Elise Mertens vs Shuai Zhang — Australian Open Round of 32
Australian Open · WTA · Round of 32
BEL19#22WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 17 January 2022 ·
hard
Mertens E.6-2 6-2
Zhang S.
Mertens E.
662
Zhang S.
220
Elise Mertens defeated Shuai Zhang 6-2 6-2 in the Australian Open round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #22, leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 16. Elise Mertens extended the head-to-head to 3–1.
Key context
- Match story: Elise Mertens dropped just 4 games past Shuai Zhang.
Head to head
2–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-29 | Madrid | R64 | clay | Elise Mertens | 6-3 6-3 |
| 2018-10-01 | Beijing | R64 | hard | Shuai Zhang | 6-1 3-6 6-3 |
| 2018-08-06 | Montreal | R32 | hard | Elise Mertens | 6-2 6-7 6-0 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
67%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
47%
Service points won·Even
59%
58%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Even
56%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.1
2.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.9
2.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
69
46
Break points saved·Dominant
65
12
Break points won·Slight edge
97
90
Deciding sets·Even
63
59
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
70
78
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Slight edge
82
74
Mertens E.: 3 days rest · 1 match, 24 games (7d) · Zhang S.: 2 days rest · 2 matches, 45 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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