Caty Mcnally vs Elise MertensBirmingham Round of 32

Birmingham · WTA · Round of 32
#70WTA
1817ELO
1707Grass ELO
$711kYTD
$3.7MCAREER
24 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLWWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 13 June 2022 ·
grass
#22WTA
1894ELO
1750Grass ELO
$2.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWWLW
Mcnally C.
3-6 6-4 7-5
Mertens E.
Mcnally C.
3672
Mertens E.
6451

Caty Mcnally defeated Elise Mertens 3-6 6-4 7-5 in the Birmingham round of 32 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #22, leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 32. Caty Mcnally claimed a first win over Elise Mertens in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

02
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2020-08-31US OpenR32hardElise Mertens7-5 6-1
2019-08-12CincinnatiR64hardElise Mertens7-5 6-0

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Clear edge
70%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
62%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
46%
Service points won·Even
57%
59%
Return points won·Even
47%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.5
4.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.4
4.9

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
45
69
Break points saved·Dominant
31
65
Break points won·Even
94
97
Deciding sets·Dominant
33
63
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
79
71

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Even
81
85

Mcnally C.: 4 days rest · 2 matches, 38 games (7d) · Mertens E.: 4 days rest · 1 match, 24 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw