Heather Watson vs Shuai Zhang — Birmingham Round of 16

Birmingham · WTA · Round of 16
Heather Watson
GBR
Heather Watson
#442WTA
1572ELO
1506Grass ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWLWL
1 — 0
Sets
Retired
Monday, 14 June 2021 ·
grass
Shuai Zhang
CHN6
Shuai Zhang
#54WTA
1718ELO
1619Grass ELO
37 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLLWLL
Watson H.
5-2
Zhang S.
Watson H.
51
Zhang S.
20

Heather Watson advanced when Shuai Zhang retired 5-2 in the Birmingham round of 16. Heather Watson narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.

Head to head

1–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-06-07LondonFgrassShuai Zhang6-3 6-4
2014-08-11CincinnatiR64hardShuai Zhang6-3 2-6 7-5
2012-04-29EstorilQ16clayHeather Watson6-4 6-1
2012-03-12Clearwater FL 25KQFhardShuai Zhang6-2 6-1
2010-03-01Hammond LA 25KQFhardShuai Zhang7-5 6-2

Statistics

This season
Watson H.Zhang S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
67%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
47%
Service points won·Even
58%
58%
Return points won·Even
43%
43%
Break points saved·Even
55%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.5
2.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.5
2.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Watson H.Zhang S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
4
46
Break points saved·Even
15
12
Break points won·Dominant
49
90
Deciding sets·Dominant
17
59
Tiebreaks·Dominant
11
78

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

Freshness

Recent load
Watson H.Zhang S.
Freshness·Clear edge
100
81

Watson H.: 19 days rest · Zhang S.: 4 days rest · 2 matches, 45 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw