Heather Watson vs Leylah Fernandez — W100 Vancouver 1 Semi-final
W100 Vancouver 1 · ITF · Semi-final
#442WTA
1572ELO
1548Hard ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Saturday, 17 August 2019 ·
hard
#31WTA
1805ELO
1785Hard ELO
$906kYTD
$8.3MCAREER
23 yrs · 168 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLWLLLW
Watson H.7-6 6-2
Fernandez L.
Watson H.
7762
Fernandez L.
6420
Heather Watson defeated Leylah Fernandez 7-6 6-2 in the W100 Vancouver 1 semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Leylah Fernandez came in ranked #31. Heather Watson extended the head-to-head to 3–1.
Key context
- Match story: Heather Watson closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–2.
Head to head
2–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-28 | Hong Kong | R32 | hard | Leylah Fernandez | 6-2 6-2 |
| 2020-02-24 | Acapulco | F | hard | Heather Watson | 6-4 6-7 6-1 |
| 2018-09-10 | Quebec City | R16 | hard | Heather Watson | 6-4 7-5 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
47%
Service points won·Even
58%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
43%
Break points saved·Even
55%
59%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.5
2.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.5
4.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
4
80
Break points saved·Dominant
15
77
Break points won·Dominant
49
90
Deciding sets·Dominant
17
86
Tiebreaks·Dominant
11
68
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Clear edge
100
81
Watson H.: 18 days rest · Fernandez L.: 3 days rest · 1 match, 25 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About