Marie Bouzkova gets by Watson in the 1st round to set up a battle vs Shnaider. HIGHLIGHTS – BIRMINGHAM RESULTS

ROTHESAY CLASSIC - BIRMINGHAM DRAW AND RESULTS. Bouzkova defeats Watson to compete against Diana Shnaider in the 2nd round

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Marie Bouzkova vs. Heather Watson

Marie Bouzkova prevails over Heather Watson 3-6 6-4 7-5 in the 1st round in Birmingham on Tuesday. Bouzkova will play against Diana Shnaider in the 2nd round. The battle lasted 2 hours and 52 minutes. Her best achievement in this event was reaching the quarter in 2021. Here you can see her history at this event.

Bouzkova
Birmingham
Bouzkova's Record

Highlights Marie Bouzkova vs. Heather Watson Rothesay Classic – Birmingham

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Bouzkova
Watson
Marie Bouzkova
3-6 6-4 7-5
2h:52
Heather Watson
103
103
Total points
105
105
42
42
Winners
36
36
41%
41%
Ratio Winners
34%
34%
-- Serve --
3
3
Aces
1
1
3
3
Double Faults
4
4
67%
67%
1st in
58%
58%
61%
61%
1st won
59%
59%
42/69
42/69
1st won
36/61
36/61
47%
47%
2nd won
55%
55%
16/34
16/34
2nd won
24/44
24/44
-- Break Points --
5/14
5/14
Total
5/11
5/11
36%
36%
Won
45%
45%
See Full Stats

Marie won this contest even if she won less points than Watson (103 vs. 105).

Bouzkova

The Czech won this match even if she had a tough time converting her break points since she converted only 36% (5/14) of the procured opportunities.

Watson

On the other side, heather was far from perfect in converting her break points (only 45% – 5/11). That was one of the key issues for her demise.

After this encounter, the head to head between Bouzkova and Watson is 1-0 for Marie.

Draw and next match H2H: Marie Bouzkova vs. Diana Shnaider – stats

Bouzkova will square off with Shnaider in the 2nd round.

This will be the 2nd time that Marie Bouzkova and Diana Shnaider clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Bouzkova (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on grass.

The last time that they played each other, Bouzkova won 7-65 6-2 in the semifinal in Nanchang back in 2023.

Marie Bouzkova Draw info

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Watson 6-3
WatsonBouzkova
6
3
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
WatsonBouzkova
6
3
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
WatsonBouzkova
5
3
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
WatsonBouzkova
5
2
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
WatsonBouzkova
5
1
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
WatsonBouzkova
4
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
WatsonBouzkova
3
1
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
WatsonBouzkova
2
1
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
40
A
WatsonBouzkova
2
0
15
0
30
0
40
0
WatsonBouzkova
1
0
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
40
30
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40

Bouzkova had a head start at the beginning of the set to break Heather Watson in the 1st game (1-0). Yet, that wasn’t sufficient for heather to win the set because Marie succeeded in breaking back in the 8th (3-5) game. The Brit kept her focus to break Bouzkova in the 9th (6-3) game.

Heather failed to serve out the set when leading 6-3 to be broken at 15.

Watson was unerring in converting all her break points in the 1st (0-0 0-40, 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A), the 5th (3-1 0-40) and the 9th game (5-3 15-40). Furthermore, on the other side, Marie was perfect in converting all her break points in the 6th (1-4 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40), the 8th (2-5 40-A) and the 10th game (2-6 15-40).

They contested 74 points. Watson was the winner of the set after clinching 8 more points than the Czech (41-33). The Brit lost 16 points on serve (20-16). In addition, on the other side, Bouzkova conceded 21 points on serve (17-21).

2nd Set -
Bouzkova 6-4
BouzkovaWatson
6
4
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
BouzkovaWatson
6
4
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
BouzkovaWatson
5
4
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
30
40
40
40
40
A
BouzkovaWatson
5
3
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
BouzkovaWatson
5
2
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
30
BouzkovaWatson
4
2
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
BouzkovaWatson
3
2
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
BouzkovaWatson
3
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
BouzkovaWatson
2
1
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
BouzkovaWatson
2
0
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
30

Bouzkova got off on the right foot in the set after breaking Heather Watson in the 2nd game (2-0). Notwithstanding, there was more work to do for Bouzkova to win the set as heather succeeded in breaking back in the 8th (3-5) game.

Marie failed to serve out the set when leading 5-2 to be broken at 15.

Marie converted 20% of her break points (1/5). She had 5 break points opportunities in the 2nd (2-0 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A) and the 6th game (4-2 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, the Brit was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 7th game (2-5 15-40).

They contested 62 points. This set was so close that, Bouzkova won this set even if she scored the same amount of points as her opponent. Bouzkova surrendered 10 points on serve (17-10). on the other side of the net, the Brit conceded 14 points on serve (21-14).

3rd Set -
Bouzkova 7-5
BouzkovaWatson
7
5
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
BouzkovaWatson
6
5
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
30
BouzkovaWatson
5
5
15
0
30
0
40
0
BouzkovaWatson
4
5
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
30
BouzkovaWatson
3
5
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
BouzkovaWatson
2
5
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
BouzkovaWatson
2
4
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
BouzkovaWatson
1
4
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
BouzkovaWatson
1
3
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
BouzkovaWatson
0
3
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
BouzkovaWatson
0
2
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40

Bouzkova had a pretty good kick start of the set after breaking Heather Watson in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. Yet, Marie succeeded in coming back to break heather in the 9th (4-5) and in the 11th (6-5) game before winning the set (7-5).

Watson was completely wiped out in the last 5 games of the set when the game count went from 2-5 to 7-5.

Marie converted 50% of her break points (2/4). She had 4 break points opportunities in the 5th (1-3 30-40), the 9th (3-5 15-40 and 30-40) and the 11th game (5-5 30-40). Also, on the other side, heather converted 33% of her break points (1/3). She had her opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40) and the 3rd game (3-1 30-40 and 40-A).

They played 72 points. Bouzkova won 6 more points than the Brit (39-33). Marie dropped 14 points on serve (24-14). In addition, on the other side, Watson conceded 15 points on serve (19-15).

1st
Bouzkova
Watson
3-6
3
6
3
5
2
5
1
5
1
4
1
3
1
2
0
2
0
1
2nd
Bouzkova
Watson
6-4
6
4
5
4
5
3
5
2
4
2
3
2
3
1
2
1
2
0
1
0
3rd
Bouzkova
Watson
7-5
7
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
3
5
2
5
2
4
1
4
1
3
0
3
0
2
0
1
 

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