Kristina Mladenovic vs Heather Watson — Acapulco Round of 16

Acapulco · WTA · Round of 16
Kristina Mladenovic
FRA2
Kristina Mladenovic
#855WTA
1422ELO
1408Hard ELO
33 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLWLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 27 February 2017 ·
hard
Heather Watson
GBR
Heather Watson
#442WTA
1572ELO
1548Hard ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWLWL
Mladenovic K.
7-6 6-7 7-5
Watson H.
Mladenovic K.
7672
Watson H.
6751

Kristina Mladenovic defeated Heather Watson 7-6 6-7 7-5 in the Acapulco round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Heather Watson came in ranked #442, defending last year's round of 32. Kristina Mladenovic extended the head-to-head to 5–3.

Key context

Head to head

4–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-12-07W100 Dubai 1R16hardHeather Watson6-1 6-2
2018-06-25EastbourneR64grassKristina Mladenovic6-7 7-5 6-3
2014-07-21BakuR32hardKristina Mladenovic6-2 3-6 6-0
2012-05-14Saint Gaudens 50KR32clayKristina Mladenovic6-2 6-1
2011-10-31Nantes 50KR32hardHeather Watson7-6(3) 6-2
2011-01-14Australian OpenQ128hardHeather Watson6-3 6-2
2009-10-05Barnstaple 50KR16hardKristina Mladenovic2-6 6-4 6-2

Statistics

This season
Mladenovic K.Watson H.
1st serve in·Even
61%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
60%
67%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
38%
45%
Service points won·Slight edge
52%
58%
Return points won·Even
46%
43%
Break points saved·Even
51%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.3
3.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
7.8
3.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Mladenovic K.Watson H.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
32
4
Break points saved·Slight edge
10
15
Break points won·Dominant
84
49
Deciding sets·Clear edge
36
17
Tiebreaks·Dominant
65
11

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

Freshness

Recent load
Mladenovic K.Watson H.
Freshness·
—
100

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw