Elise Mertens vs Vera ZvonarevaAustralian Open Round of 128

Australian Open · WTA · Round of 128
#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
#292WTA
1693ELO
1659Hard ELO
41 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWWL
Mertens E.
6-4 7-5
Zvonareva V.
Mertens E.
672
Zvonareva V.
450

Elise Mertens defeated Vera Zvonareva 6-4 7-5 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The result followed the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #22, leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 16. Elise Mertens extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

10
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2020-11-09LinzR16hardElise Mertens6-4 5-7 6-2

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
45%
Service points won·Even
59%
56%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Even
56%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.1
1.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.9
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 82). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
69
59
Break points saved·Dominant
65
30
Break points won·Slight edge
97
91
Deciding sets·Clear edge
63
81
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
70
62

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
95

Mertens E.: 9 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw