Veronika Kudermetova vs Elise Mertens — Abu Dhabi Round of 16

Abu Dhabi · WTA · Round of 16
Veronika Kudermetova
RUS4
Veronika Kudermetova
#145WTA
1836ELO
1786Hard ELO
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLLLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 February 2023 ·
hard
Elise Mertens
BEL
Elise Mertens
#22WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWWLW
Kudermetova V.
6-1 7-5
Mertens E.
Kudermetova V.
672
Mertens E.
150

Veronika Kudermetova defeated Elise Mertens 6-1 7-5 in the Abu Dhabi round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #22, leading the head-to-head 5–1. Veronika Kudermetova narrowed the head-to-head to 5–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Veronika Kudermetova came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 7–5.

Head to head

1–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-01-06HobartQFhardElise Mertens6-1 0-6 6-2
2024-08-26US OpenR128hardElise Mertens3-6 6-4 6-3
2021-05-10RomeR64clayVeronika Kudermetova4-6 6-2 6-3
2021-04-19IstanbulSFclayElise Mertens6-1 6-4
2020-11-09LinzQFhardElise Mertens6-4 6-1
2020-08-24CincinnatiR16hardElise Mertens6-2 6-3
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Statistics

This season
Kudermetova V.Mertens E.
1st serve in·Even
60%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
59%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
53%
56%
Aces / match·Even
4.6
4.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.3
4.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (161 vs 195). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kudermetova V.Mertens E.
Clutch Rating·Even
67
69
Break points saved·Dominant
31
65
Break points won·Slight edge
86
97
Deciding sets·Dominant
90
63
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
95
71

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

Freshness

Recent load
Kudermetova V.Mertens E.
Freshness·
—
85

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw