Viktorija Golubic and Heather Watson will clash against each other in the quarter of the Rothesay Open for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 3:00 pm on Centre Court. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Viktorija Golubic who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Viktorija Golubic is the pick to win this match.
Viktorija Golubic -> 1.67
Heather Watson -> 2.21
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Prediction and head to head Viktorija Golubic vs. Heather Watson
This will be the 3rd time that Viktorija Golubic and Heather Watson face off. The head to head is 1-1 for Golubic and Watson (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on grass.
The last time that they locked horns, Golubic won 7-5 6-2 in the 2nd round in Nottingham back in 2022.
Viktorija Golubic
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17-17 | 10-8 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 34-21 | 14-9 | 2-5 | 10-3 | 8-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 31-25 | 12-10 | 4-7 | 11-4 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 48-22 | 15-11 | 9-4 | 12-2 | 9-4 | 3-1 |
| 2020 | 7-11 | 4-8 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 150, Viktorija reached the quarter after defeating Jil Teichmann 6-4 6-3 and Donna Vekic 6-4 6-1.
In the 2nd round, The Swiss had a good straight sets win against Vekic (6-4 6-1). During the match, Golubic scored 62 points vs Vekic’s 42. Viktorija was exceptionally aggressive to blast 26 winners.
Talking about the service games, Golubic fired 2 aces and she committed only 2 double faults. Viktorija Golubic lost the serve twice and she saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Golubic put 69% of her first serves in, winning 70% (26/37) of the points behind her 1st serve and 53% (9/17) on the 2nd serve. Golubic broke Vekic 5 times after converting 83% of her break points (5/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Viktorija hasn’t surrendered yet a set in this competition to conquer 59% of the points she played.
Golubic has winning record in the last 10 years having won 58% of her matches (296-211). 4-1 on grass in 2023. In connection with her performance on the same surface of this competition, Golubic has an overall 33-25 win-loss record in the last years on grass.
Viktorija has an aggregate 11-11 win-loss record in 2023, 4-1 on grass (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Nottingham
Heather Watson
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 22-18 | 16-10 | 1-4 | 4-1 | 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. 195, the Brit reached the quarter after defeating Sophie Chang 6-3 6-3, Amelia Rajecki 6-3 6-2, Jule Niemeier 6-4 6-3 and Tatjana Maria 6-4 6-4.
In the 2nd round, Heather had a good straight sets win against Maria (6-4 6-4). During the match Watson scored 60 points vs Maria’s 53. Watson was exceptionally aggressive to blast 24 winners.
About the serving games, Watson scored just 1 ace during the entire match and she committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Heather Watson lost the serve twice. Furthermore, Watson put 65% of her first serves in, winning 69% (24/35) of the points behind her 1st serve and 58% (11/19) on the 2nd serve. Heather broke Maria 4 times after converting 50% of her break points (4/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Watson started her run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, she hasn’t conceded yet a set in this competition to win 56% of the points she played.
Watson’s best result of the season was getting to the final in the W25 Glasgow and the W40+H Calvi.
Watson has an aggregate 21-12 win-loss record in 2023, 4-1 on grass (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Nottingham
Previously, her best result was reaching the 3rd round in 2021. See her history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Golubic | Watson |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 4 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 36 | 74 |
| Pts | 127-90 | 242-191 |
| Total Points | 217 | 433 |
| Winners | 53 | 96 |
| %Winners | 42% | 40% |
Golubic played 2 matches while Watson competed in 4 matches. Watson started her run from the qualifications while Golubic had a direct access to the main draw. Both players have not lost a single set in this event so far. Golubic has played 4 set(s) less than Watson (4 vs 8). Therefore, Golubic played 38 games less than Watson. Viktorija scored 53 winners (42% of the total points). On the other side, Watson managed to score 96 winners (40%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Golubic | Watson |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 2 | 16 |
| Avg per match | 1 | 4 |
| 1st in | 79/115 | 127/203 |
| %1st in | 69% | 63% |
| 1st pts | 53/79 | 96/127 |
| %1st pts | 67% | 76% |
| 2nd pts | 20/36 | 40/76 |
| %2nd pts | 56% | 53% |
Golubic managed to score 2 aces (1 per match). Watson managed to score 16 aces (4 per match). Golubic won 67% points on her first serve. She pretty effective on her second serve to win 56% of the points. On the other side, Watson won 76% of the points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 53% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Golubic | Watson |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 9 | 17 |
| Converted | 9/12 | 17/33 |
| % Converted | 75% | 52% |
| Conceded | 8 | 10 |
| Saved | 4 | 4 |
| % Saved | 50% | 40% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 6 |
The Swiss broke her opponents 9 times with a 75% conversion rate. Viktorija surrendered her serve 4 times and she saved 50% of the break points that she conceded. Heather broke her opponents 17 times with a 52% conversion rate. Watson conceded her serve 6 times and she saved 40% of the break points that she conceded.
| Golubic | ||||
| R1 Belen Teichmann |
R2 Vekic |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-3 | 6-4 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 17 | 36 | |
| pts | 65-48 | 62-42 | 127-90 | |
| Total points | 113 | 104 | 217 | |
| Winners | 27 | 26 | 53 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 42% | 42% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 42/61 | 37/54 | 79/115 | |
| % 1st in | 69% | 69% | 69% | |
| 1st pts | 27/42 | 26/37 | 53/79 | |
| % 1st pts | 64% | 70% | 67% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/19 | 9/17 | 20/36 | |
| % 2nd pts | 58% | 53% | 56% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
| Converted | 4/6 | 5/6 | 9/12 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 83% | 75% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 5 | 8 | |
| Saved | 1/3 | 3/5 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 33% | 60% | 47% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Watson | ||||||
| Q1 Chang |
Q3 Rajecki |
R1 Niemeier |
R2 Maria |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-3 | 6-3 6-2 | 6-4 6-3 | 6-4 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 74 | |
| pts | 60-47 | 55-36 | 67-55 | 60-53 | 242-191 | |
| Total points | 107 | 91 | 122 | 113 | 433 | |
| Winners | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 96 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 44% | 34% | 40% | 40% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 16 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 30/49 | 31/48 | 31/52 | 35/54 | 127/203 | |
| % 1st in | 61% | 65% | 60% | 65% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 25/30 | 24/31 | 23/31 | 24/35 | 96/127 | |
| % 1st pts | 83% | 77% | 74% | 69% | 76% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/19 | 10/17 | 7/21 | 11/19 | 40/76 | |
| % 2nd pts | 63% | 59% | 33% | 58% | 53% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 17 | |
| Converted | 3/7 | 4/5 | 6/13 | 4/8 | 17/33 | |
| Converted % | 43% | 80% | 46% | 50% | 52% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | |
| Saved | 1/1 | 1/2 | 2/5 | 0/2 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 50% | 40% | 0% | 95% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWLWWWLWLW Tennis Scores in Nottingham
- Rudolf MollekerMolleker – Aaron Cortes AlcarazCortes Alcaraz (2-6 7-5 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Elliot BenchetritBenchetrit – Theo FournerieFournerie (7-62 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Gabriel PetitPetit – Davide GaloppiniGaloppini (6-3 7-65) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Jules OkalaOkala – Florent DiepDiep (6-1 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Alize CornetCornet – Elizabeth MandlikMandlik (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Jodie Anna BurrageAnna Burrage – Magdalena FrechFrech (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Heather WatsonWatson – Viktorija GolubicGolubic (1-1) – H2H and prediction
- Harriet DartDart – Katie BoulterBoulter (1-3) – H2H and prediction
