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Heather Watson #81 def. Samantha Stosur #21

6-3 3-6 6-0

Match Information

Date Jan 18, 2017*
Tournament Australian Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundR128
Winner Heather Watson
Score6-3 3-6 6-0
Loser Samantha Stosur
StatHeather WatsonSamantha Stosur
Aces66
Double faults52
First serve %5868
First serve points won %7655
Second serve points won %4347
Break points saved %5055
Break points converted %4550
Service points won %6252
Return points won %4838
Total points won %5446

Pre-match Comparison

FieldHeather WatsonSamantha Stosur
Country GBR AUS
Birth dateMay 19, 1992Mar 30, 1984
Age2432
Height170175
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)8121
Ranking points (entering)7652,016
Elo (entering)1,5841,691
Career W-L144–195451–335
Career earnings$6,094,389$20,070,126
Pre-match H2H
Heather Watson 0 2 Samantha Stosur

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