Heather Watson vs Kristyna Pliskova — Australian Open Round of 128

Australian Open · WTA · Round of 128
Heather Watson
GBR
Heather Watson
#442WTA
1572ELO
1548Hard ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 February 2021 ·
hard
CZE
Kristyna Pliskova
34 yrs · 184 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWLWWL
Watson H.
7-6 7-6
Pliskova K.
Watson H.
772
Pliskova K.
660

Heather Watson defeated Kristyna Pliskova 7-6 7-6 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. Heather Watson extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2020-01-20Australian OpenR128hardHeather Watson4-6 6-3 6-1
2016-04-04KatowiceR32hardKristyna Pliskova6-2 3-6 6-4

Statistics

This season
Watson H.Pliskova K.
1st serve in·Even
58%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
67%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
43%
Service points won·Even
58%
61%
Return points won·Even
43%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.5
7.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.5
4.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 28). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Watson H.Pliskova K.
Clutch Rating·Even
4
7
Break points saved·Dominant
15
62
Break points won·Dominant
49
14
Deciding sets·Clear edge
17
1
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
11
21

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

Freshness

Recent load
Watson H.Pliskova K.
Freshness·
100
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Watson H.: 20 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw