Claire Liu vs Elise Mertens — Tokyo Round of 16
Tokyo · WTA · Round of 16
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 September 2022 ·
hard
#22WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWWLW
Liu C.6-4 6-1
Mertens E.
Liu C.
662
Mertens E.
410
Claire Liu defeated Elise Mertens 6-4 6-1 in the Tokyo round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #22, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Claire Liu claimed a first win over Elise Mertens in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.
Key context
- Match story: Claire Liu dropped just 5 games past Elise Mertens.
Head to head
0–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-03 | Monastir | SF | hard | Elise Mertens | 6-4 6-0 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
62%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
46%
Service points won·Even
56%
59%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
54%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.7
4.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.8
4.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
29
69
Break points saved·Dominant
23
65
Break points won·Clear edge
76
97
Deciding sets·Dominant
34
63
Tiebreaks·Dominant
39
71
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Even
92
89
Liu C.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 19 games (7d) · Mertens E.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 24 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast