Elise Mertens vs Jessica Pegula — Roland Garros Round of 32
Roland Garros · WTA · Round of 32
BEL23#22WTA
1894ELO
1811Clay ELO
$2.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 29 May 2023 ·
clay
USA5#3WTA
2097ELO
1941Clay ELO
$3.5MYTD
$25MCAREER
32 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Mertens E.6-1 6-3
Pegula J.
Mertens E.
662
Pegula J.
130
Elise Mertens defeated Jessica Pegula 6-1 6-3 in the Roland Garros round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Jessica Pegula came in ranked #3, defending last year's quarter-final. Elise Mertens extended the head-to-head to 4–1.
Key context
- Match story: Elise Mertens dropped just 4 games past Jessica Pegula.
Head to head
3–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-06 | Rome | R32 | clay | Elise Mertens | 7-5 6-1 |
| 2025-01-13 | Australian Open | R64 | hard | Jessica Pegula | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2021-03-07 | Dubai | QF | hard | Elise Mertens | 5-7 7-5 6-0 |
| 2020-08-24 | Cincinnati | QF | hard | Elise Mertens | 6-1 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
50%
Service points won·Even
59%
61%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
56%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.1
3.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.9
2.1
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (195 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
69
93
Break points saved·Clear edge
65
86
Break points won·Even
97
99
Deciding sets·Dominant
63
99
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
70
90
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Dominant
93
44
Mertens E.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 24 games (7d) · Pegula J.: 1 day rest · 5 matches, 129 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast