R32 Birmingham 2019

Barbora Strycova #51 def. Heather Watson #122

3-6 6-3 6-4

Barbora Strycova defeated Heather Watson 3-6 6-3 6-4 in the 2019 Birmingham first round on grass courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatBarbora StrycovaHeather Watson
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
45
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
53
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
62.4%61.9%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
70.7%61.5%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
51.4%57.5%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
75.0%76.9%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
63.4%60.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
23.1%25.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
40.0%36.6%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
51.0%49.0%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+6.6+3.2
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
-3.2-6.6

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2019 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldBarbora StrycovaHeather Watson
Country CZE GBR
Birth dateMar 28, 1986May 19, 1992
Age3327
Height164 cm170 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)51122
Ranking points (entering)1,125531
Elo (entering)1,7031,492
Current career W-L288–300146–199
Current career earnings$12,747,182$6,127,899
Pre-match H2H
Barbora Strycova #51 2 2 Heather Watson #122

No prior-path match data is available for this tournament stage.