Nicole Gibbs vs Heather Watson — Seoul Round of 32

Seoul · WTA · Round of 32
USA
Nicole Gibbs
33 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 September 2014 ·
hard
Heather Watson
GBR8
Heather Watson
#442WTA
1572ELO
1548Hard ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWLWL
Gibbs N.
7-5 6-2
Watson H.
Gibbs N.
762
Watson H.
520

Nicole Gibbs defeated Heather Watson 7-5 6-2 in the Seoul round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Heather Watson came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 32. Nicole Gibbs narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Nicole Gibbs closed it out in two sets, 7–5 6–2.

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-09-29BeijingQ32hardNicole Gibbs6-7(3) 6-4 6-4
2017-03-06Indian WellsR128hardHeather Watson4-6 6-2 6-2
2016-05-23Roland GarrosR128clayHeather Watson5-7 6-2 6-2

Statistics

This season
Gibbs N.Watson H.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
59%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
45%
Service points won·Even
55%
58%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Even
54%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.3
3.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.7
3.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Gibbs N.Watson H.
Clutch Rating·Even
5
4
Break points saved·Even
17
15
Break points won·Even
52
49
Deciding sets·Slight edge
8
17
Tiebreaks·
—
11

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

Freshness

Recent load
Gibbs N.Watson H.
Freshness·
—
100

Watson H.: 20 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw