Ekaterina Alexandrova vs Elise Mertens — Tokyo Olympics Round of 64
Tokyo Olympics · WTA · Round of 64
#18WTA
1844ELO
1800Hard ELO
$1.0MYTD
$11MCAREER
31 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWWLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Saturday, 24 July 2021 ·
hard
BEL12#22WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWWLW
Alexandrova E.4-6 6-4 6-4
Mertens E.
Alexandrova E.
4662
Mertens E.
6441
Ekaterina Alexandrova defeated Elise Mertens 4-6 6-4 6-4 in the Tokyo Olympics round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Ekaterina Alexandrova came in ranked #18. Ekaterina Alexandrova extended the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Ekaterina Alexandrova dropped the opening set before beating Elise Mertens 4–6 6–4 6–4.
Head to head
2–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-09 | s Hertogenbosch | SF | grass | Elise Mertens | 2-6 7-6 6-4 |
| 2025-02-09 | Doha | R16 | hard | Ekaterina Alexandrova | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2020-11-09 | Linz | SF | hard | Elise Mertens | 2-6 6-1 7-5 |
| 2019-06-10 | S-Hertogenbosch | R32 | grass | Ekaterina Alexandrova | 6-4 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
60%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
46%
Service points won·Even
59%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
58%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
5.0
4.1
Double faults / match·Even
5.2
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
57
69
Break points saved·Slight edge
71
65
Break points won·Even
95
97
Deciding sets·Slight edge
52
63
Tiebreaks·Dominant
19
71
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Dominant
61
89
Alexandrova E.: 2 days rest · 2 matches, 60 games (7d) · Mertens E.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 24 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About