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What Time Will Heather Watson Play Against Greet Minnen?
Watson and Minnen are on the Day 1 Schedule at The Championships, Wimbledon 2024 on Monday July 1 , 2024. Lets breakdown the career, past stats and recent form of these players and predict who will get the victory.
Who Will Win In This Head-To-Head?
[WC] Heather Watson from Great Britain, currently ranked 199, will be facing Greet Minnen from Belgium who is ranked 80 in the 1st round of Wimbledon. This is their first meeting.
Heather Watson has participated in Wimbledon 14 times, with her best performance being a 4th round appearance in 2022, where she lost to Niemeier. This is also her best result in any Grand Slam tournament. She is one of seven British players in the main draw singles. In her previous Wimbledon appearances, she has a 6-7 record in the 1st round matches.
On the other hand, Greet Minnen is playing at Wimbledon for the fourth time. Her best result so far was reaching the 2nd round in 2023, where she was defeated by Zheng. Her best career grass court result was reaching the quarterfinals at ‘s-Hertogenbosch in both 2019 and 2024. This is also her best result of the 2024 season. Her best performance in any Grand Slam was reaching the 3rd round at the US Open in 2023 and 2021.
Now, let’s dive into their respective tournament histories:
Heather Watson:
– This is her 4th appearance at Wimbledon. Her previous best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2023, losing to Zheng.
– Currently ranked 199, she will face Greet Minnen in the 1st round.
– Her best performance on grass was reaching the quarterfinals twice, once in ‘s-Hertogenbosch in 2019 and again in 2024.
– She is one of three players from Belgium to reach the 1st round at Wimbledon, along with Mertens and Van Uytvanck.
– The best result by Belgium at Wimbledon was when Justine Henin was the runner-up in 2006 and 2001.
– In 2023, the last time three Belgian players reached the 1st round at Wimbledon.
– Heather Watson’s ranking has fluctuated over time, currently at 199. Last year, she was ranked 123 and reached a career-high of 59 on October 16, 2023.
– During last year’s European grass swing, she reached the 1st round at Wimbledon and the 2nd round at ‘s-Hertogenbosch.
– In 2024, she has won four Tour-level main draw matches, with her best result of the season so far being the quarterfinals at ‘s-Hertogenbosch.
– She has been involved in four three-set matches in 2024.
Greet Minnen:
– This is her 14th appearance at Wimbledon. Her previous best result was reaching the 4th round in 2022, where she lost to Niemeier.
– She will face Heather Watson, currently ranked 80, in the 1st round.
– Her best performance on grass was reaching the semifinals four times: Nottingham in 2023, Birmingham in 2021, and Eastbourne in 2017 and 2014.
– She is one of seven players from Great Britain in the main draw, along with Raducanu, Miyazaki, Kartal, Jones, Boulter, and Dart.
– The best result by Great Britain at Wimbledon was when Ann Jones (Haydon) became the champion in 1969 and 1967.
– The lowest-ranked player (No.1316) to reach the 1st round at Wimbledon was Margarita Betova in 2023.
– Currently ranked 199, Greet Minnen was ranked 144 at this time last year and reached a career-high ranking of 38 on January 19, 2015.
– During last year’s European grass swing, she reached the 1st round at Wimbledon, 1st round at Eastbourne, and the semifinals at Nottingham.
– In 2024, she has won two Tour-level main draw matches, one of which was achieved on grass at Nottingham.
– She has been involved in two three-set matches in 2024.
My Conclusion / Prediction:
My pick is that Watson will win.
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