Heather Watson is starting her campaign in the draw in Tokyo.
Draw Prediction with head to head records
This is Heather Watson’s projected draw together with the likely opponents in Olympics. Watson has a neutral record (3-3) with the likely opposition.
R1 – Anna-Lena Friedsam’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Heather Watson
Anna-Lena Friedsam has a 13-15 record in 2021, 1-4 on hard. As for the previous 4 years, Friedsam has a 22-17 record on hard. The German needs to find her way after she has lost the previous 4 matches.
H2H Heather Watson vs. Anna-Lena Friedsam
This would be the 2nd time that Heather Watson and Anna-Lena Friedsam face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Watson (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.
R2 – Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Heather Watson
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova has a 17-12 record in 2021, 4-6 on hard. As for the last 16 years, Pavlyuchenkova has a 252-167 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Pavlyuchenkova won 7 of her last 10 matches.
Anastasia’s most significant achievement of the year was getting to the final in at the French Open .
H2H Heather Watson vs. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
This contest would be 2nd time that Heather Watson and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Watson (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard in major tournaments.
Notwithstanding, Heather Watson could fight against Sara Errani. Their head to head record is 3-1 for Sara Errani.
R3 – Ashleigh Barty’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
Ashleigh Barty has a 35-6 win-loss record in 2021, 14-2 on hard. In the course of the previous 11 years, the Australian has a 149-49 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Barty will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 7 matches winning streak.
Her best achievement of the season was winning the tournament in Melbourne where she overcame Garbine Muguruza in the final 7-6(3) 6-4, in Miami where she beat Bianca Vanessa Andreescu in the final 6-3 4-0 ret., in Stuttgart where she overcame Aryna Sabalenka in the final 3-6 6-0 6-3, and at the Wimbledon where she defeated Karolina Pliskova in the final 6-3 6-7(4) 6-3.
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 face off in the main tour.
Notwithstanding, Heather Watson may face Sara Sorribes Tormo. Their head to head is 2-2.
1/4 – Barbora Krejcikova’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
Barbora Krejcikova has a 34-10 record in 2021, 16-6 on hard. During the last 11 years, Barbora has a 68-52 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Barbora will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 5 matches winning streak.
Her most significant result of the current year was winning the title in Strasbourg where she beat Sorana Cirstea in the final 6-3 6-3, at the French Open where she defeated Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the final 6-1 2-6 6-4, and in Prague where she overcame Tereza Martincova in the final 6-2 6-0.
H2H Heather Watson vs. Barbora Krejcikova
There is no head to head record between Heather Watson and Barbora Krejcikova since this would be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
On the other hand, Heather Watson could play Belinda Bencic. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Heather Watson.
1/2 – Aryna Sabalenka’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 1-1
Aryna Sabalenka has a 34-11 win-loss record in 2021, 14-5 on hard. In the course of the last 6 years, Sabalenka has a 124-55 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Aryna won 7 of her last 10 matches.
Her best result of this year was winning the competition in Abu Dhabi where she overcame Veronika Kudermetova in the final 6-2 6-2, and in Madrid where she beat Ashleigh Barty in the final 6-0 3-6 6-4.
H2H Heather Watson vs. Aryna Sabalenka
This match would represent the 3rd time that Heather Watson and Aryna Sabalenka fight against each other. The head to head is 1-1 (see full H2H stats), 1-0 for Sabalenka on hard in major tournaments.
Anyhow, Heather Watson may come up against Garbine Muguruza. Their head to head is 0-0.
Final – Naomi Osaka’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 2-0 for Naomi Osaka
Naomi Osaka has a 14-3 win-loss record in 2021, 12-1 on hard. During the previous 8 years, the Japanese has a 152-69 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Osaka won 7 of her last 10 matches.
Her best achievement of the current season was conquering the tournament at the Australian Open where she beat Jennifer Brady in the final 6-4 6-3.
H2H Heather Watson vs. Naomi Osaka
This would be the 3rd time that Heather Watson and Naomi Osaka clash against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Osaka (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.
Nonetheless, Heather Watson may come up against Elina Svitolina. Their H2H record is 2-2.
