Heather Watson vs Donna Vekic — Birmingham Quarter-final

Birmingham · WTA · Quarter-final
Heather Watson
GBR
Heather Watson
#442WTA
1572ELO
1506Grass ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 June 2021 ·
grass
Donna Vekic
CRO3
Donna Vekic
#34WTA
1807ELO
1729Grass ELO
$732kYTD
$11MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Watson H.
6-4 6-2
Vekic D.
Watson H.
662
Vekic D.
420

Heather Watson defeated Donna Vekic 6-4 6-2 in the Birmingham quarter-final on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Donna Vekic came in ranked #34. Heather Watson extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-01-08HobartQFhardHeather Watson6-0 6-4
2017-02-11Fed Cup G1 PPO: CRO vs GBRRRhardHeather Watson6-2 6-4
2015-04-06CharlestonR64clayDonna Vekic6-3 4-6 7-5

Statistics

This season
Watson H.Vekic D.
1st serve in·Even
58%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
45%
Service points won·Even
58%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
43%
Break points saved·Even
55%
56%
Aces / match·Even
3.5
3.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.5
4.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Watson H.Vekic D.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
4
37
Break points saved·Clear edge
15
35
Break points won·Dominant
49
91
Deciding sets·Dominant
17
45
Tiebreaks·Even
11
12

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

Freshness

Recent load
Watson H.Vekic D.
Freshness·Clear edge
100
76

Watson H.: 19 days rest · Vekic D.: 4 days rest · 2 matches, 52 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw