Ashleigh Barty vs Heather Watson — Cincinnati Round of 32

Cincinnati · WTA · Round of 32
AUS1
Ashleigh Barty
30 yrs · 166 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWWWWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 August 2021 ·
hard
Heather Watson
GBR
Heather Watson
#442WTA
1572ELO
1548Hard ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWLWL
Barty A.
6-4 7-6
Watson H.
Barty A.
672
Watson H.
460

Ashleigh Barty defeated Heather Watson 6-4 7-6 in the Cincinnati round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Heather Watson came in defending last year's round of 64.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Statistics

This season
Barty A.Watson H.
1st serve in·Even
59%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
75%
67%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
50%
45%
Service points won·Slight edge
65%
58%
Return points won·Even
46%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
55%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.8
3.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.9
3.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (58 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Barty A.Watson H.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
95
4
Break points saved·Dominant
89
15
Break points won·Dominant
97
49
Deciding sets·Dominant
99
17
Tiebreaks·Dominant
90
11

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

Freshness

Recent load
Barty A.Watson H.
Freshness·
—
100

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw