Heather Watson vs Claire LiuSan Jose Round of 32

San Jose · WTA · Round of 32
#442WTA
1572ELO
1548Hard ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 30 July 2018 ·
hard
#114WTA
1669ELO
1635Hard ELO
26 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLLWWW
Watson H.
6-4 3-6 6-4
Liu C.
Watson H.
6362
Liu C.
4641

Heather Watson defeated Claire Liu 6-4 3-6 6-4 in the San Jose round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Claire Liu came in ranked #114, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Heather Watson claimed a first win over Claire Liu in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Heather Watson closed it out in three sets, 6–4 3–6 6–4.

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-04-04CharlestonR64clayClaire Liu6-4 6-2

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
67%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
45%
Service points won·Even
58%
56%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.5
2.7
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.5
2.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
4
29
Break points saved·Slight edge
15
23
Break points won·Dominant
49
76
Deciding sets·Clear edge
17
34
Tiebreaks·Dominant
11
39

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Slight edge
100
94

Watson H.: 20 days rest · Liu C.: 8 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw