Elise Mertens vs Naomi Osaka — Indian Wells Round of 32
Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 32
BEL24#22WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Wednesday, 6 March 2024 ·
hard
JPN#13WTA
1987ELO
1922Hard ELO
$1.8MYTD
$26MCAREER
28 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWW
Mertens E.7-5 6-4
Osaka N.
Mertens E.
762
Osaka N.
540
Elise Mertens defeated Naomi Osaka 7-5 6-4 in the Indian Wells round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Naomi Osaka came in ranked #13, leading the head-to-head 6–2. Elise Mertens narrowed the head-to-head to 6–3.
Key context
- Match story: Elise Mertens edged Naomi Osaka in two tight sets (7–5 6–4).
Head to head
2–6| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-07 | Toronto | R32 | hard | Naomi Osaka | 1-6 2-6 |
| 2026-06-23 | Bad Homburg | R16 | grass | Naomi Osaka | 6-3 6-3 |
| 2024-08-05 | Toronto | R32 | hard | Elise Mertens | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2024-06-10 | s Hertogenbosch | R32 | grass | Naomi Osaka | 6-2 6-4 |
| 2021-03-22 | Miami | R16 | hard | Naomi Osaka | 6-3 6-3 |
| 2020-08-24 | Cincinnati | SF | hard | Naomi Osaka | 6-2 7-6 |
| 2019-09-16 | Osaka | SF | hard | Naomi Osaka | 6-4 6-1 |
| 2017-09-25 | Wuhan | R64 | hard | Elise Mertens | 6-4 1-6 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
57%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
49%
Service points won·Even
60%
63%
Return points won·Even
44%
42%
Break points saved·Even
57%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.2
6.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.2
2.7
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (142 vs 122). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
69
93
Break points saved·Clear edge
65
85
Break points won·Even
97
98
Deciding sets·Dominant
63
97
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
70
86
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Even
82
84
Mertens E.: 3 days rest · 1 match, 24 games (7d) · Osaka N.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 33 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast