Elise Mertens vs Caroline GarciaDubai Round of 16

Dubai · WTA · Round of 16
#22WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 7 March 2021 ·
hard
#784WTA
32 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Mertens E.
6-4 6-2
Garcia C.
Mertens E.
662
Garcia C.
420

Elise Mertens defeated Caroline Garcia 6-4 6-2 in the Dubai round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #22, defending last year's round of 16. Elise Mertens narrowed the head-to-head to 5–2.

Key context

Head to head

15
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-02-27MonterreySFhardCaroline Garcia6-3 6-4
2022-08-15CincinnatiR16hardCaroline Garcia6-4 7-5
2021-01-31Gippsland TrophyR16hardElise Mertens7-6 6-3
2020-09-28Roland GarrosR32clayCaroline Garcia1-6 6-4 7-5
2019-02-09Fed Cup WG R1: FRA vs BELRRhardCaroline Garcia6-2 6-3
2017-10-02BeijingR32hardCaroline Garcia7-6 6-4

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
49%
Service points won·Even
59%
62%
Return points won·Slight edge
45%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
56%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.1
6.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.9
3.1

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
69
71
Break points saved·Slight edge
65
74
Break points won·Dominant
97
51
Deciding sets·Dominant
63
93
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
70
80

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
93

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw