Elise Mertens vs Lin Zhu — Australian Open Round of 64
Australian Open · WTA · Round of 64
BEL18#22WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 February 2021 ·
hard
Mertens E.7-6 6-1
Zhu L.
Mertens E.
762
Zhu L.
610
Elise Mertens defeated Lin Zhu 7-6 6-1 in the Australian Open round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #22, leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's round of 16. Elise Mertens extended the head-to-head to 4–1.
Key context
- Match story: Elise Mertens came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 6–1.
Head to head
3–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-05 | United Cup | RR | hard | Elise Mertens | 6-2 6-2 |
| 2021-06-28 | Wimbledon | R64 | grass | Elise Mertens | 6-2 6-0 |
| 2019-02-18 | Dubai | R64 | hard | Lin Zhu | 5-7 6-4 7-5 |
| 2018-10-08 | Tianjin | R32 | hard | Elise Mertens | 7-5 6-1 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
48%
Service points won·Even
59%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
56%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.1
1.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.9
2.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
69
16
Break points saved·Dominant
65
7
Break points won·Clear edge
97
80
Deciding sets·Dominant
63
3
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
71
61
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Slight edge
85
94
Mertens E.: 4 days rest · 1 match, 24 games (7d) · Zhu L.: 8 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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