Xin Yu Wang vs Elise Mertens — Indian Wells Round of 128
Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 128
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 March 2023 ·
hard
#22WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWWLW
Yu Wang X.6-3 6-1
Mertens E.
Yu Wang X.
662
Mertens E.
310
Xin Yu Wang defeated Elise Mertens 6-3 6-1 in the Indian Wells round of 128 on hard. 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. Xin Yu Wang claimed a first win over Elise Mertens in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.
Key context
- Match story: Xin Yu Wang dropped just 4 games past Elise Mertens.
Head to head
0–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-27 | Singapore | SF | hard | Elise Mertens | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2024-03-06 | Indian Wells | R64 | hard | Elise Mertens | 6-1 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
62%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
64%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
58%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.8
4.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.4
4.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 195). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
35
69
Break points saved·Dominant
25
65
Break points won·Clear edge
74
97
Deciding sets·Slight edge
70
63
Tiebreaks·Dominant
1
71
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Clear edge
71
85
Yu Wang X.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 61 games (7d) · Mertens E.: 4 days rest · 1 match, 24 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
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