Kamilla Rakhimova and Heather Watson will face off in the qualifications of the Rothesay International for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 11:00 am on COURT 1. 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 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Heather Watson is the pick to win this match.
Heather Watson -> 1.69
Kamilla Rakhimova -> 2.07

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Prediction and head to head Kamilla Rakhimova vs. Heather Watson

There is no head to head record between Kamilla Rakhimova and Heather Watson since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

Kamilla Rakhimova

Ranked no. 87, Rakhimova reached the qualifications after defeating Bernarda Pera 6-7(4) 7-6(3) 6-3.

In the qualifications against Pera, The Russian recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-7⁴ 7-6³ 6-3). During the match, Rakhimova scored 116 points vs Pera’s 107. The Russian was extremely aggressive to blast 55 winners.

Talking about the service games, Rakhimova scored 4 aces and she committed only 3 double faults. Kamilla Rakhimova lost the serve 3 times and she saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Rakhimova put 68% of her first serves in, winning 69% (55/80) of the points behind her 1st serve and 57% (21/37) on the 2nd serve. Rakhimova broke Pera 4 times after converting 44% of her break points (4/9).

Rakhimova has a winning record in the last 9 years having won 57% of her matches (227-171). 3-2 on grass in 2025. Regarding her performance on the same surface of this event, Rakhimova has a composed10-11 win-loss record in the last 9 years on grass.

Kamilla has an overall 12-19 win-loss record in 2025, 3-2 on grass (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Eastbourne

Heather Watson

Ranked no. 147, Watson got to the qualifications after defeating Jessica Bouzas Maneiro 6-1 5-7 6-4.

In the qualifications, Watson defeated Bouzas Maneiro (6-1 5-7 6-4). During the match Watson scored 105 points vs Bouzas Maneiro’s 91. Watson was extremely aggressive to blast 46 winners.

About the serving games, Watson struck 10 aces and she committed only 3 double faults. Heather Watson lost the serve 3 times and she saved 9 break points. Furthermore, Watson put 59% of her first serves in, winning 71% (46/65) of the points behind her 1st serve and 49% (22/45) on the 2nd serve. The Brit broke Bouzas Maneiro 5 times after converting 45% of her break points (5/11).

Watson’s best result of the current season was getting to the semifinal in the Puerto Vallarta and the W100 Gifu.

Heather has a compiled 14-13 win-loss record in 2025, 5-3 on grass (See FULL STATS).

H2H Performance in the tournament

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Rakhimova	Watson
Match played	1	1
Tot Set	3	3
Tot Games	35	29
Pts	116-107	105-91
Total Points	223	196
Winners	55	46
%Winners	47%	44%

Both Rakhimova and Watson played 1 match. Also both players started their run from the qualifications.Both players lost a set in the event. Kamilla Rakhimova surrendered 1 set, while Heather Watson lost 1 set. Talking about their workload, Rakhimova and Watson have played the same amount of sets 3. However, Rakhimova played 6 games more than Watson. The Russian scored 55 winners (47% of the total points). On the other side, Watson struck 46 winners (44%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Rakhimova	Watson
Aces	4	10
Avg per match	4	10
1st in	80/117	65/110
%1st in	68%	59%
1st pts	55/80	46/65
%1st pts	69%	71%
2nd pts	21/37	22/45
%2nd pts	57%	49%

Rakhimova scored 4 aces . Watson fired 10 aces . Rakhimova won 69% points on her first serve. She pretty solid on her second serve to win 57% of the points. On the other side, Watson won 71% of the points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 49% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Rakhimova	Watson
Won	4	5
Converted	4/9	5/11
% Converted	44%	45%
Conceded	9	12
Saved	6	9
% Saved	67%	75%
Times Broken	3	3

The Russian broke her opponent 4 times with a 44% conversion rate. The Russian lost her serve 3 times and she saved 67% of the break points that she conceded. Watson broke her opponent 5 times with a 45% conversion rate. Watson conceded her serve 3 times and she saved 75% of the break points that she conceded.

Rakhimova
	Q1 Pera	Total
Score	6-74 7-63 6-3
Tot Set	3	3
Tot Games	35	35
pts	116-107	116-107
Total points	223	223
Winners	55	55
%Winners	47%	47%
SERVE
Aces	4	4
Double Faults	3	3
1st in	80/117	80/117
% 1st in	68%	68%
1st pts	55/80	55/80
% 1st pts	69%	69%
2nd pts	21/37	21/37
% 2nd pts	57%	57%
Breaks
Won	4	4
Converted	4/9	4/9
Converted %	44%	44%
Conceded	9	9
Saved	6/9	6
Saved %	67%	67%
Times Broken	3	3

Watson
	Q1 Bouzas	Total
Score	6-1 5-7 6-4
Tot Set	3	3
Tot Games	29	29
pts	105-91	105-91
Total points	196	196
Winners	46	46
%Winners	44%	44%
SERVE
Aces	10	10
Double Faults	3	3
1st in	65/110	65/110
% 1st in	59%	59%
1st pts	46/65	46/65
% 1st pts	71%	71%
2nd pts	22/45	22/45
% 2nd pts	49%	49%
Breaks
Won	5	5
Converted	5/11	5/11
Converted %	45%	45%
Conceded	12	12
Saved	9/12	9
Saved %	75%	75%
Times Broken	3	3

Tennis Scores in Eastbourne

• Louroi MartinezMartinez – Elyes MarouaniMarouani (6-1 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Nicolas BianchiBianchi – Lawrence BataljinBataljin (7-6¹ 6-1) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Tristan BoyerBoyer – Pedro Gabriel RodriguesGabriel Rodrigues (6-1 7-6⁵) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Imanol Lopez MorilloLopez Morillo – Sacha ModicaModica (6-4 2-6 11-9) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Damien WengerWenger – Federico Juan AguilarJuan Aguilar (6-1 6-0) – Stats, scores, rankings

Upcoming matches in the draw

• Hailey BaptisteBaptiste – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
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• Varvara GrachevaGracheva – Viktorija GolubicGolubic (1-1) – H2H and prediction
• Anna BondarBondar – Kimberly BirrellBirrell (1-1) – H2H and prediction
• Suzan LamensLamens – Elisabetta CocciarettoCocciaretto (0-1) – H2H and prediction
• Greetje MinnenMinnen – Renata ZarazuaZarazua (2-0) – H2H and prediction
• Darya KasatkinaKasatkina – Lulu SunSun (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Anna BlinkovaBlinkova – Marie BouzkovaBouzkova (2-3) – H2H and prediction
• Ann LiLi – Emma RaducanuRaducanu (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Anastasia PavlyuchenkovaPavlyuchenkova – Viktoriya TomovaTomova (0-1) – H2H and prediction
• Magda LinetteLinette – Dayana YastremskaYastremska (1-5) – H2H and prediction
• Rebecca SramkovaSramkova – Jaqueline CristianCristian (3-1) – H2H and prediction
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