Karolina Muchova vs Elise Mertens — Australian Open Round of 16
Australian Open · WTA · Round of 16
CZE25#7WTA
2066ELO
2034Hard ELO
$4.5MYTD
$15MCAREER
30 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 February 2021 ·
hard
BEL18#22WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWWLW
Muchova K.7-6 7-5
Mertens E.
Muchova K.
772
Mertens E.
650
Karolina Muchova defeated Elise Mertens 7-6 7-5 in the Australian Open round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Karolina Muchova came in ranked #7, defending last year's round of 64. Karolina Muchova extended the head-to-head to 2–1.
Key context
- Match story: Karolina Muchova edged Elise Mertens in two tight sets (7–6 7–5).
Head to head
1–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-13 | Stuttgart | R16 | clay | Karolina Muchova | 1-6 6-3 6-0 |
| 2020-10-19 | Ostrava | R16 | hard | Elise Mertens | 6-4 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
46%
Service points won·Even
61%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
60%
56%
Aces / match·Even
3.7
4.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.2
4.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
92
69
Break points saved·Dominant
91
65
Break points won·Slight edge
88
97
Deciding sets·Dominant
97
63
Tiebreaks·Dominant
99
71
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
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89
Mertens E.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 24 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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