Heather Watson vs Yulia Putintseva — Hua Hin Round of 32
Hua Hin · WTA · Round of 32
#442WTA
1572ELO
1548Hard ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 30 January 2023 ·
hard
KAZ2#81WTA
1805ELO
1758Hard ELO
31 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Watson H.5-7 6-4 7-6
Putintseva Y.
Watson H.
5672
Putintseva Y.
7461
Heather Watson defeated Yulia Putintseva 5-7 6-4 7-6 in the Hua Hin round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Yulia Putintseva came in ranked #81. Heather Watson extended the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Heather Watson dropped the opening set before beating Yulia Putintseva 5–7 6–4 7–6.
Head to head
2–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-09 | Queen's Club | R32 | grass | Heather Watson | 6-4 6-3 |
| 2018-01-15 | Australian Open | R128 | hard | Yulia Putintseva | 7-5 7-6 |
| 2015-09-26 | Wuhan | Q16 | hard | Heather Watson | 6-2 6-4 |
| 2014-10-06 | Osaka | R16 | hard | Yulia Putintseva | 6-4 7-5 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Clear edge
58%
72%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
67%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
47%
Service points won·Even
58%
57%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
56%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.4
1.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.5
1.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (177 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
4
48
Break points saved·Clear edge
15
29
Break points won·Dominant
49
95
Deciding sets·Dominant
17
67
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
11
30
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Clear edge
100
85
Watson H.: 18 days rest · Putintseva Y.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 37 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast