Daria Saville vs Elise Mertens — Indian Wells Round of 32
Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 32
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 7 March 2022 ·
hard
BEL20#22WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWWLW
Saville D.6-3 4-6 6-3
Mertens E.
Saville D.
6462
Mertens E.
3631
Daria Saville defeated Elise Mertens 6-3 4-6 6-3 in the Indian Wells round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Elise Mertens came in leading the head-to-head 5–1, defending last year's round of 64. Daria Saville narrowed the head-to-head to 5–2.
Key context
- Match story: Daria Saville closed it out in three sets, 6–3 4–6 6–3.
Head to head
1–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-08 | Hobart | SF | hard | Elise Mertens | 6-4 4-6 7-5 |
| 2023-10-09 | Hong Kong | R32 | hard | Elise Mertens | 6-1 6-4 |
| 2018-05-28 | Roland Garros | R32 | clay | Elise Mertens | 6-3 6-1 |
| 2018-01-15 | Australian Open | R64 | hard | Elise Mertens | 7-5 6-3 |
| 2017-05-29 | Roland Garros | R128 | clay | Elise Mertens | 7-6 1-6 6-4 |
| 2017-05-01 | Rabat | R16 | clay | Daria Saville | 6-2 6-1 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
62%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
42%
46%
Service points won·Even
55%
59%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
56%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.1
4.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
5.6
4.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (162 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
38
69
Break points saved·Dominant
27
65
Break points won·Slight edge
91
97
Deciding sets·Clear edge
49
63
Tiebreaks·Dominant
26
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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85
Mertens E.: 4 days rest · 1 match, 24 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast