Aryna Sabalenka vs Elise Mertens — Madrid Round of 32
Madrid · WTA · Round of 32
BLR1#1WTA
2220ELO
2103Clay ELO
$5.1MYTD
$50MCAREER
28 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Tuesday, 22 April 2025 ·
clay
BEL28#22WTA
1894ELO
1811Clay ELO
$2.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sabalenka A.3-6 6-2 6-1
Mertens E.
Sabalenka A.
3662
Mertens E.
6211
Aryna Sabalenka defeated Elise Mertens 3-6 6-2 6-1 in the Madrid round of 32 on clay. The result followed the form book — Aryna Sabalenka came in ranked #1, leading the head-to-head 10–2, defending last year's semi-final. Aryna Sabalenka extended the head-to-head to 11–2.
Key context
- Match story: Aryna Sabalenka dropped the opening set before beating Elise Mertens 3–6 6–2 6–1.
Head to head
10–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | Wimbledon | R16 | grass | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-4 7-6 |
| 2025-04-14 | Stuttgart | QF | clay | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-4 6-1 |
| 2024-08-26 | US Open | R16 | hard | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-2 6-4 |
| 2023-01-16 | Australian Open | R32 | hard | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-2 6-3 |
| 2021-08-30 | US Open | R16 | hard | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-4 6-1 |
| 2021-04-29 | Madrid | QF | clay | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-1 4-0 |
| 2020-11-09 | Linz | F | hard | Aryna Sabalenka | 7-5 6-2 |
| 2020-02-17 | Dubai | R16 | hard | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-4 6-3 |
| 2019-10-22 | Zhuhai | RR | hard | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-4 3-6 7-5 |
| 2018-08-06 | Montreal | R16 | hard | Elise Mertens | 2-6 7-6 6-0 |
| 2018-06-25 | Eastbourne | R16 | grass | Aryna Sabalenka | 7-5 2-6 7-6 |
| 2018-04-09 | Lugano | F | clay | Elise Mertens | 7-5 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
71%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
52%
47%
Service points won·Even
63%
61%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
64%
60%
Aces / match·Even
4.2
4.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.1
3.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (114 vs 89). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
100
69
Break points saved·Dominant
93
65
Break points won·Even
99
97
Deciding sets·Dominant
97
63
Tiebreaks·Dominant
100
71
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Dominant
59
89
Sabalenka A.: played today · 4 matches, 76 games (7d) · Mertens E.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 24 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
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