Heather Watson vs Belinda Bencic — Indian Wells Round of 128

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 128
Heather Watson
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, 3 March 2014 ·
hard
Belinda Bencic
SUI
Belinda Bencic
#12WTA
1989ELO
1952Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$17MCAREER
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Watson H.
7-5 6-4
Bencic B.
Watson H.
762
Bencic B.
540

Heather Watson defeated Belinda Bencic 7-5 6-4 in the Indian Wells round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Belinda Bencic came in ranked #12, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Heather Watson claimed a first win over Belinda Bencic in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-03-21MiamiR32hardBelinda Bencic6-4 6-1

Statistics

This season
Watson H.Bencic B.
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
48%
Service points won·Even
58%
61%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
61%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.5
2.6
Double faults / match·Even
3.5
3.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Watson H.Bencic B.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
4
90
Break points saved·Dominant
15
84
Break points won·Dominant
49
96
Deciding sets·Dominant
17
96
Tiebreaks·Dominant
11
98

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

Freshness

Recent load
Watson H.Bencic B.
Freshness·Clear edge
100
88

Watson H.: 18 days rest · Bencic B.: 3 days rest · 1 match, 9 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw