Coco Gauff vs Elise MertensIndian Wells Round of 16

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 16
#4WTA
2071ELO
2035Hard ELO
$4.1MYTD
$34MCAREER
22 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWLWWWWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Wednesday, 6 March 2024 ·
hard
#22WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWWLW
Gauff C.
6-0 6-2
Mertens E.
Gauff C.
662
Mertens E.
020

Coco Gauff defeated Elise Mertens 6-0 6-2 in the Indian Wells round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Coco Gauff came in ranked #4, leading the head-to-head 4–0, defending last year's quarter-final. Coco Gauff extended the head-to-head to 5–0.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-02-15DubaiR16hardCoco Gauff2-6 7-6 6-3
2023-08-28US OpenR32hardCoco Gauff3-6 6-3 6-0
2022-05-23Roland GarrosR16clayCoco Gauff6-4 6-0
2021-06-21EastbourneR32grassCoco Gauff0-6 7-6 7-5

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
61%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
47%
Service points won·Even
59%
60%
Return points won·Even
48%
44%
Break points saved·Even
56%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.1
4.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
6.2
4.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (183 vs 142). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
94
69
Break points saved·Clear edge
81
65
Break points won·Even
100
97
Deciding sets·Dominant
99
63
Tiebreaks·Dominant
99
71

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Dominant
61
89

Gauff C.: 1 day rest · 4 matches, 90 games (7d) · Mertens E.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 24 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw