TIANJIN. Great Watson vanquishes Wang in the 2nd round

TIANJIN OPEN - TIANJIN. Watson shocks Wang to take on Magda Linette in the quarter

Prediction and head to head Heather Watson vs. Qiang Wang

Heather Watson surprises Qiang Wang 6-3 6-0 in the 2nd round in Tianjin on Thursday after playing a fantastic match to clash against Magda Linette in the quarter.

Score, report, and key facts

1st set.

Watson started the set strong after breaking Wang in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. Notwithstanding, that wasn’t sufficient for Watson to win the set as the Chinese found the way to break back in the 5th (2-3) game. Heather maintained her focus to break Wang in the 6th (4-2) game before winning the set (6-3).

2nd set.

Wang had to weaponry to counter the opposition and heather won the set 6-0.

Statistics

At the end of the match, heather scored 66 points vs. Qiang’s 44 points.

Heather was pretty effective in converting 50% of the break points that she procured (5/10). On the other side, Qiang was struggling in converting her break points as she converted only 13% of her break points (1/8). That was one of the key issues for her loss.

After this match, the head to head between Watson and Wang is 1-0 for Heather.

Highlights Heather Watson vs. Qiang Wang Tianjin Open – Tianjin

Next Match: Heather Watson vs. Magda Linette – stats

Watson will face Linette in the quarter.

This will be the 2nd time that Heather Watson and Magda Linette fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Linette (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

The last time that they squared off, Linette won 6-2 6-1 in the qualifications in Beijing back in September 2019.

Tennis Scores in Tianjin

Upcoming matches

  • Ons JabeurJabeurYulia PutintsevaPutintseva (0-0) – See H2H details
  • Yafan WangWangRebecca PetersonPeterson (0-1) – See H2H details
  • Veronika KudermetovaKudermetovaDayana YastremskaYastremska (0-0) – See H2H details
  • Magda LinetteLinetteHeather WatsonWatson (1-0) – See H2H details