Heather Watson vs Lucie Safarova — Miami Round of 64

Miami · WTA · Round of 64
Heather Watson
GBR
Heather Watson
#442WTA
1572ELO
1548Hard ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLWLWWWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 March 2012 ·
hard
CZE
Lucie Safarova
39 yrs · 177 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLWWWL
Watson H.
6-2 6-1
Safarova L.
Watson H.
662
Safarova L.
210

Heather Watson defeated Lucie Safarova 6-2 6-1 in the Miami round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Lucie Safarova came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 32, but Heather Watson had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 4 on hard. Heather Watson claimed a first win over Lucie Safarova in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-06-18EastbourneR16grassLucie Safarova7-6 6-1

Statistics

This season
Watson H.Safarova L.
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
49%
Service points won·Even
58%
62%
Return points won·Even
43%
41%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.5
5.1
Double faults / match·Even
3.5
3.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Watson H.Safarova L.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
6
66
Break points saved·Dominant
15
82
Break points won·Dominant
49
75
Deciding sets·Dominant
22
63
Tiebreaks·Dominant
11
57

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

Freshness

Recent load
Watson H.Safarova L.
Freshness·
78
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Watson H.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 28 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw