Elise Mertens vs Belinda Bencic — Australian Open Round of 32
Australian Open · WTA · Round of 32
BEL18#22WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 February 2021 ·
hard
SUI11#12WTA
1989ELO
1952Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$17MCAREER
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Mertens E.6-2 6-1
Bencic B.
Mertens E.
662
Bencic B.
210
Elise Mertens defeated Belinda Bencic 6-2 6-1 in the Australian Open round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Belinda Bencic came in ranked #12, leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 32. Elise Mertens claimed a first win over Belinda Bencic in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.
Key context
- Match story: Elise Mertens dropped just 3 games past Belinda Bencic.
Head to head
0–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-04 | Indian Wells | R32 | hard | Belinda Bencic | 6-2 6-3 |
| 2026-01-05 | United Cup | SF | hard | Belinda Bencic | 6-3 4-6 7-6 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
48%
Service points won·Even
59%
61%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
56%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.1
2.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.9
3.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
69
90
Break points saved·Clear edge
65
84
Break points won·Even
97
96
Deciding sets·Dominant
63
96
Tiebreaks·Dominant
71
98
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Even
89
90
Mertens E.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 24 games (7d) · Bencic B.: 4 days rest · 1 match, 9 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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