Elise Mertens vs Jasmine Paolini — BEL vs ITA Round Robin
BEL vs ITA · WTA · Round Robin
#22WTA
1894ELO
1811Clay ELO
$2.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Saturday, 21 April 2018 ·
clay
#15WTA
1905ELO
1856Clay ELO
$2.0MYTD
$16MCAREER
30 yrs · 160 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLLWLW
Mertens E.6-1 7-5
Paolini J.
Mertens E.
672
Paolini J.
150
Elise Mertens defeated Jasmine Paolini 6-1 7-5 in the BEL vs ITA round robin on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Jasmine Paolini came in ranked #15. Elise Mertens extended the head-to-head to 5–2.
Key context
- Match story: Elise Mertens came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 7–5.
Head to head
4–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-09 | Rome | R32 | clay | Elise Mertens | 6-4 6-7 3-6 |
| 2024-06-24 | Eastbourne | R16 | grass | Jasmine Paolini | 5-2 |
| 2023-10-16 | Monastir | F | hard | Elise Mertens | 6-3 6-0 |
| 2022-02-21 | Doha | R64 | hard | Elise Mertens | 6-3 2-6 7-5 |
| 2021-10-06 | Indian Wells | R64 | hard | Jasmine Paolini | 3-6 6-4 6-4 |
| 2020-08-10 | Prague | R32 | clay | Elise Mertens | 7-5 4-6 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
67%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
49%
Service points won·Even
59%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
56%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.1
1.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.9
1.7
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
69
77
Break points saved·Clear edge
65
46
Break points won·Even
97
96
Deciding sets·Dominant
63
95
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
71
86
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
85
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Mertens E.: 4 days rest · 1 match, 24 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About