Zarina Diyas vs Heather Watson — Roland Garros Round of 128

Roland Garros · WTA · Round of 128
KAZ
Zarina Diyas
#819WTA
1533ELO
1481Clay ELO
32 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWLLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 31 May 2021 ·
clay
Heather Watson
GBR
Heather Watson
#442WTA
1572ELO
1441Clay ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWLWL
Diyas Z.
6-4 7-5
Watson H.
Diyas Z.
672
Watson H.
450

Zarina Diyas defeated Heather Watson 6-4 7-5 in the Roland Garros round of 128 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Heather Watson came in ranked #442, leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 128. Zarina Diyas narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-04-23W100 Tokyo 1R32hardHeather Watson6-2 6-0
2019-05-12W60 FukuokaFcarpetHeather Watson7-6(1) 7-6(4)
2018-09-29BeijingQ16hardZarina Diyas6-0 6-3

Statistics

This season
Diyas Z.Watson H.
1st serve in·Clear edge
70%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
60%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
45%
Service points won·Even
56%
58%
Return points won·Even
46%
43%
Break points saved·Even
54%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.2
3.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.2
3.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (163 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Diyas Z.Watson H.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
38
4
Break points saved·Even
17
15
Break points won·Dominant
77
49
Deciding sets·Dominant
70
17
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
24
11

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

Freshness

Recent load
Diyas Z.Watson H.
Freshness·
—
100

Watson H.: 19 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw