Elise Mertens vs Madison Keys — Cincinnati Round of 64

Cincinnati · WTA · Round of 64
Elise Mertens
BEL
Elise Mertens
#22WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 14 August 2023 ·
hard
Madison Keys
USA15
Madison Keys
#24WTA
1987ELO
1920Hard ELO
$1.5MYTD
$25MCAREER
31 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWLWLLWWW
Mertens E.
6-3 3-6 6-3
Keys M.
Mertens E.
6362
Keys M.
3631

Elise Mertens defeated Madison Keys 6-3 3-6 6-3 in the Cincinnati round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Madison Keys came in leading the head-to-head 4–1, defending last year's semi-final. Elise Mertens narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Elise Mertens closed it out in three sets, 6–3 3–6 6–3.

Head to head

1–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-03-05Indian WellsR32hardMadison Keys6-2 6-7 6-4
2024-08-26US OpenR32hardElise Mertens6-7 7-5 6-4
2021-06-28WimbledonR32grassMadison Keys7-5 6-3
2019-01-14Australian OpenR32hardMadison Keys6-3 6-2
2017-08-28US OpenR128hardMadison Keys6-3 7-6
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Statistics

This season
Mertens E.Keys M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
67%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
47%
Service points won·Even
59%
61%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
56%
61%
Aces / match·Even
4.0
4.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.9
2.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (195 vs 170). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Mertens E.Keys M.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
69
90
Break points saved·Clear edge
65
85
Break points won·Slight edge
97
92
Deciding sets·Dominant
63
94
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
71
95

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

Freshness

Recent load
Mertens E.Keys M.
Freshness·Slight edge
85
74

Mertens E.: 4 days rest · 1 match, 24 games (7d) · Keys M.: 1 day rest · 2 matches, 44 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw