Veronika Kudermetova vs Elise Mertens — Rome Round of 64
Rome · WTA · Round of 64
#145WTA
1836ELO
1765Clay ELO
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLLLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 10 May 2021 ·
clay
BEL14#22WTA
1894ELO
1811Clay ELO
$2.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWWLW
Kudermetova V.4-6 6-2 6-3
Mertens E.
Kudermetova V.
4662
Mertens E.
6231
Veronika Kudermetova defeated Elise Mertens 4-6 6-2 6-3 in the Rome round of 64 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #22, leading the head-to-head 5–1, defending last year's quarter-final. Veronika Kudermetova narrowed the head-to-head to 5–2.
Key context
- Match story: Veronika Kudermetova dropped the opening set before beating Elise Mertens 4–6 6–2 6–3.
Head to head
1–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-06 | Hobart | QF | hard | Elise Mertens | 6-1 0-6 6-2 |
| 2024-08-26 | US Open | R128 | hard | Elise Mertens | 3-6 6-4 6-3 |
| 2023-02-06 | Abu Dhabi | R16 | hard | Veronika Kudermetova | 6-1 7-5 |
| 2021-04-19 | Istanbul | SF | clay | Elise Mertens | 6-1 6-4 |
| 2020-11-09 | Linz | QF | hard | Elise Mertens | 6-4 6-1 |
| 2020-08-24 | Cincinnati | R16 | hard | Elise Mertens | 6-2 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
46%
Service points won·Even
59%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
53%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.7
4.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.4
4.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Even
67
69
Break points saved·Dominant
31
65
Break points won·Slight edge
86
97
Deciding sets·Dominant
90
63
Tiebreaks·Dominant
95
70
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
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94
Mertens E.: 8 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast