Heather Watson vs Elina Svitolina — Miami Round of 64
Miami · WTA · Round of 64
#442WTA
1572ELO
1548Hard ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 21 March 2022 ·
hard
UKR15#9WTA
2070ELO
1997Hard ELO
$3.5MYTD
$30MCAREER
31 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWWWLW
Watson H.4-6 6-3 7-6
Svitolina E.
Watson H.
4672
Svitolina E.
6361
Heather Watson defeated Elina Svitolina 4-6 6-3 7-6 in the Miami round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Elina Svitolina came in ranked #9, leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's semi-final. Heather Watson narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Heather Watson dropped the opening set before beating Elina Svitolina 4–6 6–3 7–6.
Head to head
1–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-06-19 | Birmingham | R32 | grass | Elina Svitolina | 6-2 5-7 6-3 |
| 2016-08-08 | Olympics | R32 | hard | Elina Svitolina | 6-3 1-6 6-3 |
| 2015-06-22 | Eastbourne | R32 | grass | Heather Watson | 3-6 7-5 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
58%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
47%
Service points won·Even
58%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
59%
Aces / match·Even
3.5
3.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.5
2.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 182). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
4
91
Break points saved·Dominant
15
83
Break points won·Dominant
49
99
Deciding sets·Dominant
17
98
Tiebreaks·Dominant
11
93
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Dominant
100
70
Watson H.: 19 days rest · Svitolina E.: 3 days rest · 2 matches, 53 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast