Heather Watson in the 2021 Viking Classic, Birmingham, UK
Heather Watson in the 2021 Viking Classic, Birmingham, UK | (Photo by Barrington Coombs/Getty Images for LTA)

Tennis | US Open 2021 | Heather Watson makes her bid to reach the second round for the first time

  • Heather Watson v Kaja Juvan
  • H2H: First Meeting
NEW YORK, USA – Heather Watson takes on Kaja Juvan in the opening round of the US Open.

 

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Heather Watson v Kaja Juvan | H2H: First Meeting

Having hit a little form in Cincinnati, Heather Watson ended up retiring in her next match in Chicago and is still in need of some confidence against Kaja Juvan, as she bids to make the second round for the first time.

 

H2H & Match Fundamentals

Heather Watson v Kaja Juvan H2H: Sabalenka leads 1-0
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Tale of the Tape – Key Stats (2021 – Hard)

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H2H: Heather Watson (WR 62) Kaja Juvan (WR 109)
Tournament Previous Best R1 (2011-2018, 2020) R2 (2020)
1st Serve Return Points Won % 32.5 37.1
Return Points Won % 41.5 44.6
Break Point Conversion % 44.5 48.2
Break Points Saved % 54 61.1
Total Points Won % 49.1 52.4

Indicative of the lack of wins comparatively speaking for Watson, she trails behind Juvan, who starts as a favourite for the match.

 

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Playing Styles & Prediction

Watson has been a stalwart of British tennis, but the fact she has never made it past the first round here shows that maybe time will be running out. She has introduced more aggression into her game over the years to compete with harder hitters, and she has the ability to mix up her game from attack to defence, with solid court coverage and net skills.

Over the net will be an equally diverse game style, so we should expect to see some nifty angles and dropshots at play.

Had Watson been able to put a string of matches together in Chicago, she would have been a decent contender, but it is worrying that she had to withdraw with an injury – and still needs confidence.

Prediction: Juvan in three sets.

 

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