Elise Mertens vs Heather WatsonRoland Garros Round of 64

Roland Garros · WTA · Round of 64
#22WTA
1894ELO
1811Clay ELO
$2.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 28 May 2018 ·
clay
#442WTA
1572ELO
1441Clay ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Mertens E.
6-3 6-4
Watson H.
Mertens E.
662
Watson H.
340

Elise Mertens defeated Heather Watson 6-3 6-4 in the Roland Garros round of 64 on clay. The result followed the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #22, leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's round of 32. Elise Mertens extended the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Elise Mertens closed it out in two sets, 6–3 6–4.

Head to head

31
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2020-01-20Australian OpenR64hardElise Mertens6-3 6-0
2020-01-13HobartQFhardHeather Watson6-7 6-4 7-5
2018-01-08HobartSFhardElise Mertens6-4 1-6 6-2
2017-10-16LuxembourgQFhardElise Mertens6-4 6-4

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
56%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
45%
Service points won·Even
59%
58%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Even
56%
55%
Aces / match·Even
4.1
3.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.9
3.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
69
4
Break points saved·Dominant
65
15
Break points won·Dominant
97
49
Deciding sets·Dominant
63
17
Tiebreaks·Dominant
71
11

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Slight edge
89
100

Mertens E.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 24 games (7d) · Watson H.: 19 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw