Match analytics

Katie Volynets vs Heather Watson · Match odds & ELO prediction

Abu Dhabi • Hard • Feb 1, 2025 • 10:05 AM

Hard

Final score

2 - 0

Winner Katie Volynets

Key insights

Player performance profile

Katie Volynets

HARDSmall sample

75% · 31 on hard

Games won (last 10)

54%

10 matches tracked

Player Skillset

Based on ~7,701 points across 52 matches

Serve strengthServe strength (Player serve win % - tour average serve win %) scaled by sample size
Vulnerable
-1.520% Pctl
Return strengthReturn strength (Player return win % - tour average return win %) scaled by sample size
Elite
2.394% Pctl
Pressure IndexPressure Index (Break point performance - baseline point performance) with a small adjustment for tiebreak results
Vulnerable
-3.224% Pctl
Tiebreak win %
Vulnerable
25%11% Pctl

Percentiles compare against tour-level players in TennisTrove.

Heather Watson

HARD

45% · 911 on hard

CLAYSmall sample

0% · 02 on clay

GRASS

50% · 55 on grass

Games won (last 10)

47%

10 matches tracked

Player Skillset

Based on ~2,384 points across 17 matches

Serve strengthServe strength (Player serve win % - tour average serve win %) scaled by sample size
Shaky
0.044% Pctl
Return strengthReturn strength (Player return win % - tour average return win %) scaled by sample size
Vulnerable
-3.85% Pctl
Pressure IndexPressure Index (Break point performance - baseline point performance) with a small adjustment for tiebreak results
Vulnerable
-6.410% Pctl
Tiebreak win %
Insufficient data

Percentiles compare against tour-level players in TennisTrove.

Match Overview

Katie Volynets and Heather Watson are set to meet at the Abu Dhabi on February 1, 2025 in a hard-court singles match. Volynets enters with a 25–16 record on hard courts in 2025, while Watson has posted a 9–11 mark on hard courts this season. Elo ratings point to a clear statistical advantage for Watson entering this matchup. In their head-to-head history, Watson leads 2–1 over Volynets.

Recent form has been mixed for both players, with Volynets and Watson alternating wins and losses across their last few singles outings.