Heather Watson vs Christina Mchale — Acapulco Quarter-final
Acapulco · WTA · Quarter-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
Watson H.6-3 1-6 6-1
Mchale C.
Watson H.
6162
Mchale C.
3611
Heather Watson defeated Christina Mchale 6-3 1-6 6-1 in the Acapulco quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Christina Mchale came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's round of 16. Heather Watson narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Heather Watson closed it out in three sets, 6–3 1–6 6–1.
Head to head
1–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-02-22 | Acapulco | R32 | hard | Christina Mchale | 4-6 6-0 7-6 |
| 2013-10-21 | Poitiers 100K | R32 | hard | Heather Watson | 2-6 7-5 6-4 |
| 2011-05-08 | Rome | Q16 | clay | Christina Mchale | 2-6 6-1 6-3 |
| 2011-04-04 | Charleston | R64 | clay | Christina Mchale | 5-7 6-3 7-6 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
67%
59%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
43%
Service points won·Even
58%
54%
Return points won·Even
43%
46%
Break points saved·Even
55%
51%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.5
1.1
Double faults / match·Even
3.5
3.7
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 124). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast