Shuai Zhang vs Elise Mertens — Beijing Round of 64
Beijing · WTA · Round of 64
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 1 October 2018 ·
hard
BEL15#22WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWWLW
Zhang S.6-1 3-6 6-3
Mertens E.
Zhang S.
6362
Mertens E.
1631
Shuai Zhang defeated Elise Mertens 6-1 3-6 6-3 in the Beijing round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #22, leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's round of 32. Shuai Zhang claimed a first win over Elise Mertens in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.
Key context
- Match story: Shuai Zhang closed it out in three sets, 6–1 3–6 6–3.
Head to head
0–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-01-17 | Australian Open | R32 | hard | Elise Mertens | 6-2 6-2 |
| 2021-04-29 | Madrid | R64 | clay | Elise Mertens | 6-3 6-3 |
| 2018-08-06 | Montreal | R32 | hard | Elise Mertens | 6-2 6-7 6-0 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
67%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
64%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
58%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
54%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.2
4.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.3
4.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
46
69
Break points saved·Dominant
12
65
Break points won·Slight edge
90
97
Deciding sets·Even
59
63
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
78
70
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Slight edge
74
82
Zhang S.: 2 days rest · 2 matches, 45 games (7d) · Mertens E.: 3 days rest · 1 match, 24 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
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