Elise Mertens vs Veronika Kudermetova — Cincinnati Round of 16
Cincinnati · WTA · Round of 16
BEL14#22WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 24 August 2020 ·
hard
#145WTA
1836ELO
1786Hard ELO
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLLLWW
Mertens E.6-2 6-3
Kudermetova V.
Mertens E.
662
Kudermetova V.
230
Elise Mertens defeated Veronika Kudermetova 6-2 6-3 in the Cincinnati round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #22, leading the head-to-head 4–2, defending last year's round of 32. Elise Mertens extended the head-to-head to 5–2.
Key context
- Match story: Elise Mertens dropped just 5 games past Veronika Kudermetova.
Head to head
4–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-06 | Hobart | QF | hard | Elise Mertens | 6-1 0-6 6-2 |
| 2024-08-26 | US Open | R128 | hard | Elise Mertens | 3-6 6-4 6-3 |
| 2023-02-06 | Abu Dhabi | R16 | hard | Veronika Kudermetova | 6-1 7-5 |
| 2021-05-10 | Rome | R64 | clay | Veronika Kudermetova | 4-6 6-2 6-3 |
| 2021-04-19 | Istanbul | SF | clay | Elise Mertens | 6-1 6-4 |
| 2020-11-09 | Linz | QF | hard | Elise Mertens | 6-4 6-1 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
48%
Service points won·Even
59%
60%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Even
56%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.1
4.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.9
2.4
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Even
69
67
Break points saved·Dominant
65
31
Break points won·Slight edge
97
86
Deciding sets·Dominant
63
90
Tiebreaks·Dominant
70
95
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
93
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Mertens E.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 24 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast