Elena Rybakina vs Heather Watson — Hobart Semi-final

Hobart · WTA · Semi-final
Elena Rybakina
KAZ3
Elena Rybakina
#2WTA
2122ELO
2110Hard ELO
$4.7MYTD
$29MCAREER
27 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 13 January 2020 ·
hard
Heather Watson
GBR
Heather Watson
#442WTA
1572ELO
1548Hard ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWLWL
Rybakina E.
6-3 4-6 6-4
Watson H.
Rybakina E.
6462
Watson H.
3641

Elena Rybakina defeated Heather Watson 6-3 4-6 6-4 in the Hobart semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Elena Rybakina came in ranked #2, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Elena Rybakina extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

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

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-06-09Queen's ClubR16grassElena Rybakina6-4 6-2

Statistics

This season
Rybakina E.Watson H.
1st serve in·Even
59%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
67%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
50%
45%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
58%
Return points won·Even
43%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
55%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.7
3.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.8
3.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Rybakina E.Watson H.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
99
4
Break points saved·Dominant
96
15
Break points won·Dominant
96
49
Deciding sets·Dominant
98
17
Tiebreaks·Dominant
92
11

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

Freshness

Recent load
Rybakina E.Watson H.
Freshness·Dominant
64
100

Rybakina E.: 2 days rest · 4 matches, 67 games (7d) · Watson H.: 21 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw