Zhaoxuan Yang vs Elise Mertens

Ilkley $50K · ITF · Q16

CHN

Zhaoxuan Yang

#363WTA

31 yrs · Right-handed

Last 10 · pre-match

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2 — 1

Sets

Monday, 15 June 2015 · 00:00

grass

BEL

Elise Mertens

#22WTA

1894ELO

1750Grass ELO

$2.2MYTD

$20MCAREER

30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed

Last 10 · pre-match

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Yang Z.

2-6 7-5 6-3

Mertens E.

Yang Z.

2762

Mertens E.

6531

Zhaoxuan Yang defeated Elise Mertens 2-6 7-5 6-3 in the Ilkley $50K q16 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #22.

Key context

Match story: Zhaoxuan Yang dropped the opening set before beating Elise Mertens 2–6 7–5 6–3.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season

Yang Z.serving53% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Mertens E.

Mertens E.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Yang Z.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on grass

Yang Z.Mertens E.

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Serve

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Return

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the grass field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season

Yang Z.Mertens E.

1st serve in·Slight edge

67%

56%

1st serve points won·Slight edge

60%

69%

2nd serve points won·Even

42%

46%

Service points won·Slight edge

54%

59%

Return points won·Even

43%

45%

Break points saved·Even

52%

56%

Aces / match·Clear edge

1.6

4.1

Double faults / match·Slight edge

4.3

4.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (62 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Freshness

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Yang Z.Mertens E.

Freshness·

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Mertens E.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 24 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Zhaoxuan Yang vs Elise Mertens — Ilkley $50K Q16

Key context

Head to head

Serve vs return

Serve & return on grass

Statistics

Freshness

Draw

Serve vs return

Serve & return on grass