Elise Mertens vs Elena Rybakina — Madrid Round of 32
Madrid · WTA · Round of 32
BEL13#22WTA
1894ELO
1811Clay ELO
$2.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Thursday, 29 April 2021 ·
clay
#2WTA
2122ELO
2002Clay ELO
$4.7MYTD
$29MCAREER
27 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWLWWWWWL
Mertens E.7-6 7-5
Rybakina E.
Mertens E.
772
Rybakina E.
650
Elise Mertens defeated Elena Rybakina 7-6 7-5 in the Madrid round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Elena Rybakina came in ranked #2, leading the head-to-head 7–1. Elise Mertens narrowed the head-to-head to 7–2.
Key context
- Match story: Elise Mertens edged Elena Rybakina in two tight sets (7–6 7–5).
Head to head
1–7| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-04 | Wimbledon | R32 | grass | Elise Mertens | 7-6 6-1 |
| 2026-01-19 | Australian Open | R16 | hard | Elena Rybakina | 6-1 6-3 |
| 2025-08-07 | Cincinnati | R32 | hard | Elena Rybakina | 4-6 6-3 7-5 |
| 2024-05-27 | Roland Garros | R32 | clay | Elena Rybakina | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2024-01-01 | Brisbane | R16 | hard | Elena Rybakina | 6-1 6-0 |
| 2023-03-20 | Miami | R16 | hard | Elena Rybakina | 6-4 6-3 |
| 2021-08-16 | Cincinnati | R32 | hard | Elena Rybakina | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2020-01-06 | Shenzhen | QF | hard | Elena Rybakina | 6-4 4-6 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
56%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
59%
64%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
56%
64%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.1
6.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.9
2.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
69
98
Break points saved·Dominant
65
96
Break points won·Even
97
96
Deciding sets·Dominant
63
98
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
71
92
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Dominant
85
56
Mertens E.: 4 days rest · 1 match, 24 games (7d) · Rybakina E.: 2 days rest · 4 matches, 87 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
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