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Heather Watson #125 def. Magda Linette #42

7-5 6-7(4) 7-6(6)

Match Information

Date Oct 12, 2019*
Tournament Tianjin
Category WTA 250
Surface Hard
RoundQF
Winner Heather Watson
Score7-5 6-7(4) 7-6(6)
Loser Magda Linette
StatHeather WatsonMagda Linette
Aces77
Double faults55
First serve %5659
First serve points won %6866
Second serve points won %4738
Break points saved %6236
Break points converted %6438
Service points won %5954
Return points won %4641
Total points won %5248

Pre-match Comparison

FieldHeather WatsonMagda Linette
Country GBR POL
Birth dateMay 19, 1992Feb 12, 1992
Age2727
Height170171
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)12542
Ranking points (entering)5201,290
Elo (entering)1,5801,804
Career W-L144–195219–227
Career earnings$6,094,389$8,963,207
Pre-match H2H
Heather Watson 0 1 Magda Linette

Path

Heather Watson's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 11, 2019R16 Qiang Wang 6-3 6-0WH2HMatch data
Oct 10, 2019R32 Kateryna Volodko 6-4 7-6(3)WH2HMatch data

Heather Watson's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 12, 2019SF Veronika Kudermetova 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch data

Magda Linette's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 11, 2019R16 Kurumi Nara 4-0 (ret.)WH2HMatch data
Oct 10, 2019R32 Christina Mchale 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch data