Heather Watson and Christina Mchale will clash against each other in the quarter of the Abierto Mexicano TELCEL for the 5th time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 7:30 pm on GRANDSTAND. Here you can find the head to head analysis and the prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Christina Mchale who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Christina Mchale is the pick to win this match.
Christina Mchale -> 1.90
Heather Watson -> 1.90
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Prediction and head to head Heather Watson vs. Christina Mchale
This will be the 5th time that Heather Watson and Christina Mchale square off. The head to head is 3-1 for Mchale (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they played each other, Mchale won 4-6 6-0 7-61 in the 1st round in at the Abierto Mexicano TELCEL back in 2016.
Heather Watson
Ranked no. 69, Watson got to the 1st round after defeating Coco Vandeweghe 4-6 6-4 6-4 and Kateryna Bondarenko 7-62 6-2.
In the 2nd round, Heather had a good straight sets win against Bondarenko (7-62 6-2). During the match Watson scored 81 points vs Bondarenko’s 65. Heather was extremely aggressive to blast 25 winners.
Talking about serving, Watson blasted 5 aces and she committed only 6 double faults. Heather Watson lost the serve 4 times and she saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Watson put 46% of her first serves in, winning 71% (25/35) of the points behind her 1st serve and 41% (17/41) on the 2nd serve. Heather broke Bondarenko 6 times after converting 67% of her break points (6/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Watson has conceded 1 set in this tournament to conquer 53% of the points she played.
Watson has a favorable record in the last 10 years having won 53% of her matches (657-581). 9-3 on hard in 2020. In connection with her performance on the same surface of this tournament, Watson has a 198-187 win-loss record in the last 10 years on hard.
Heather’s best result of the year was getting to the semi-finals in Hobart.
Heather has a 10-4 win-loss record in 2020, 9-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Acapulco
The Brit didn’t play in Acapulco in 2019.
Christina Mchale
Ranked no. 86, the American got to the 1st round after defeating Lauren Davis 6-2 1-6 6-4 and Caroline Dolehide 5-7 6-4 6-3.
In the 2nd round against Dolehide, Christina recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (5-7 6-4 6-3). During the match Mchale scored 108 points vs Dolehide’s 101. Christina was extremely aggressive to blast 46 winners.
Talking about serving, Mchale couldn’t to score even 1 ace for the entire match and she committed only 7 double faults. Christina Mchale lost the serve 3 times and she saved 10 break points. Furthermore, Mchale put 67% of her first serves in, winning 62% (46/74) of the points behind her 1st serve and 57% (21/37) on the 2nd serve. The American broke Dolehide 5 times after converting 42% of her break points (5/12).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Christina has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 51% of the points she played.
Mchale has a winning win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 54% of her matches (865-734). 7-4 on hard in 2020. Regarding her performance on the same surface of this event, Mchale has a 234-222 record in the last 10 years on hard.
Mchale has a 7-4 win-loss record in 2020, 7-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Acapulco
Christina lost in the 2nd round 6-4 7-5 to Donna Vekic.
Live score
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H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Watson | Mchale |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 6 |
| Tot Games | 51 | 56 |
| Pts | 185-163 | 190-180 |
| Total Points | 348 | 370 |
| Winners | 63 | 74 |
| %Winners | 34% | 39% |
Both Watson and Mchale played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Heather Watson conceded 1 set, while Christina Mchale dropper 2 sets. Watson has played 1 sets less than Mchale (5 vs 6). Therefore, Watson played 5 games less than Mchale. The Brit scored 63 winners (34% on total points). On the other side, Christina blasted 74 winners (39%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Watson | Mchale |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 11 | 1 |
| Avg per match | 5.5 | 0.5 |
| 1st in | 90/172 | 123/198 |
| %1st in | 52% | 62% |
| 1st pts | 63/90 | 74/123 |
| %1st pts | 70% | 60% |
| 2nd pts | 36/82 | 42/75 |
| %2nd pts | 44% | 56% |
Watson blasted 11 aces (5.5 per match). Mchale blasted 1 ace (0.5 per match). Watson won 70% points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 44% of the points. On the other side, Mchale won 60% points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 56% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Watson | Mchale |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 11 | 10 |
| Converted | 11/24 | 10/21 |
| % Converted | 46% | 48% |
| Conceded | 17 | 20 |
| Saved | 9 | 12 |
| % Saved | 53% | 60% |
| Times Broken | 8 | 8 |
The Brit broke her opponents 11 times with 46% conversion rate. Heather conceded her serve 8 times and she saved 53% of the break points that she conceded. Christina broke her opponents 10 times with 48% conversion rate. Mchale conceded her serve 8 times and she saved 60% of the break points that she conceded.
| Watson | ||||
| R1 Vandeweghe |
R2 Bondarenko |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 6-4 6-4 | 7-62 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 30 | 21 | 51 | |
| pts | 104-98 | 81-65 | 185-163 | |
| Total points | 202 | 146 | 348 | |
| Winners | 38 | 25 | 63 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 31% | 34% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 6 | 5 | 11 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 6 | 9 | |
| 1st in | 55/96 | 35/76 | 90/172 | |
| % 1st in | 57% | 46% | 52% | |
| 1st pts | 38/55 | 25/35 | 63/90 | |
| % 1st pts | 69% | 71% | 70% | |
| 2nd pts | 19/41 | 17/41 | 36/82 | |
| % 2nd pts | 46% | 41% | 44% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 5 | 6 | 11 | |
| Converted | 5/15 | 6/9 | 11/24 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 67% | 46% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 8 | 17 | |
| Saved | 5/9 | 4/8 | 9 | |
| Saved % | 56% | 50% | 53% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 4 | 300 | |
| Mchale | ||||
| R1 Davis |
R2 Dolehide |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 1-6 6-4 | 5-7 6-4 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 25 | 31 | 56 | |
| pts | 82-79 | 108-101 | 190-180 | |
| Total points | 161 | 209 | 370 | |
| Winners | 28 | 46 | 74 | |
| %Winners | 34% | 43% | 39% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 7 | 12 | |
| 1st in | 49/87 | 74/111 | 123/198 | |
| % 1st in | 56% | 67% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 28/49 | 46/74 | 74/123 | |
| % 1st pts | 57% | 62% | 60% | |
| 2nd pts | 21/38 | 21/37 | 42/75 | |
| % 2nd pts | 55% | 57% | 56% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 5 | 5 | 10 | |
| Converted | 5/9 | 5/12 | 10/21 | |
| Converted % | 56% | 42% | 48% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 13 | 20 | |
| Saved | 2/7 | 10/13 | 12 | |
| Saved % | 29% | 77% | 53% | |
| Times Broken | 5 | 3 | 300 | |
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