.9

5.1

Double faults / match·Slight edge

4.5

3.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (12 vs 23). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure

Watson H.Hruncakova V.

Clutch Rating·Dominant

Break points saved·Dominant

Break points won·Clear edge

Deciding sets·Dominant

Tiebreaks·Even

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match

Watson H.

5.9

Even matchUmpiry Score

Hruncakova V.

5.0

Heavy underdogUmpiry Score

Surface jump clay↔grass (−0.8)

Form & Matchup

6.4+110 Grass Elo edge

Surface ELO

3.6Grass Elo 1420

6.0Overall Elo 1587

ELO gap

4.0Overall Elo 1504

5.0First meeting on grass

H2H

5.0First meeting on grass

4.85 of last 10 on grass

Surface form

3.85 of last 10 on grass

0.0Lost last 3

Win streak

0.0

Fatigue & Travel

3-set count

7.01 three-setter in 14 days

7.0Hard → Grass

Surface transition

3.0Clay → Grass

Context

5.0Didn't play here last year

Defending pts

5.0Didn't play here last year

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.