Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova vs Elise Mertens — Roland Garros Round of 16

Roland Garros · WTA · Round of 16
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
RUS
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
#426WTA
1775ELO
1692Clay ELO
35 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 29 May 2023 ·
clay
Elise Mertens
BEL23
Elise Mertens
#22WTA
1894ELO
1811Clay ELO
$2.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWWLW
Pavlyuchenkova A.
3-6 7-6 6-3
Mertens E.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
3762
Mertens E.
6631

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova defeated Elise Mertens 3-6 7-6 6-3 in the Roland Garros round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #22, defending last year's round of 16. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

2–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-02-08DohaR64hardElise Mertens6-2 6-1
2024-01-29LinzQFhardAnastasia Pavlyuchenkova6-3 6-2
2017-06-26EastbourneR32grassAnastasia Pavlyuchenkova3-6 6-4 6-1
2017-04-22Fed Cup WG R1: RUS vs BELRRclayElise Mertens6-4 6-0
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Statistics

This season
Pavlyuchenkova A.Mertens E.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
46%
Service points won·Even
58%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
56%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.3
4.0
Double faults / match·Even
4.5
4.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (121 vs 195). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Pavlyuchenkova A.Mertens E.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
74
69
Break points saved·Clear edge
45
65
Break points won·Even
95
97
Deciding sets·Dominant
90
63
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
85
70

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

Freshness

Recent load
Pavlyuchenkova A.Mertens E.
Freshness·
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96

Mertens E.: 10 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw