Tereza Valentova vs Elise Mertens — Osaka Round of 16
Osaka · WTA · Round of 16
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 13 October 2025 ·
hard
BEL3#22WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWWLW
Valentova T.6-4 6-1
Mertens E.
Valentova T.
662
Mertens E.
410
Tereza Valentova defeated Elise Mertens 6-4 6-1 in the Osaka round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #22, defending last year's round of 16.
Key context
- Match story: Tereza Valentova dropped just 5 games past Elise Mertens.
Head to head
No previous meetings on record.
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
62%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
59%
61%
Return points won·Even
48%
45%
Break points saved·Even
58%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.8
4.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.0
3.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (118 vs 89). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Slight edge
79
89
Valentova T.: 3 days rest · 2 matches, 49 games (7d) · Mertens E.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 24 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast