Elise Mertens vs Tsvetana Pironkova — Dubai Round of 64

Dubai · WTA · Round of 64
Elise Mertens
BEL
Elise Mertens
#24WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$1.6MYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 20 February 2017
hard
BUL
Tsvetana Pironkova
38 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLWLLW
Mertens E.
6-3 6-2
Pironkova T.
Mertens E.
662
Pironkova T.
320

Elise Mertens defeated Tsvetana Pironkova 6-3 6-2 in the Dubai round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Tsvetana Pironkova came in defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Mertens E.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Pironkova T.

Pironkova T.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Mertens E.

Serve advantage — Mertens E.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Mertens E.Pironkova T.
51
Serve
—
54
Return
—

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Mertens E.Pironkova T.
1st serve in·Even
56%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
47%
Service points won·Even
59%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.9
2.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.1
1.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 51). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Mertens E.Pironkova T.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
80
20
Break points saved·Dominant
90
46
Break points won·Clear edge
96
78
Deciding sets·Dominant
76
7
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
75
61

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Mertens E.Pironkova T.
Freshness·
81
—

Mertens E.: 5 days rest · 2 matches, 41 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
21°CMainly clear
Wind 18 km/hHumidity 54%

Draw

Final
Svitolina E.[7]
Wozniacki C.[10]
6-46-2
Semi-finals
Wozniacki C.[10]
Sevastova A.
6-36-4
Svitolina E.[7]
Kerber A.[1]
6-37-63
Quarter-finals
Sevastova A.
Wang Q.
6-47-5
Wozniacki C.[10]
Bellis C.
6-36-2
Svitolina E.[7]
Davis L.
6-06-4
Kerber A.[1]
Konjuh A.
6-36-2
R16
Wozniacki C.[10]
Bondarenko K.
3-66-26-3
Konjuh A.
Vesnina E.[8]
3-66-47-64
Wang Q.
Mladenovic K.
6-16-4
Sevastova A.
Peng S.
6-46-3
Bellis C.
Radwanska A.[4]
6-42-66-2
Svitolina E.[7]
Mchale C.
4-66-46-3
Davis L.
Makarova K.
4-66-16-3
Kerber A.[1]
Puig M.
6-26-3
R32
Mladenovic K.
Pliskova K.[2]
6-26-4
Wang Q.
Jabeur O.
6-36-1
Sevastova A.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-46-736-2
Peng S.
Strycova B.[9]
6-36-2
Radwanska A.[4]
Mertens E.
6-36-2
Bellis C.
Siegemund L.
7-57-63
Wozniacki C.[10]
Golubic V.
6-46-2
Svitolina E.[7]
Zheng S.
7-56-1
Mchale C.
Osaka N.
6-36-4
Davis L.
Pliskova K.
1-66-16-3
Makarova K.
Cibulkova D.[3]
6-24-66-2
Vesnina E.[8]
Doi M.
6-27-5
Konjuh A.
Stosur S.[12]
6-46-3
Puig M.
Garcia C.[15]
6-14-66-2
Kerber A.[1]
Barthel M.
6-46-3
Bondarenko K.
Muguruza G.[5]
4-1
R64
Mladenovic K.
Siniakova K.
6-36-3
Jabeur O.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[14]
7-662-66-4
Riske Amritraj A.
Vandeweghe C.[11]
6-46-4
Sevastova A.
Begu I.
6-17-5
Siegemund L.
Soler Espinosa S.
6-746-47-63
Bellis C.
Putintseva Y.[17]
6-17-5
Bondarenko K.
Sabalenka A.
4-66-46-3
Mchale C.
Bertens K.[13]
6-756-36-4
Pliskova K.
Vinci R.[16]
3-67-56-3
Davis L.
Minella M.
2-66-26-1
Stosur S.[12]
Zhang K.
6-36-3
Garcia C.[15]
Larsson J.
6-36-3
Puig M.
Shvedova Y.
6-34-66-4
Wang Q.
Ostapenko J.
7-616-2
Peng S.
Tsurenko L.
6-16-1
Mertens E.
Pironkova T.
6-36-2
Wozniacki C.[10]
Kasatkina D.
6-27-5
Golubic V.
Buyukakcay C.
6-746-36-2
Zheng S.
Arruabarrena L.
6-43-66-3
Osaka N.
Chang K.
6-26-4
Makarova K.
Zhu L.
6-36-1
Doi M.
Brengle M.
6-26-746-3
Konjuh A.
Zhang S.
6-06-1
Barthel M.
Jankovic J.
6-16-3