Elise Mertens vs Veronika Kudermetova — Linz Quarter-final

Linz · WTA · Quarter-final
Elise Mertens
BEL2
Elise Mertens
#22WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 November 2020 ·
hard
Veronika Kudermetova
RUS5
Veronika Kudermetova
#145WTA
1836ELO
1786Hard ELO
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLLLWW
Mertens E.
6-4 6-1
Kudermetova V.
Mertens E.
662
Kudermetova V.
410

Elise Mertens defeated Veronika Kudermetova 6-4 6-1 in the Linz quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #22, leading the head-to-head 4–2. Elise Mertens extended the head-to-head to 5–2.

Key context

Head to head

4–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-01-06HobartQFhardElise Mertens6-1 0-6 6-2
2024-08-26US OpenR128hardElise Mertens3-6 6-4 6-3
2023-02-06Abu DhabiR16hardVeronika Kudermetova6-1 7-5
2021-05-10RomeR64clayVeronika Kudermetova4-6 6-2 6-3
2021-04-19IstanbulSFclayElise Mertens6-1 6-4
2020-08-24CincinnatiR16hardElise Mertens6-2 6-3
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Statistics

This season
Mertens E.Kudermetova V.
1st 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 pressure
Mertens E.Kudermetova V.
Clutch 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 load
Mertens E.Kudermetova V.
Freshness·
94
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Mertens E.: 8 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw