Heather Watson vs Leylah Fernandez — Acapulco Final
Acapulco · WTA · Final
GBR7#442WTA
1572ELO
1548Hard ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 24 February 2020 ·
hard
#31WTA
1805ELO
1785Hard ELO
$906kYTD
$8.3MCAREER
23 yrs · 168 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLWLLLW
Watson H.6-4 6-7 6-1
Fernandez L.
Watson H.
6662
Fernandez L.
4711
Heather Watson defeated Leylah Fernandez 6-4 6-7 6-1 in the Acapulco 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 came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–4 6–7 6–1.
Head to head
2–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-28 | Hong Kong | R32 | hard | Leylah Fernandez | 6-2 6-2 |
| 2019-08-17 | W100 Vancouver 1 | SF | hard | Heather Watson | 7-6(4) 6-2 |
| 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
84
Watson H.: 19 days rest · Fernandez L.: 4 days rest · 1 match, 25 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast