Madison Keys vs Elise Mertens — Indian Wells Round of 32

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 32
Madison Keys
USA5
Madison Keys
#24WTA
1987ELO
1920Hard ELO
$1.5MYTD
$25MCAREER
31 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWLWLLWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Wednesday, 5 March 2025 ·
hard
Elise Mertens
BEL28
Elise Mertens
#22WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWWLW
Keys M.
6-2 6-7 6-4
Mertens E.
Keys M.
6662
Mertens E.
2741

Madison Keys defeated Elise Mertens 6-2 6-7 6-4 in the Indian Wells round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Madison Keys came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's round of 32. Madison Keys extended the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Madison Keys closed it out in three sets, 6–2 6–7 6–4.

Head to head

3–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-08-26US OpenR32hardElise Mertens6-7 7-5 6-4
2023-08-14CincinnatiR64hardElise Mertens6-3 3-6 6-3
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
Keys M.Mertens E.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
61%
61%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
60%
60%
Aces / match·Even
4.1
4.6
Double faults / match·Even
3.6
3.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (81 vs 89). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Keys M.Mertens E.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
89
69
Break points saved·Clear edge
85
65
Break points won·Slight edge
92
97
Deciding sets·Dominant
94
63
Tiebreaks·Dominant
96
71

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

Freshness

Recent load
Keys M.Mertens E.
Freshness·Clear edge
66
89

Keys M.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 67 games (7d) · Mertens E.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 24 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw