Elise Mertens vs Maria Sakkari — New Delhi 50K Round of 16

New Delhi 50K · ITF · Round of 16
Elise Mertens
BEL
Elise Mertens
#22WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 17 November 2014 ·
hard
Maria Sakkari
GRE
Maria Sakkari
#32WTA
1812ELO
1796Hard ELO
$1.1MYTD
$15MCAREER
31 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWL
Mertens E.
6-3 6-1
Sakkari M.
Mertens E.
662
Sakkari M.
310

Elise Mertens defeated Maria Sakkari 6-3 6-1 in the New Delhi 50K round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #22. Elise Mertens narrowed the head-to-head to 6–5.

Key context

Head to head

4–6
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-06-09s HertogenboschR16grassElise Mertens6-3 6-0
2023-01-02United CupRRhardMaria Sakkari6-1 7-5
2022-02-07St. PetersburgQFhardMaria Sakkari7-6 6-2
2021-05-31Roland GarrosR32clayMaria Sakkari7-5 6-7 6-2
2019-10-22ZhuhaiRRhardElise Mertens6-2 3-6 6-1
2019-04-29RabatQFclayMaria Sakkari6-4 7-6
2016-01-15Australian OpenQ64hardMaria Sakkari2-6 6-4 6-2
2014-11-03Sharm El Sheikh 25KR32hardMaria Sakkari7-5 7-6(4)
2014-01-27Tinajo Lanzarote 10KQFhardElise Mertens6-2 6-3
2014-01-20Tinajo Lanzarote 10KR16hardElise Mertens6-4 6-2
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Statistics

This season
Mertens E.Sakkari M.
1st serve in·Even
56%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
48%
Service points won·Even
59%
59%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Even
56%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.1
3.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.9
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Mertens E.Sakkari M.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
69
79
Break points saved·Clear edge
65
78
Break points won·Slight edge
97
91
Deciding sets·Clear edge
63
75
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
70
77

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Mertens E.Sakkari M.
Freshness·Slight edge
96
89

Mertens E.: 10 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Sakkari M.: 8 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Draw