Simona Halep vs Elise Mertens — Roland Garros Round of 16
Roland Garros · WTA · Round of 16
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 28 May 2018 ·
clay
BEL23#22WTA
1894ELO
1811Clay ELO
$2.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWWLW
Halep S.6-2 6-1
Mertens E.
Halep S.
662
Mertens E.
210
Simona Halep defeated Elise Mertens 6-2 6-1 in the Roland Garros round of 16 on clay. The result followed the form book — Simona Halep came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's final. Simona Halep extended the head-to-head to 4–2.
Key context
- Match story: Simona Halep dropped just 3 games past Elise Mertens.
Head to head
3–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-29 | Madrid | R16 | clay | Elise Mertens | 4-6 7-5 7-5 |
| 2020-08-10 | Prague | F | clay | Simona Halep | 6-2 7-5 |
| 2020-01-20 | Australian Open | R16 | hard | Simona Halep | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2019-02-11 | Doha | F | hard | Elise Mertens | 3-6 6-4 6-3 |
| 2018-05-07 | Madrid | R32 | clay | Simona Halep | 6-0 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
46%
Service points won·Even
59%
59%
Return points won·Even
48%
45%
Break points saved·Even
56%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.1
4.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.9
4.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
88
69
Break points saved·Even
68
65
Break points won·Even
100
97
Deciding sets·Dominant
98
63
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
82
71
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
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89
Mertens E.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 24 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast