Elise Mertens vs Anastasia PavlyuchenkovaFed Cup WG R1: RUS vs BEL Round Robin

Fed Cup WG R1: RUS vs BEL · WTA · Round Robin
#27WTA
1894ELO
1811Clay ELO
$1.6MYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Saturday, 22 April 2017
clay
#128WTA
1775ELO
1692Clay ELO
35 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLLLL
Mertens E.
6-4 6-0
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Mertens E.
662
Pavlyuchenkova A.
400

Elise Mertens defeated Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-4 6-0 in the Fed Cup WG R1: RUS vs BEL round robin on clay. The result followed the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #27. Elise Mertens narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

13
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-02-08DohaR64hardElise Mertens6-2 6-1
2024-01-29LinzQFhardAnastasia Pavlyuchenkova6-3 6-2
2023-05-29Roland GarrosR16clayAnastasia Pavlyuchenkova3-6 7-6(3) 6-3
2017-06-26EastbourneR32grassAnastasia Pavlyuchenkova3-6 6-4 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Mertens E.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Pavlyuchenkova A.

Pavlyuchenkova A.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Mertens E.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
45%
Service points won·Even
58%
58%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.9
3.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
5.1
4.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
80
85
Break points saved·Even
90
87
Break points won·Slight edge
96
91
Deciding sets·Clear edge
76
88
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
75
86

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
70

Mertens E.: 2 days rest · 3 matches, 61 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About