Heather Watson is 6 wins away to conquer the title at the Australian Open. Heather has defeated Kristyna Pliskova 7-64 7-63 to reach the 2nd round where she will face Anett Kontaveit.
Draw Prediction with head to head records
This is Heather Watson’s projected draw including the presumable opponents at Australian Open. Heather has a negative record (4-7) with the likely opposition.
R2 – Anett Kontaveit’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 3-2 for Anett Kontaveit
Anett Kontaveit has a 4-1 record in 2021, she played all matches on hard. In the course of the previous 11 years, Kontaveit has a 129-79 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).
Anett’s most significant result of this season was reaching the semifinal in Melbourne.
Last year at the Australian Open Kontaveit was overcome by Simona Halep in the quarter 6-1 6-1.
H2H Heather Watson vs. Anett Kontaveit
This contest would be 6th time that Heather Watson and Anett Kontaveit play each other. The head to head is 3-2 for Kontaveit (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard .
R3 – Shelby Rogers’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
Shelby Rogers has a 4-1 record in 2021, she played all matches on hard. In the previous 12 years, Shelby has a 127-96 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).
Last year at the Australian Open the American lost to Garbine Muguruza in the 1st round 0-6 6-1 6-0.
H2H Heather Watson vs. Shelby Rogers
There is no head to head record between Heather Watson and Shelby Rogers since this would be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
On the other hand, Heather Watson could come up against Olga Danilovic. Their H2H record is 0-0.
R4 – Ashleigh Barty’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
Ashleigh Barty has a 5-0 win-loss record in 2021, she played all matches on hard. In the previous 11 years, the Australian has a 144-49 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).
Her best result of the season was conquering the title in in Melbourne where she overcame Garbine Muguruza in the final 7-6(3) 6-4.
Last year at the Australian Open Ashleigh lost to Sofia Kenin in the semifinal 7-6(6) 7-5.
H2H Heather Watson vs. Ashleigh Barty
There is no head to head record between Heather Watson and Ashleigh Barty since this would be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
On the other hand, Heather Watson may face Ekaterina Alexandrova. Their H2H record is 2-1 for Ekaterina Alexandrova.
1/4 – Karolina Pliskova’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Heather Watson
Karolina Pliskova has a 3-2 record in 2021, she played all matches on hard. Talking about the last 14 years, Karolina has a 269-135 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).
Last year at the Australian Open Karolina lost to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the 3rd round 7-6(4) 7-6(3).
H2H Heather Watson vs. Karolina Pliskova
This match would represent the 2nd time that Heather Watson and Karolina Pliskova face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Watson (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard .
Alternatively, Heather Watson could take on Belinda Bencic. Their head to head is 1-0 for Heather Watson.
1/2 – Sofia Kenin’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Heather Watson
Sofia Kenin has a 6-2 record in 2021, she played all matches on hard. In the course of the last 8 years, Sofia has a 131-66 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).
Last year at the Australian Open Kenin won the title after ousting Garbine Muguruza 4-6 6-2 6-2.
H2H Heather Watson vs. Sofia Kenin
This contest would be 2nd time that Heather Watson and Sofia Kenin face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Watson (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard .
Possibly, Heather Watson could come up against Elina Svitolina. Their head to head is 2-2.
Final – Simona Halep’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 4-0 for Simona Halep
Simona Halep has a 4-1 record in 2021, she played all matches on hard. In the course of the last 15 years, Halep has a 234-105 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).
Last year at the Australian Open the Romanian lost to Garbine Muguruza in the semifinal 7-6(8) 7-5.
H2H Heather Watson vs. Simona Halep
This would be the 5th time that Heather Watson and Simona Halep square off. The head to head is 4-0 for Halep (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard .
Possibly, Heather Watson could come up against Naomi Osaka. Their head to head record is 2-0 for Naomi Osaka.
