Mérida Open Akron

qualifying-final, Women's Singles

Great Britain Heather Watson
2 - 1
Lia Karatancheva

6
set 1
3
4
set 2
6
7
set 3
5

Heather Watson beat Lia Karatancheva 6-3 4-6 7-5 in the qualifying-final at Mérida Open Akron 2026, on 22 February 2026.

point by point

15:0 , 30:0 , 30:15 , 30:30 , 40:30 , 40:40 , A:40

1 0

15:0 , 15:15 , 30:15 , 30:30 , 30:40 , 40:40 , 40:A

1 1

0:15 , 0:30 , 15:30 , 30:30 , 40:30

2 1

0:15 , 15:15 , 30:15 , 30:30 , 40:30 BP , 40:40 , A:40 BP

3 1

0:15 , 0:30 , 15:30 , 30:30 , 40:30 , 40:40 , A:40

4 1

0:15 , 0:30 , 15:30 , 15:40 , 30:40

4 2

15:0 , 30:0 , 40:0

5 2

0:15 , 0:30 , 0:40 , 15:40

5 3

0:15 , 15:15 , 15:30 , 30:30 , 40:30 , 40:40 , A:40

6 3

15:0 , 30:0 , 30:15 , 30:30 , 30:40 , 40:40 , 40:A , 40:40 , A:40 BP , 40:40 , 40:A

0 1

0:15 , 15:15 , 30:15 , 30:30 , 30:40 BP

0 2

15:0 , 30:0 , 30:15 , 30:30 , 30:40 , 40:40 , 40:A , 40:40 , 40:A , 40:40 , 40:A

0 3

15:0 , 30:0 , 30:15 , 40:15

1 3

15:0 , 15:15 , 30:15 , 40:15 BP , 40:30 BP , 40:40 , A:40 BP

2 3

0:15 , 15:15 , 30:15 , 30:30 , 40:30

3 3

15:0 , 15:15 , 15:30 , 15:40 , 30:40

3 4

15:0 , 30:0 , 40:0 , 40:15 , 40:30 , 40:40 , A:40

4 4

0:15 , 15:15 , 30:15 , 30:30 , 30:40

4 5

0:15 , 15:15 , 15:30 , 30:30 , 30:40 BP , 40:40 , A:40 , 40:40 , 40:A BP

4 6

0:15 , 15:15 , 15:30 , 15:40 , 30:40

0 1

0:15 , 0:30 , 0:40 BP

0 2

0:15 , 0:30 , 15:30 , 30:30 , 40:30 BP

1 2

15:0 , 30:0 , 30:15 , 40:15

2 2

0:15 , 0:30 , 0:40

2 3

0:15 , 15:15 , 30:15 , 40:15

3 3

0:15 , 15:15 , 30:15 , 40:15 BP

4 3

0:15 , 15:15 , 15:30 , 30:30 , 40:30

5 3

15:0 , 15:15 , 15:30 , 15:40 , 30:40

5 4

0:15 , 0:30 , 15:30 , 15:40 BP , 30:40 BP , 40:40 , 40:A BP , 40:40 , A:40 , 40:40 , 40:A BP

5 5

15:0 , 15:15 , 30:15 , 40:15 BP , 40:30 BP , 40:40 , A:40 BP

6 5

15:0 , 30:0 , 30:15 , 40:15

7 5

Matchstats

Match stats : Heather Watson / Lia Karatancheva
Statistic Heather Watson Lia Karatancheva
Total points won 110 102
Aces 3 1
Double faults 10 3
Service points won 63 / 106 59 / 106
First serve points won 40 / 55 (51.89 %) 40 / 63 (59.43 %)
Second serve points won 23 / 51 (45.1 %) 19 / 43 (44.19 %)
Points won on opponent's serve 47 / 106 43 / 106
Points won on opponent's first serve 23 / 63 (36.51 %) 15 / 55 (27.27 %)
Points won on opponent's second serve 24 / 43 (55.81 %) 28 / 51 (54.9 %)
5⁄11

Break points

4⁄8
110212

Total points won

102212
3

Aces

1
10

Double faults

3
63⁄106

Service points won

59⁄106
40⁄55

First serve points won

51.89 %59.43 %
40⁄63
23⁄51

Second serve points won

45.1 %44.19 %
19⁄43
47⁄106

Points won on opponent's serve

43⁄106
23⁄63

Points won on opponent's first serve

36.51 %27.27 %
15⁄55
24⁄43

Points won on opponent's second serve

55.81 %54.9%
28⁄51