Elise Mertens vs Johanna Konta — San Jose Quarter-final

San Jose · WTA · Quarter-final
Elise Mertens
BEL4
Elise Mertens
#22WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 30 July 2018 ·
hard
GBR
Johanna Konta
35 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWWWL
Mertens E.
7-6 6-3
Konta J.
Mertens E.
762
Konta J.
630

Elise Mertens defeated Johanna Konta 7-6 6-3 in the San Jose quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Johanna Konta came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Elise Mertens claimed a first win over Johanna Konta in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Elise Mertens closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–3.

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-10-15MoscowR32hardJohanna Konta6-3 7-5
2018-03-19MiamiR32hardJohanna Konta6-2 6-1
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Statistics

This season
Mertens E.Konta J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
50%
Service points won·Even
59%
61%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
56%
63%
Aces / match·Even
4.1
4.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.9
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 144). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Mertens E.Konta J.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
69
79
Break points saved·Clear edge
65
82
Break points won·Clear edge
97
85
Deciding sets·Clear edge
63
87
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
71
55

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

Freshness

Recent load
Mertens E.Konta J.
Freshness·
89
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Mertens E.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 24 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw