Sloane Stephens vs Elise Mertens — Madrid Round of 64
Madrid · WTA · Round of 64
#240WTA
1683ELO
1664Clay ELO
33 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 22 April 2024 ·
clay
BEL28#22WTA
1894ELO
1811Clay ELO
$2.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWWLW
Stephens S.3-6 6-3 6-1
Mertens E.
Stephens S.
3662
Mertens E.
6311
Sloane Stephens defeated Elise Mertens 3-6 6-3 6-1 in the Madrid round of 64 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #22, defending last year's round of 16. Sloane Stephens extended the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Sloane Stephens dropped the opening set before beating Elise Mertens 3–6 6–3 6–1.
Head to head
2–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-01 | Brisbane | R32 | hard | Elise Mertens | 2-6 6-1 6-3 |
| 2023-09-11 | San Diego | R32 | hard | Sloane Stephens | 6-1 6-3 |
| 2018-08-27 | US Open | R16 | hard | Sloane Stephens | 6-3 6-3 |
| 2018-08-16 | Cincinnati | R16 | hard | Elise Mertens | 7-6(8) 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Clear edge
70%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
59%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
56%
60%
Return points won·Even
42%
44%
Break points saved·Even
54%
57%
Aces / match·Dominant
1.1
4.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.8
4.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (70 vs 142). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
59
69
Break points saved·Dominant
26
65
Break points won·Slight edge
90
97
Deciding sets·Clear edge
79
63
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
77
71
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Clear edge
65
85
Stephens S.: 1 day rest · 4 matches, 81 games (7d) · Mertens E.: 4 days rest · 1 match, 24 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
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