Cristina Bucsa vs Elise Mertens — Beijing Round of 32
Beijing · WTA · Round of 32
#38WTA
1722ELO
1710Hard ELO
$900kYTD
$5.0MCAREER
28 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Wednesday, 25 September 2024 ·
hard
BEL24#22WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWWLW
Bucsa C.4-6 6-2 6-2
Mertens E.
Bucsa C.
4662
Mertens E.
6221
Cristina Bucsa defeated Elise Mertens 4-6 6-2 6-2 in the Beijing round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #22, leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's round of 64. Cristina Bucsa narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Cristina Bucsa dropped the opening set before beating Elise Mertens 4–6 6–2 6–2.
Head to head
1–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-04 | Indian Wells | R64 | hard | Elise Mertens | 6-2 6-1 |
| 2025-10-13 | Osaka | R32 | hard | Elise Mertens | 7-6 6-3 |
| 2025-08-25 | US Open | R32 | hard | Cristina Bucsa | 3-6 7-5 6-3 |
| 2025-02-09 | Doha | R32 | hard | Elise Mertens | 6-2 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
62%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
47%
Service points won·Even
56%
60%
Return points won·Even
46%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.3
4.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.0
4.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (150 vs 142). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
22
69
Break points saved·Dominant
16
65
Break points won·Clear edge
83
97
Deciding sets·Dominant
34
63
Tiebreaks·Dominant
5
71
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Even
87
89
Bucsa C.: 5 days rest · 2 matches, 43 games (7d) · Mertens E.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 24 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast