Elise Mertens vs Kristyna Pliskova — Doha Round of 16

Doha · WTA · Round of 16
Elise Mertens
BEL
Elise Mertens
#22WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 11 February 2019 ·
hard
CZE
Kristyna Pliskova
34 yrs · 184 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWLWWL
Mertens E.
6-2 7-6
Pliskova K.
Mertens E.
672
Pliskova K.
260

Elise Mertens defeated Kristyna Pliskova 6-2 7-6 in the Doha round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Elise Mertens came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 32. Elise Mertens extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Elise Mertens closed it out in two sets, 6–2 7–6.

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2020-08-10PragueSFclayElise Mertens7-5 7-6
2019-08-26US OpenR64hardElise Mertens6-2 6-2
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Statistics

This season
Mertens E.Pliskova K.
1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
44%
Service points won·Even
59%
62%
Return points won·Slight edge
45%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
56%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.1
8.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.9
4.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 104). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Mertens E.Pliskova K.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
69
7
Break points saved·Even
65
62
Break points won·Dominant
97
14
Deciding sets·Dominant
63
1
Tiebreaks·Dominant
71
21

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

Freshness

Recent load
Mertens E.Pliskova K.
Freshness·
91
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Mertens E.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 24 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw