Heather Watson and Jia-Jing Lu will play each other in the 1st round of the Korea Open for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Monday at 2:00 pm on Grandstand. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
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The pick for Tennis Tonic is Heather Watson who should win in 2 sets.
Heather Watson -> 1.131
Jia-Jing Lu -> 5.95
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Prediction and head to head Heather Watson vs. Jia-Jing Lu
This will be the 2nd time that Heather Watson and Jia-Jing Lu clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Lu (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they locked horns, Lu won 6-3 3-6 6-3 in the qualifications in Hong Kong back in 2018.
Heather Watson
20 - 16win/loss
138
38
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 26-20 | 16-11 | 1-4 | 8-2 | 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. 184, the Brit got to the 1st round after beating Boyoung Jeong 6-2 6-2 and Yeon Woo Ku 7-5 6-3.
In the qualifications, Heather had a good straight sets win against Woo Ku (7-5 6-3). During the match, Watson scored 84 points vs Woo Ku’s 71. The Brit was extremely aggressive to blast 26 winners.
Talking about the service games, Watson blasted 4 aces and she committed only 5 double faults. Heather Watson lost the serve twice and she saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Watson put 52% of her first serves in, winning 68% (26/38) of the points behind her 1st serve and 57% (20/35) on the 2nd serve. Heather broke Woo Ku 4 times after converting 40% of her break points (4/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Brit started her run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, she hasn’t dropped yet a set in this competition to win 56% of the points she played.
Watson has winning win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 52% of her matches (242-223). 14-8 on hard in 2024. Talking about her performance on the same surface of this event, Watson has a compiled 146-123 win-loss record in the last years on hard.
Her best result of the current season was conquering the title the W50 Nottingham where she overcame Manon Leonard in the final 6-3 6-0.
Watson has a compiled 20-16 win-loss record in 2024, 14-8 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Seoul
Heather has never competed in this tournament before.
Jia-Jing Lu
28 - 17win/loss
251
162
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 34-24 | 30-21 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 33-25 | 26-19 | 7-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 26-30 | 19-20 | 6-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| 2021 | 11-23 | 8-8 | 0-8 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| 2020 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 272, Lu reached the 1st round after beating Tereza Mihalikova 6-2 6-2 and Polina Kudermetova 6-4 6-4.
In the qualifications, Jia-Jing had a good straight sets win against Kudermetova (6-4 6-4). During the match Lu scored 64 points vs Kudermetova’s 49. Lu was very aggressive to blast 20 winners.
Talking about serving, Lu blasted 2 aces and she committed only 3 double faults. Jia-Jing Lu lost the serve 4 times and she saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Lu put 64% of her first serves in, winning 57% (20/35) of the points behind her 1st serve and 60% (12/20) on the 2nd serve. The Chinese was clinical in her return game without wasting any break point and break Kudermetova 6 times.
Overall Performance in this tournament
Jia-Jing started her run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, she hasn’t lost yet a set in this tournament to win 58% of the points she played.
The Chinese’s best result of the year was getting to the final in the W50 Taizhou.
Lu has a compiled 28-17 win-loss record in 2024, 24-14 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Watson | Lu |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Games | 37 | 36 |
| Pts | 147-116 | 131-96 |
| Total Points | 263 | 227 |
| Winners | 46 | 39 |
| %Winners | 31% | 30% |
Both Watson and Lu played 2 matches. Also both players started their run from the qualifications.Both players have not conceded a single set in this event so far. Talking about their workload, Watson and Lu have played the same amount of sets 4. However, Watson played 1 game more than Lu. Heather scored 46 winners (31% of the total points). On the other side, Jia-Jing managed to score 39 winners (30%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Watson | Lu |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 9 | 5 |
| Avg per match | 4.5 | 2.5 |
| 1st in | 60/126 | 63/113 |
| %1st in | 48% | 56% |
| 1st pts | 46/60 | 39/63 |
| %1st pts | 77% | 62% |
| 2nd pts | 31/66 | 29/50 |
| %2nd pts | 47% | 58% |
Watson made 9 aces (4.5 per match). Lu recorded 5 aces (2.5 per match). Watson won 77% points on her first serve. She extremely effective on her second serve to win 47% of the points. On the other side, Lu won 62% of the points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 58% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Watson | Lu |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 10 | 11 |
| Converted | 10/25 | 11/17 |
| % Converted | 40% | 65% |
| Conceded | 11 | 13 |
| Saved | 7 | 8 |
| % Saved | 64% | 62% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 5 |
Watson broke her opponents 10 times with a 40% conversion rate. The Brit lost her serve 4 times and she saved 64% of the break points that she conceded. Lu broke her opponents 11 times with a 65% conversion rate. Lu conceded her serve 5 times and she saved 62% of the break points that she conceded.
| Watson | ||||
| Q1 Jeong | Q3 Woo | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-2 | 7-5 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 21 | 37 | |
| pts | 63-45 | 84-71 | 147-116 | |
| Total points | 108 | 155 | 263 | |
| Winners | 20 | 26 | 46 | |
| %Winners | 32% | 31% | 31% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 5 | 4 | 9 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 22/53 | 38/73 | 60/126 | |
| % 1st in | 42% | 52% | 48% | |
| 1st pts | 20/22 | 26/38 | 46/60 | |
| % 1st pts | 91% | 68% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/31 | 20/35 | 31/66 | |
| % 2nd pts | 35% | 57% | 47% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 6 | 4 | 10 | |
| Converted | 6/15 | 4/10 | 10/25 | |
| Converted % | 40% | 40% | 40% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 8 | 11 | |
| Saved | 1/3 | 6/8 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 33% | 75% | 54% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Lu | ||||
| Q1 Mihalikova | Q3 Kudermetova | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-2 | 6-4 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 20 | 36 | |
| pts | 67-47 | 64-49 | 131-96 | |
| Total points | 114 | 113 | 227 | |
| Winners | 19 | 20 | 39 | |
| %Winners | 28% | 31% | 30% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Double Faults | 6 | 3 | 9 | |
| 1st in | 28/58 | 35/55 | 63/113 | |
| % 1st in | 48% | 64% | 56% | |
| 1st pts | 19/28 | 20/35 | 39/63 | |
| % 1st pts | 68% | 57% | 62% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/30 | 12/20 | 29/50 | |
| % 2nd pts | 57% | 60% | 58% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 5 | 6 | 11 | |
| Converted | 5/11 | 6/6 | 11/17 | |
| Converted % | 45% | 100% | 65% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 7 | 13 | |
| Saved | 5/6 | 3/7 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 83% | 43% | 63% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
Tennis Scores in Seoul
- Giorgio PortaluriPortaluri – Marco BortolottiBortolotti (7-5 5-7 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Riccardo BellottiBellotti – Filip DudaDuda (6-1 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Luca GiacominiGiacomini – Michael VrbenskyVrbensky (6-3 7-64) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Manuel Pena LopezPena Lopez – Calin MandaManda (6-4 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Matthias HaimHaim – Kirill KivattsevKivattsev (6-3 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Mario Vilella MartinezVilella Martinez – Alexander WeisWeis (6-1 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Luca StaeheliStaeheli – Sven LahLah (7-5 3-2 ret.) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Bruno Sant’AnnaSant’Anna – Neil OberleitnerOberleitner (6-2 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Mike UrbanijaUrbanija – Alexander ErlerErler (6-1 4-6 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Bogdan BobrovBobrov – Bjorn NareykaNareyka (6-2 7-65) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Mick VeldheerVeldheer – Laurin AerneAerne (6-4 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Petr NouzaNouza – Adrian BodmerBodmer (7-62 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Sloane StephensStephens – Hailey BaptisteBaptiste (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Peyton StearnsStearns – Emma RaducanuRaducanu (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Elena Gabriela RuseGabriela Ruse – Yue YuanYuan (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Dayeon BackBack – Carol ZhaoZhao (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Heather WatsonWatson – Jia-Jing LuLu (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Arantxa RusRus – Marta KostyukKostyuk (1-1) – H2H and prediction
- Ekaterina AlexandrovaAlexandrova – Varvara LepchenkoLepchenko (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Magdalena FrechFrech – Priscilla HonHon (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Ajla TomljanovicTomljanovic – Su Jeong JangJeong Jang (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Yulia PutintsevaPutintseva – Amanda AnisimovaAnisimova (1-1) – H2H and prediction
- Tatjana MariaMaria – Viktoriya TomovaTomova (0-2) – H2H and prediction
- Veronika KudermetovaKudermetova – Shuai ZhangZhang (0-1) – H2H and prediction