Elise Mertens vs Clervie Ngounoue — Cincinnati Round of 64
Cincinnati · WTA · Round of 64
BEL19#22WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Thursday, 7 August 2025 ·
hard
Mertens E.3-6 7-6 7-5
Ngounoue C.
Mertens E.
3772
Ngounoue C.
6651
Elise Mertens defeated Clervie Ngounoue 3-6 7-6 7-5 in the Cincinnati round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #22, defending last year's round of 64.
Key context
- Match story: Elise Mertens dropped the opening set before beating Clervie Ngounoue 3–6 7–6 7–5.
Head to head
No previous meetings on record.
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
48%
Service points won·Even
61%
59%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Even
60%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.5
2.9
Double faults / match·Even
3.9
3.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (89 vs 92). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
85
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Mertens E.: 4 days rest · 1 match, 24 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast