SF Hobart International 2020

Elena Rybakina #30 def. Heather Watson #101

6-3 4-6 6-4

Elena Rybakina defeated Heather Watson 6-3 4-6 6-4 in the 2020 Hobart International semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 18, 2020*
Tournament: Hobart International
Edition: 2020
Category: International → modern equivalent WTA 250
Surface: Hard
Round: SF

Match Statistics

Stat	Elena Rybakina	Heather Watson
Aces	10	4
Double faults	4	3
First serve %	59.0%	59.0%
First serve points won %	68.0%	70.0%
Second serve points won %	55.0%	42.0%
Break points saved %	57.0%	55.0%
Break points converted %	45.0%	43.0%
Service points won %	63.0%	59.0%
Return points won %	41.0%	37.0%
Total points won %	52.0%	48.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Elena Rybakina	Heather Watson
Country	KAZ	GBR
Birth date	Jun 17, 1999	May 19, 1992
Age	20	27
Height	184 cm	170 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	30	101
Ranking points (entering)	1,551	657
Elo (entering)	1,828	1,698
Current career W-L	310–129	146–199
Current career earnings	$29,818,052	$6,127,899

Pre-match H2H

Elena Rybakina #30 0 – 0 Heather Watson #101

Path

Elena Rybakina's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Lizette Cabrera #129	6-7(4) 7-6(2) 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 17, 2020	QF
Alizé Cornet #60	7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 16, 2020	R16
Tamara Zidansek #69	6-1 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 15, 2020	R32

Elena Rybakina's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Shuai Zhang #40	7-6(7) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 18, 2020	F

Heather Watson's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Elise Mertens #17	6-7(5) 6-4 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 17, 2020	QF
Fiona Ferro #63	7-6(5) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 16, 2020	R16
Jil Teichmann #67	1-6 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 15, 2020	R32
Nina Stojanovic #85	6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 12, 2020	Q2
Hayley Carter	6-0 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 11, 2020	Q1