Elise Mertens vs Cristina Bucsa — Osaka Round of 32
Osaka · WTA · Round of 32
BEL3#22WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 13 October 2025 ·
hard
#38WTA
1722ELO
1710Hard ELO
$900kYTD
$5.0MCAREER
28 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLLLLL
Mertens E.7-6 6-3
Bucsa C.
Mertens E.
762
Bucsa C.
630
Elise Mertens defeated Cristina Bucsa 7-6 6-3 in the Osaka round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #22, defending last year's round of 16. Elise Mertens extended the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Elise Mertens closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–3.
Head to head
2–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-04 | Indian Wells | R64 | hard | Elise Mertens | 6-2 6-1 |
| 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 |
| 2024-09-25 | Beijing | R32 | hard | Cristina Bucsa | 4-6 6-2 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
70%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
45%
Service points won·Even
61%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
46%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
54%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.5
1.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.9
2.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (89 vs 92). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
69
22
Break points saved·Dominant
65
16
Break points won·Clear edge
97
83
Deciding sets·Dominant
63
34
Tiebreaks·Dominant
71
5
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Even
85
85
Mertens E.: 4 days rest · 1 match, 24 games (7d) · Bucsa C.: 4 days rest · 2 matches, 43 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast