Danielle Collins vs Elise Mertens — Australian Open Round of 16
Australian Open · WTA · Round of 16
USA27#1014WTA
1844ELO
1772Hard ELO
32 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWLWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 17 January 2022 ·
hard
BEL19#22WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWWLW
Collins D.4-6 6-4 6-4
Mertens E.
Collins D.
4662
Mertens E.
6441
Danielle Collins defeated Elise Mertens 4-6 6-4 6-4 in the Australian Open round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #22, defending last year's round of 16. Danielle Collins extended the head-to-head to 4–3.
Key context
- Match story: Danielle Collins dropped the opening set before beating Elise Mertens 4–6 6–4 6–4.
Head to head
3–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-01 | Charleston | QF | clay | Danielle Collins | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2024-01-08 | Hobart | R32 | hard | Elise Mertens | 6-2 6-3 |
| 2023-08-28 | US Open | R64 | hard | Elise Mertens | 3-6 7-6 6-1 |
| 2023-02-13 | Doha | R32 | hard | Danielle Collins | 6-4 7-6 |
| 2021-09-27 | Chicago 2 | R16 | hard | Danielle Collins | 6-2 6-4 |
| 2018-07-02 | Wimbledon | R128 | grass | Elise Mertens | 6-3 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
57%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
60%
59%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
59%
56%
Aces / match·Even
3.8
4.1
Double faults / match·Even
5.0
4.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (161 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
89
69
Break points saved·Clear edge
82
65
Break points won·Even
99
97
Deciding sets·Clear edge
82
63
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
95
71
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
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89
Mertens E.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 24 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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