Victoria Azarenka vs Elise Mertens — US Open Quarter-final

US Open · WTA · Quarter-final
Victoria Azarenka
BLR
Victoria Azarenka
#451WTA
1875ELO
1839Hard ELO
37 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 31 August 2020 ·
hard
Elise Mertens
BEL
Elise Mertens
#22WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWWLW
Azarenka V.
6-1 6-0
Mertens E.
Azarenka V.
662
Mertens E.
100

Victoria Azarenka defeated Elise Mertens 6-1 6-0 in the US Open quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #22, defending last year's quarter-final. Victoria Azarenka extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2020-10-19OstravaQFhardVictoria Azarenka6-4 6-1

Statistics

This season
Azarenka V.Mertens E.
1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
46%
Service points won·Even
58%
59%
Return points won·Even
46%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.8
4.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.4
4.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (195 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Azarenka V.Mertens E.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
88
69
Break points saved·Clear edge
79
65
Break points won·Even
99
97
Deciding sets·Dominant
94
63
Tiebreaks·Even
74
70

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

Freshness

Recent load
Azarenka V.Mertens E.
Freshness·
—
93

Mertens E.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 24 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw