Elise Mertens vs Lin Zhu — United Cup Round Robin
United Cup · WTA · Round Robin
#22WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 5 January 2026 ·
hard
Mertens E.6-2 6-2
Zhu L.
Mertens E.
662
Zhu L.
220
Elise Mertens defeated Lin Zhu 6-2 6-2 in the United Cup round robin on hard. The result followed the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #22, leading the head-to-head 3–1. Elise Mertens extended the head-to-head to 4–1.
Key context
- Match story: Elise Mertens dropped just 4 games past Lin Zhu.
Head to head
3–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-28 | Wimbledon | R64 | grass | Elise Mertens | 6-2 6-0 |
| 2021-02-08 | Australian Open | R64 | hard | Elise Mertens | 7-6 6-1 |
| 2019-02-18 | Dubai | R64 | hard | Lin Zhu | 5-7 6-4 7-5 |
| 2018-10-08 | Tianjin | R32 | hard | Elise Mertens | 7-5 6-1 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
68%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
71%
65%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
46%
53%
Service points won·Even
61%
61%
Return points won·Even
45%
46%
Break points saved·Even
57%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.2
2.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.9
2.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (33 vs 33). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
69
16
Break points saved·Dominant
65
7
Break points won·Clear edge
97
80
Deciding sets·Dominant
63
3
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
71
61
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Slight edge
85
94
Mertens E.: 4 days rest · 1 match, 24 games (7d) · Zhu L.: 8 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
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