Heather Watson is 4 wins away to conquer the title in Birmingham. The Brit has defeated Viktorija Golubic 3-6 6-2 6-2 to reach the 2nd round where she will face Shuai Zhang.
Draw Prediction with head to head records
This is Heather Watson’s projected draw including the presumable opponents at Birmingham Classic. Watson has a unfavourable record (4-5) against the plausible opposition.
R2 – Shuai Zhang’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 3-1 for Shuai Zhang
Shuai Zhang has a 6-10 record in 2021, 5-1 on grass. In the last 1 years, Shuai has a 5-1 record on grass. The Chinese won 6 of her last 10 matches.
Shuai’s best achievement of the season was getting to the final in Nottingham.
H2H Heather Watson vs. Shuai Zhang
This would be the 5th time that Heather Watson and Shuai Zhang face off. The head to head is 3-1 for Zhang (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on grass .
1/4 – Donna Vekic’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 2-1 for Heather Watson
Donna Vekic has a 5-5 win-loss record in 2021, 2-1 on grass. In the last 1 years, the Croatian has a 2-1 record on grass. Vekic won 5 of her last 10 matches.
H2H Heather Watson vs. Donna Vekic
This contest would be 4th time that Heather Watson and Donna Vekic face off. The head to head is 2-1 for Watson (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on grass .
Possibly, Heather Watson could take on Camila Giorgi. Their head to head is 2-1 for Heather Watson.
1/2 – Ons Jabeur’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 1-1
Ons Jabeur has a 24-10 record in 2021, 1-0 on grass. In the course of the last 1 years, Jabeur has a 1-0 record on grass. Jabeur won 7 of her last 10 matches.
The Tunisian’s best result of the season was getting to the final in Charleston.
H2H Heather Watson vs. Ons Jabeur
This match would represent the 3rd time that Heather Watson and Ons Jabeur fight against each other. The head to head is 1-1 for Watson and Jabeur (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on grass .
Possibly, Heather Watson may square off with Fiona Ferro. Their head to head is 2-1 for Heather Watson.
Final – Daria Kasatkina’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
Daria Kasatkina has a 21-9 record in 2021, 1-0 on grass. During the last 1 years, the Russian has a 1-0 record on grass. Darya won 5 of her last 10 matches.
Her best result of this current year was winning the title in in Melbourne where she defeated Marie Bouzkova in the final 4-6 6-2 6-2, and in in St. Petersburg where she defeated Margarita Gasparyan in the final 6-3 2-1 ret..
H2H Heather Watson vs. Daria Kasatkina
There is no head to head record between Heather Watson and Daria Kasatkina since this would be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Nonetheless, Heather Watson could come up against Jelena Ostapenko. Their H2H is 1-0 for Heather Watson.