Heather Watson vs Xiyu Wang — Acapulco Semi-final

Acapulco · WTA · Semi-final
Heather Watson
GBR7
Heather Watson
#442WTA
1572ELO
1548Hard ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 24 February 2020 ·
hard
Xiyu Wang
CHN
Xiyu Wang
#36WTA
1772ELO
1724Hard ELO
25 yrs · 182 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLWLL
Watson H.
6-4 7-6
Wang X.
Watson H.
672
Wang X.
460

Heather Watson defeated Xiyu Wang 6-4 7-6 in the Acapulco semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Xiyu Wang came in ranked #36.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Statistics

This season
Watson H.Wang X.
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
46%
Service points won·Even
58%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
58%
Aces / match·Even
3.5
3.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.5
4.0

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Watson H.Wang X.
Clutch Rating·Even
4
4
Break points saved·Dominant
15
40
Break points won·Clear edge
49
33
Deciding sets·Slight edge
17
8
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
11
5

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

Freshness

Recent load
Watson H.Wang X.
Freshness·Dominant
100
75

Watson H.: 19 days rest · Wang X.: 2 days rest · 3 matches, 61 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw