Heather Watson and Xiyu Wang will square off in the semifinal of the Abierto Mexicano TELCEL for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 4:00 pm on ESTADIO. Here the head to head stats and the relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Xiyu Wang who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Xiyu Wang is the pick to win this match.
Xiyu Wang -> 1.80
Heather Watson -> 2.00
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Prediction and head to head Heather Watson vs. Xiyu Wang
There is no head to head record between Heather Watson and Xiyu Wang since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Heather Watson
Ranked no. 69, heather reached the semifinal after beating Coco Vandeweghe 4-6 6-4 6-4, Kateryna Bondarenko 7-62 6-2 and Christina Mchale 6-3 1-6 6-1.
In the quarter, Heather defeated Mchale (6-3 1-6 6-1). During the match Watson scored 82 points vs Mchale’s 69. The Brit was extremely aggressive to blast 34 winners.
Talking about serving, Watson blasted 6 aces and she committed only 7 double faults. Heather Watson lost the serve 3 times and she saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Watson put 60% of her first serves in, winning 76% (34/45) of the points behind her 1st serve and 43% (13/30) on the 2nd serve. Watson broke Mchale 4 times after converting 50% of her break points (4/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Watson has dropped 2 set in this competition to conquer 54% of the points she played.
Watson has a favorable record in the last 10 years having won 53% of her matches (667-581). 10-3 on hard in 2020. Regarding her performance on the same surface of this event, Watson has a 199-187 win-loss record in the last 10 years on hard.
Heather’s best result of the current season was reaching the semi-finals in Hobart.
Heather has a 11-4 win-loss record in 2020, 10-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Acapulco
The Brit didn’t compete in Acapulco in 2019.
Xiyu Wang
Ranked no. 127, the Chinese reached the semifinal after beating Mayo Hibi 6-3 6-4, Anhelina Kalinina 7-60 7-5, Yafan Wang 6-4 7-68, Sara Errani 7-5 6-73 6-1 and Lin Zhu 6-2 6-2.
In the quarter, Wang had a good straight sets win against Zhu (6-2 6-2). During the match Wang scored 56 points vs Zhu’s 34. The Chinese was extremely aggressive to blast 26 winners.
Talking about serving, Wang blasted 4 aces and she committed only 5 double faults. Xiyu Wang was extremely effective on serve to win 84% (26/31) of her 1st serve and 60% (9/15) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The Chinese broke Zhu 4 times after converting 40% of her break points (4/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Wang has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points she played.
Wang has a solid record in the last 5 years having won 64% of her matches (248-139). 10-4 on hard in 2020. Regarding her performance on the same surface of this event, Wang has a 94-53 win-loss record in the last 5 years on hard.
Xiyu has a 10-4 win-loss record in 2020, 10-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Acapulco
Wang didn’t compete in Acapulco in 2019.
Live score
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H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Watson | Wang |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 5 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 11 |
| Tot Games | 74 | 115 |
| Pts | 267-232 | 406-334 |
| Total Points | 499 | 740 |
| Winners | 97 | 173 |
| %Winners | 36% | 43% |
Watson played 3 matches while Wang competed in 5 matches. Wang started her run from the qualifications while Watson had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Heather Watson conceded 2 sets, while Xiyu Wang dropper 1 set. Watson has played 3 sets less than Wang (8 vs 11). Therefore, Watson played 41 games less than Wang. The Brit scored 97 winners (36% on total points). On the other side, The Chinese blasted 173 winners (43%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Watson | Wang |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 17 | 29 |
| Avg per match | 5.7 | 5.8 |
| 1st in | 135/247 | 241/389 |
| %1st in | 55% | 62% |
| 1st pts | 97/135 | 173/241 |
| %1st pts | 72% | 72% |
| 2nd pts | 49/112 | 64/148 |
| %2nd pts | 44% | 43% |
Watson blasted 17 aces (5.7 per match). Wang blasted 29 aces (5.8 per match). Watson won 72% points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 44% of the points. On the other side, Wang won 72% points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 43% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Watson | Wang |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 15 | 26 |
| Converted | 15/32 | 26/42 |
| % Converted | 47% | 62% |
| Conceded | 22 | 43 |
| Saved | 11 | 29 |
| % Saved | 50% | 67% |
| Times Broken | 11 | 14 |
Heather broke her opponents 15 times with 47% conversion rate. The Brit conceded her serve 11 times and she saved 50% of the break points that she conceded. The Chinese broke her opponents 26 times with 62% conversion rate. Xiyu conceded her serve 14 times and she saved 67% of the break points that she conceded.
| Watson | |||||
| R1 Vandeweghe |
R2 Bondarenko |
1/4 Mchale |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 6-4 6-4 | 7-62 6-2 | 6-3 1-6 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 30 | 21 | 23 | 74 | |
| pts | 104-98 | 81-65 | 82-69 | 267-232 | |
| Total points | 202 | 146 | 151 | 499 | |
| Winners | 38 | 25 | 34 | 97 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 31% | 41% | 36% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 6 | 5 | 6 | 17 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | |
| 1st in | 55/96 | 35/76 | 45/75 | 135/247 | |
| % 1st in | 57% | 46% | 60% | 55% | |
| 1st pts | 38/55 | 25/35 | 34/45 | 97/135 | |
| % 1st pts | 69% | 71% | 76% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 19/41 | 17/41 | 13/30 | 49/112 | |
| % 2nd pts | 46% | 41% | 43% | 44% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 6 | 4 | 15 | |
| Converted | 5/15 | 6/9 | 4/8 | 15/32 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 67% | 50% | 47% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 8 | 5 | 22 | |
| Saved | 5/9 | 4/8 | 2/5 | 11 | |
| Saved % | 56% | 50% | 40% | 49% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 4 | 3 | 267 | |
| Wang | |||||||
| Q1 Hibi |
Q3 Kalinina |
R1 Wang |
R2 Errani |
1/4 Zhu |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-4 | 7-60 7-5 | 6-4 7-68 | 7-5 6-73 6-1 | 6-2 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 25 | 23 | 32 | 16 | 115 | |
| pts | 65-46 | 97-81 | 75-71 | 113-102 | 56-34 | 406-334 | |
| Total points | 111 | 178 | 146 | 215 | 90 | 740 | |
| Winners | 24 | 39 | 32 | 52 | 26 | 173 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 40% | 43% | 46% | 46% | 43% | |
| SERVE | |||||||
| Aces | 5 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 29 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 36 | |
| 1st in | 38/64 | 46/84 | 52/79 | 74/116 | 31/46 | 241/389 | |
| % 1st in | 59% | 55% | 66% | 64% | 67% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 24/38 | 39/46 | 32/52 | 52/74 | 26/31 | 173/241 | |
| % 1st pts | 63% | 85% | 62% | 70% | 84% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/26 | 17/38 | 11/27 | 12/42 | 9/15 | 64/148 | |
| % 2nd pts | 58% | 45% | 41% | 29% | 60% | 43% | |
| Breaks | |||||||
| Won | 5 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 26 | |
| Converted | 5/5 | 3/6 | 5/8 | 9/13 | 4/10 | 26/42 | |
| Converted % | 100% | 50% | 63% | 69% | 40% | 62% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 43 | |
| Saved | 1/4 | 8/10 | 8/12 | 9/14 | 3/3 | 29 | |
| Saved % | 25% | 80% | 67% | 64% | 100% | 112% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 180 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWLWLWWLWL Tennis Scores in Acapulco
- Renata ZarazuaZarazua – Tamara ZidansekZidansek (6-2 3-6 6-2) – See score progression
- Xiyu WangWang – Lin ZhuZhu (6-2 6-2) – See score progression
- Heather WatsonWatson – Christina MchaleMchale (6-3 1-6 6-1) – See score progression
- Leylah Annie FernandezAnnie Fernandez – Anastasia PotapovaPotapova (6-3 7-5) – See score progression
- Renata ZarazuaZarazua – Tamara ZidansekZidansek (6-2 3-6 6-2) – See score progression
- Leylah Annie FernandezAnnie Fernandez – Anastasia PotapovaPotapova (6-3 7-5) – See score progression
- Heather WatsonWatson – Christina MchaleMchale (6-3 1-6 6-1) – See score progression
- Xiyu WangWang – Lin ZhuZhu (6-2 6-2) – See score progression
Upcoming matches
- Renata ZarazuaZarazua – Leylah Annie FernandezAnnie Fernandez (0-0) – See H2H details
- Heather WatsonWatson – Xiyu WangWang (0-0) – See H2H details
