Mayar Sherif vs Elise Mertens — Madrid Round of 16
Madrid · WTA · Round of 16
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 24 April 2023 ·
clay
BEL24#22WTA
1894ELO
1811Clay ELO
$2.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWWLW
Sherif M.6-4 0-6 6-4
Mertens E.
Sherif M.
6062
Mertens E.
4641
Mayar Sherif defeated Elise Mertens 6-4 0-6 6-4 in the Madrid round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #22, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Mayar Sherif claimed a first win over Elise Mertens in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.
Key context
- Match story: Mayar Sherif closed it out in three sets, 6–4 0–6 6–4.
Head to head
0–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-15 | Australian Open | R128 | hard | Elise Mertens | 6-2 2-0 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Clear edge
74%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
60%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
57%
59%
Return points won·Even
47%
45%
Break points saved·Even
56%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.3
4.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.9
4.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 195). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
19
69
Break points saved·Dominant
22
65
Break points won·Dominant
48
97
Deciding sets·Dominant
10
63
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
85
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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91
Mertens E.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 24 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast