Jule Niemeier and Heather Watson will face off in the 4th round of Wimbledon for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Sunday at 1:30 pm on Centre Court. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Jule Niemeier who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Jule Niemeier is the pick to win this match.
Jule Niemeier -> 1.46
Heather Watson -> 2.89
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Prediction and head to head Jule Niemeier vs. Heather Watson
This will be the 2nd time that Jule Niemeier and Heather Watson face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Watson (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on grass.
The last time that they played each other, Watson won 6-3 2-6 7-6(4) in the 1st round in Monterrey back in February 2022.
Jule Niemeier
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 34-27 | 15-12 | 12-8 | 3-1 | 4-6 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 16-29 | 3-14 | 5-7 | 4-5 | 4-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 40-22 | 7-7 | 22-8 | 6-3 | 5-3 | 0-1 |
| 2021 | 37-18 | 4-4 | 22-7 | 5-4 | 4-2 | 2-1 |
| 2020 | 14-11 | 2-2 | 5-6 | 6-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
Ranked no. 97, Niemeier got to the 4th round after defeating Xiyu Wang 6-1 6-4, Anett Kontaveit 6-4 6-0 and Lesya Tsurenko 6-4 3-6 6-3.
In the 3rd round, Jule defeated Tsurenko (6-4 3-6 6-3). During the match, Niemeier scored 89 points vs Tsurenko’s 85. Jule was exceptionally aggressive to blast 26 winners.
Talking about the service games, Niemeier scored 3 aces and she was not very consistent on her 2nd serve to score 11 double faults. Jule Niemeier lost the serve 10 times and she saved 9 break points. Furthermore, Niemeier put 53% of her first serves in, winning 52% (26/50) of the points behind her 1st serve and 29% (13/45) on the 2nd serve. Jule broke Tsurenko 11 times after converting 92% of her break points (11/12).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Jule has surrendered 1 set in this tournament to conquer 57% of the points she played.
Niemeier has a solid match record in the last 6 years having won 65% of her matches (144-76). 4-2 on grass in 2022. In connection with her performance on the same surface of this competition, Niemeier has a compiled8-4 record in the last 6 years on grass.
Her best result of the season was winning the title in the Makarska where she beat Elisabetta Cocciaretto in the final 7-5 6-1.
Jule has a compiled 28-13 win-loss record in 2022, 4-2 on grass (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Wimbledon
Heather Watson
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 26-20 | 16-11 | 1-4 | 8-2 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 32-25 | 18-13 | 2-4 | 6-3 | 6-5 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 29-26 | 14-13 | 4-6 | 6-3 | 5-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 11-21 | 6-13 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 15-11 | 14-8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 121, heather got to the 4th round after defeating Tamara Korpatsch 6-77 7-5 6-2, Qiang Wang 7-5 6-4 and Kaja Juvan 7-66 6-2.
In the 3rd round, The Brit had a good straight sets win against Juvan (7-66 6-2). During the match Watson scored 76 points vs Juvan’s 62. The Brit was extremely aggressive to blast 31 winners.
Talking about serving, Watson struck 2 aces and she committed only 2 double faults. Heather Watson lost the serve twice and she saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Watson put 58% of her first serves in, winning 74% (31/42) of the points behind her 1st serve and 47% (14/30) on the 2nd serve. Watson broke Juvan 4 times after converting 67% of her break points (4/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Brit has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points she played.
Watson has a composed 18-17 win-loss record in 2022, 5-3 on grass (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Wimbledon
Previously, her best result was reaching the 3rd round in 2012, 2015 and 2017. See her history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Niemeier | Watson |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 61 | 76 |
| Pts | 208-160 | 279-234 |
| Total Points | 368 | 513 |
| Winners | 72 | 108 |
| %Winners | 35% | 39% |
Both Niemeier and Watson played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Jule Niemeier lost 1 set, while Heather Watson conceded 1 set. Talking about their workload, Niemeier and Watson have played the same amount of sets 7. However, Niemeier played 15 games less than Watson. Niemeier scored 72 winners (35% of the total points). On the other side, Watson bagged 108 winners (39%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Niemeier | Watson |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 6 | 10 |
| Avg per match | 2 | 3.3 |
| 1st in | 108/192 | 144/238 |
| %1st in | 56% | 61% |
| 1st pts | 72/108 | 108/144 |
| %1st pts | 67% | 75% |
| 2nd pts | 41/84 | 51/94 |
| %2nd pts | 49% | 54% |
Niemeier fired 6 aces (2 per match). Watson bagged 10 aces (3.3 per match). Niemeier won 67% points behind her first serve. She pretty solid on her second serve to win 49% of the points. On the other side, Watson won 75% of the points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 54% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Niemeier | Watson |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 18 | 12 |
| Converted | 18/28 | 12/32 |
| % Converted | 64% | 38% |
| Conceded | 22 | 19 |
| Saved | 12 | 14 |
| % Saved | 55% | 74% |
| Times Broken | 10 | 5 |
Niemeier broke her opponents 18 times with a 64% conversion rate. The German conceded her serve 10 times and she saved 55% of the break points that she conceded. Watson broke her opponents 12 times with a 38% conversion rate. Heather conceded her serve 5 times and she saved 74% of the break points that she conceded.
| Niemeier | |||||
| R1 Wang |
R2 Kontaveit |
R3 Tsurenko |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-4 | 6-4 6-0 | 6-4 3-6 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 16 | 28 | 61 | |
| pts | 65-41 | 54-34 | 89-85 | 208-160 | |
| Total points | 106 | 88 | 174 | 368 | |
| Winners | 27 | 19 | 26 | 72 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 35% | 29% | 35% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 2 | 11 | 16 | |
| 1st in | 34/50 | 24/47 | 50/95 | 108/192 | |
| % 1st in | 68% | 51% | 53% | 56% | |
| 1st pts | 27/34 | 19/24 | 26/50 | 72/108 | |
| % 1st pts | 79% | 79% | 52% | 67% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/16 | 16/23 | 13/45 | 41/84 | |
| % 2nd pts | 75% | 70% | 29% | 49% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 4 | 11 | 18 | |
| Converted | 3/12 | 4/4 | 11/12 | 18/28 | |
| Converted % | 25% | 100% | 92% | 64% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 0 | 19 | 22 | |
| Saved | 3/3 | 0/0 | 9/19 | 12 | |
| Saved % | 100% | – | 47% | 49% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | |
| Watson | |||||
| R1 Korpatsch |
R2 Wang |
R3 Juvan |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-77 7-5 6-2 | 7-5 6-4 | 7-66 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 33 | 22 | 21 | 76 | |
| pts | 113-92 | 90-80 | 76-62 | 279-234 | |
| Total points | 205 | 170 | 138 | 513 | |
| Winners | 45 | 32 | 31 | 108 | |
| %Winners | 40% | 36% | 41% | 39% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 58/94 | 44/72 | 42/72 | 144/238 | |
| % 1st in | 62% | 61% | 58% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 45/58 | 32/44 | 31/42 | 108/144 | |
| % 1st pts | 78% | 73% | 74% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 24/36 | 13/28 | 14/30 | 51/94 | |
| % 2nd pts | 67% | 46% | 47% | 54% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
| Converted | 4/9 | 4/17 | 4/6 | 12/32 | |
| Converted % | 44% | 24% | 67% | 38% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 7 | 8 | 19 | |
| Saved | 3/4 | 5/7 | 6/8 | 14 | |
| Saved % | 75% | 71% | 75% | 74% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
Head 2 Head
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Upcoming matches in the draw
- Paula Badosa GibertBadosa Gibert – Petra KvitovaKvitova (0-1) – H2H and prediction
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- Elena RybakinaRybakina – Petra MarticMartic (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Amanda AnisimovaAnisimova – Harmony TanTan (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Marie BouzkovaBouzkova – Caroline GarciaGarcia (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Elise MertensMertens – Ons JabeurJabeur (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Tatjana MariaMaria – Jelena OstapenkoOstapenko (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Heather WatsonWatson – Jule NiemeierNiemeier (1-0) – H2H and prediction
