Heather Watson and Lulu Sun will fight against each other in the qualifications of the Australian Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 4:00 pm on Kia Arena. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Heather Watson who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Heather Watson is the pick to win this match.
Heather Watson -> 1.55
Lulu Sun -> 2.39
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Prediction and head to head Heather Watson vs. Lulu Sun
There is no head to head record between Heather Watson and Lulu Sun since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Heather Watson
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9-14 | 3-6 | 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. 142, Watson will start her run at the Australian Open after she played her last match in Brisbane where she lost 3-6 6-1 6-3 to Sonmez in the qualifications on the 29th of December.
Heather has an overall 0-1 win-loss record in 2024, 0-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Talking about her overall career, The Brit has an overall 406-333 record. She has a positive 213-179 record on hard.
Previously at the Australian Open
Previously, her best result was reaching the 3rd round in 2013. See her history.
Lulu Sun
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 33-15 | 10-6 | 10-4 | 6-3 | 7-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 39-20 | 23-10 | 4-4 | 12-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 32-24 | 16-12 | 7-6 | 1-1 | 6-4 | 2-1 |
| 2021 | 27-13 | 19-9 | 8-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 25-11 | 24-9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 189 (career-high), Sun will start her run at the Melbourne after she played her last match in Auckland where she lost 6-3 6-4 to Gracheva in the 2nd round on the 4th of January.
LuluAnke has an aggregate 3-1 win-loss record in 2024, 3-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
In terms of her career, LuluAnke has an overall 197-109 record. She has a positive 129-59 record on hard.
Previously at the Australian Open
The Swiss has never competed in this tournament before.
Head 2 Head
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