Elise Mertens vs Sloane Stephens — Cincinnati Round of 16
Cincinnati · WTA · Round of 16
#22WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Thursday, 16 August 2018 ·
hard
#240WTA
1683ELO
1630Hard ELO
33 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWL
Mertens E.7-6 6-2
Stephens S.
Mertens E.
71062
Stephens S.
6820
Elise Mertens defeated Sloane Stephens 7-6 6-2 in the Cincinnati round of 16 on hard. Elise Mertens narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Elise Mertens closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–2.
Head to head
1–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-22 | Madrid | R64 | clay | Sloane Stephens | 3-6 6-3 6-1 |
| 2024-01-01 | Brisbane | R32 | hard | Elise Mertens | 2-6 6-1 6-3 |
| 2023-09-11 | San Diego | R32 | hard | Sloane Stephens | 6-1 6-3 |
| 2018-08-27 | US Open | R16 | hard | Sloane Stephens | 6-3 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Clear edge
56%
70%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
47%
Service points won·Even
59%
56%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Even
56%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.1
1.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.9
2.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
69
59
Break points saved·Dominant
65
26
Break points won·Slight edge
97
90
Deciding sets·Clear edge
63
79
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
71
77
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Clear edge
91
74
Mertens E.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 24 games (7d) · Stephens S.: 3 days rest · 4 matches, 81 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast