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Heather Watson vs Emerson Jones — Japan Open - Osaka Qualifying Round of 32

Japan Open - OsakaQ32QualifyingHardSat 17 Oct · ~15:15Final1h 09m
Heather WatsonWTA #388 · GBR
Emerson JonesWTA #122 · AUS
SetsGames0
33
2
66

Emerson Jones defeated Heather Watson 6-3, 6-3 in the Osaka Japan Open qualifying second-round match. Jones converted 67% of her break points and secured four service breaks en route to the win. Watson had a 76% first-serve win percentage but was only able to convert 25% of her break points.

Generated automatically from Umpiry match data.

Key context

How the match was decided

Auto-generated

Jones E. took it in straight sets, with four breaks of serve.

  • Breaks of serveJones E. 4 · Watson H. 1
  • 1st-serve points wonJones E. 71% · Watson H. 76%
  • AcesJones E. 2 · Watson H. 3

Turning points

When the match moved
  1. Set 13–2Break backJones E. · Broke back
  2. Set 13–4BreakJones E. · Broke, never broken back
  3. Set 13–6SetJones E. · Broke to take the set
  4. Set 22–4BreakJones E. · Broke, never broken back

Win probability during the match

i
0%Watson H.
100%Jones E.
Final · 3–6 3–6
1–01–12–13–13–23–33–43–53–60–11–11–22–22–32–42–53–53–6Set 1 · 3–6Set 2 · 3–6
  1. Break by Watson H.
  2. Break by Jones E.
  3. Break by Jones E.
  4. Break by Jones E.
  5. Set won by Jones E.
  6. Break by Jones E.
  7. Set won by Jones E.
Heather WatsonEmerson Jones
Recorded during the match
Serve flowWatson H. broken 4 times · Jones E. broken once.
  • Hold to love/15
  • Hold to 30
  • Hold to 40 / deuce
  • Broken
  • Result unknown
Watson H.
5/9Jones E.
8/9
Set 1Set 2

Match momentum

Whole matchWatson H.Jones E.
EvenWatson H.Jones E.
Late momentumJones E.10
6Last 12 points6
6Last 3 games10
1/4Break points4/5

Break of serve

Match statistics

Watson H.Jones E.
Serve
  • 3Aces2
  • 0Double faults3
  • 38% · 19/501st serve %72% · 39/54
  • 76%1st serve points won71%
  • 42% · 13/312nd serve points won67% · 10/15
  • 52% · 26/50Service points won69% · 37/54
  • 56% · 5/9Service games held89% · 8/9
  • 33% · 2/6Break points saved75% · 3/4
Return
  • 31% · 17/54Return points won48% · 24/50
  • 31% · 12/391st return points won32% · 6/19
  • 33% · 5/152nd return points won58% · 18/31
  • 25%Break points won67%
  • 1Breaks of serve4
Points
  • 43Total points won61
  • 4Most points in a row7
  • 2Most games in a row6

Serve & return performance

Key performance gaps
Double faultsWatson H. served 0 double faults, Jones E. 3. Largest performance gap of the match.+3Watson H.0Jones E.3

Common opponents

0 shared · last 12 months
No common opponents in the last 12 months. Surface form and ELO carry more weight here.

Head-to-head

1 meeting · Jones E. leads 1–0
01

Draw

Closing odds

Player context

Before the match
Watson H.Jones E.1 721ELO1 7351 628Hard ELO1 6656–4Last 104–634Age18RightPlaysRightCareer $6.1M2026 $146KEarningsCareer $693K2026 $388K

Match info

  • Started~15:15 local
  • Duration1h 09m

Cite this

Emerson Jones beat Heather Watson 3-6 3-6. Umpiry, "Heather Watson vs Emerson Jones — Japan Open - Osaka Qualifying Round of 32", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-10-17/jones-vs-watson-japan-open-osaka-q32?utm_source=cite (as of 17 October 2026).