Heather Watson vs Sofia Kenin — Beijing Qualifying Round 1

Beijing · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
Heather Watson
GBR
Heather Watson
#442WTA
1572ELO
1548Hard ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 1 October 2018 ·
hard
Sofia Kenin
USA
Sofia Kenin
#115WTA
1694ELO
1659Hard ELO
27 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLLLW
Watson H.
6-3 4-6 6-3
Kenin S.
Watson H.
6462
Kenin S.
3631

Heather Watson defeated Sofia Kenin 6-3 4-6 6-3 in the Beijing qualifying round 1 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Sofia Kenin came in ranked #115. Heather Watson extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

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

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-09-28BeijingQ32hardHeather Watson6-3 4-6 6-3

Statistics

This season
Watson H.Kenin S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
68%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
47%
Service points won·Even
58%
58%
Return points won·Even
43%
41%
Break points saved·Even
55%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.5
1.7
Double faults / match·Even
3.5
3.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Watson H.Kenin S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
4
53
Break points saved·Dominant
15
65
Break points won·Dominant
49
87
Deciding sets·Clear edge
17
38
Tiebreaks·Dominant
11
53

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

Freshness

Recent load
Watson H.Kenin S.
Freshness·Clear edge
100
76

Watson H.: 19 days rest · Kenin S.: 4 days rest · 2 matches, 56 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw